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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Syria: Thirty-eight million euros from Italy to tackle the humanitarian emergency

Thirty-eight million euros to combat the drama being experienced by the Syrian population. In purely numerical terms, that is Italy’s contribution to help alleviate the humanitarian emergency caused by the Syrian conflict. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lapo Pistelli, who is attending the second Syria Donors’ Conference organised in […]

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Italy-Tunisia: Seminar on the shared challenges of democracy

Italy and Tunisia discussed the “shared challenges of democracy” at a seminar organised in Tunis by the Fondazione De Gasperi and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, with the support of the Italian Embassy. Participants examined the construction of democracy by Italian Catholics in the Christian Democrat party during the post-war transition from the end […]

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Energy – More and more Italian companies are looking to Brazil

The Italian business presence in Brazil is growing, especially in the green energy sector. The latest to arrive is Thesan, a Savio Group company that aims to develop photovoltaic projects and will be opening a branch in Brazil in the first quarter of 2014. The Italian diplomatic network is working to support our companies at […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: IV Conferenza della Fondazione Rita Levi-Montalcini Onlus “L’istruzione delle donne africane” (Farnesina, 16 gennaio 2014)

The 4th Fondazione Rita Levi-Montalcini Onlus Conference on “Education for African Women: a question of gender and a driver of development” will open at 09.30 on Thursday 16 January 2014 in the International Conference Hall at the Farnesina. Organised by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the […]

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Intervento del VM all’IBAC

Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù all’IBAC Italy 2014 (Italin only) Scarica il file della presentazione in powerpoint

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana/Sole 24 Ore: Australia: No “safeguard clause” against Italian tomatoes

Australia’s Productivity Commission recently rules that no safeguard clauses should be applies to imports of canned fruit and tomatoes from Italy. The report was delivered to the Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb. Italian exports of the goods concerned to Australia amounted to about 50 million euros in 2012, and accounted for 86% of […]

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Minister Bonino in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone – Revitalising bilateral relations and defending human rights

Revitalising bilateral relations against the background of Italy’s renewed interest in Africa. That was the spirit inspiring Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s visit to Ivory Coast, which concludes the second stage of the African tour that took her to Ghana and Senegal from 5 to 8 January and to Sierra Leone yesterday, 13 January. Today’s packed […]

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