“They’re badly informed. That port has handed toxic substances before”, says Bonino

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino says that “all options are on the table” in the case of Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre, the two Navy riflemen accused of murder and detained in India. Especially if the law on which the accusation is based envisages the death penalty. The options include an offensive to prevent New Delhi […]

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La Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro degli esteri della Repubblica di Lituania Linkevicius

La Ministro degli Affari Esteri Emma Bonino ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Esteri lituano, Linas Linkevicius. Al centro dei colloqui, gli affari europei, anche nella prospettiva della Presidenza italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea nella seconda metà del 2014. I due Ministri hanno preso in esame le priorità della Presidenza italiana, nonché le […]

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Syria: Gioia Tauro is chemical agents transfer port – Most important disarmament operation in last 10 years, says Bonino

The chemical agents leaving Syria on Danish and Norwegian ships will be transferred to the US vessel “MV Cape Ray” in the Calabrian port of Gioia Tauro. The official announcement was made during a hearing before the joint Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees attended by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, […]

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Sfida tra Nazionale Diplomatici e “Amici di Pietro” (in translation)

Un match tra una selezione di diplomatici italiani e gli “amici di Pietro”, per ricordare un atleta leggendario come Pietro Mennea e anticipare al meglio la XV edizione della Corsa di Miguel, la gara nata per ricordare il maratoneta-poeta argentino desaparecido Miguel Benancio Sanchez. E’ in programma per domani alle 14.30 la partita di calcio […]

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Comunicato stampa OPAC: DG announces Italian port for transloading Syrian chemicals

(Versione originale) The OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, confirmed today that the Italian Government has agreed to allow the port of Gioia Tauro for priority chemicals brought from Syria by cargo vessels to be trans-loaded onto a U.S. ship, the MV Cape Ray. The port is located on the Mediterranean coast of southern Italy and […]

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Dassù announces reorganisation of diplomatic-consular network. Consulates opening in Ho Chi Minh City and Chongqing

New Italian consulates are opening in Ho Chi Minh City, the economic capital of Vietnam, and Chongqing, a Chinese municipality with over 30 million inhabitants. The accreditation of Italy’s new Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Carlotta Colli, was formalised on 15 January and the new consulate is scheduled to open in March 2014. […]

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Italy in front line in protecting women’s rights, says Bonino

Women, education and development. With Italy in the front line in supporting and protecting women’s rights in Africa. These were the principal issues addressed by the 4th Conference organised by the Rita Levi-Montalcini Foundation and hosted by the Farnesina, entitled “Education for African Women: a question of gender and a driver of development”. Participants included […]

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Minister Bonino meets the Globe-MAE networkMinister Bonino meets the Globe-MAE network

Minister Bonino, along with the Head of the Private Office, Pietro Benassi, and the Director General for Resources and Innovation, Elisabetta Belloni, has met representatives of GLobe-MAE. The aim of themeeting was to open a dialogue to find an administrative solution to the obstacles that to date have prevented the Foreign Ministry’s homosexual employees living […]

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Bonino: «Je suis très encouragée par les efforts de réconciliation nationale en Côte d’Ivoire»

Bonino: «Je suis très encouragée par les efforts de réconciliation nationale en Côte d’Ivoire» (Fraternité Matin)

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Iran – Fadjr theatre festival sees Italian performances

Two Italian companies are taking part in the Fadjr International Theatre Festival taking place in Tehran until 2 February 2014. Rome-based Muta Imago will be performing “Pictures from Gihan”, while Bologna’s Instabili Vaganti group will perform “Ausencia – Sola nella Moltitudine”. The Italian presence enjoys support from the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Country Promotion. […]

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Bonino: «Le temps de la grande relance» (Fraternité Matin)

La ministre des Affaires étrangères d’Italie, Mme Emma Bonino, a annoncé, hier, la volonté des gouvernements ivoirien et italien de booster la coopération entre la Cóte d’Ivoire et son pays. «Après plusieurs années de relations bonnes mais un peu faibles, nous avons agréé que le moment est venu pour une grande relance» de la coopération […]

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DEI/Sole 24 ore – Italy: Decree establishing new “brand” submitted to Senate

Italy: Decree establishing new “brand” submitted to Senate “The decree establishing the ‘Italian Quality’ brand, of which I was first signatory, was approved today by the Senate’s Industry Committee. The public consultation has now started with the representatives of employers and workers to arrive at a plan that meets with true agreement by the parties”. […]

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