Iraq – Italy working to save the archaeological heritage

The Italian archaeology community is helping restore Iraq’s heritage. On Friday 20 December, the reconstruction project for the Madrasa al-Mirjaniya in Baghdad’s Iraq Museum will be presented in Rome at the Ministry for Culture’s Conservation and Restoration Institute. The project was implemented by Monumenta Orientalia and supported and funded by the Farnesina’s Directorate General for […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS IN CHIEF: 10TH Italian Ambassadors’ Conference (Farnesina, 18 and 19 December 2013)

The 10th Italian Ambassadors’ Conference, on the theme of “Italy attracting the world: Italian diplomacy for investment in the ‘Country System’”, will take place on 18 and 19 December 2013 at the Farnesina. The opening session, at 9.30 on 18 December, will be introduced by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and will include an address by […]

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Italy-Azerbaijan: Dassù attends 3rd session of Economic Cooperation Commission

The 3rd session of the Italy–Azerbaijan Economic Cooperation Commission, the main economic event at institutional level between the two countries, has come to a successful conclusion in Baku. For Italy, the meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù, and for Azerbaijan, by Energy Minister Natig Alyiev. Issues on the agenda included energy, the […]

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EU: Foreign Affairs Council – Syrian chemical weapons to pass through Italian port

Syria’s chemical weapons will be passing through an Italian port, with the selection of the precise place being decided – and notified to the Italian Parliament – by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemic Weapons (OPWC). The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the end of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs […]

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Chile: Michelle Bachelet’s re-election is good news, says Bonino. Long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration

“Michelle Bachelet’s re-election by a large majority is good news, all the more so in view of our long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment on the outcome of the election in Chile. “Throughout her mandate at the head of UN Women, Michelle was a valuable ally in the […]

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Destinazione Italia – Plan approved, push toward internationalisation of businesses

Making business internationalisation more effective and, at the same time, making the Italian legislative framework more receptive and efficient for outside investors, are the main goals of the “Destinazione Italia” plan, which looks most specifically at trade relations between Italy and the rest of the world. And all contained in a decree that, as Minister […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: Alvimedica purchases Italian firm CID

Alvimedica, a Turkish firm operating in 40 countries around the world producing medical apparatus such as stents and angioplasty balloons purchased the Saluggia-based firm CID, an Italian firm that produces equipment for the cardiology sector. Alvimedica will close out 2013 with a turnover of 60 million euro and, with the acquisition of CID, the new […]

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EU Foreign Affairs Council, Bonino in Brussels – Focus on Iran, Eastern Partnership, EU-Russia relations

Iran, Syria, Lebanon, the Eastern Partnership, EU-Russia relations, the Central African Republic, the Western Balkans and Burma, are on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels – Iran being at the top of the list. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton will outline the contents of the recent nuclear agreement […]

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Helsinki – Finland discovers the Italian crèche

The Italian art of crèche building comes to Finland, with an exhibition that retraces the history and styles typical of various regions. The exhibition runs through 6 January in the Finnish capital. Read more, in Italian.

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Macau – Italy a leader in fashion and culture

A gala evening in Macau showcased Italian fashion and culture on 500th anniversary of bilateral relations. The event was organised by the Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM), which holds a majority share of the games market in that Chinese special administrative region with 26.7% of the total, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General […]

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Romania – Art treasures returned to Italy

Another happy ending in the retrieval of stolen Italian artworks: the Romanian authorities handed over 22 paintings and 18 books to the Carabinieri specialised art-retrieval corps, which had probably been stolen from churches many years earlier. Italian ambassador Diego Brasioli praised the excellent cooperation between the Italian and Romanian police. Read more, in Italian.

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Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand

“Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand, a long-time friend and partner. In view of the upcoming legislative elections, we call on Thailand’s political parties to ease current tensions peacefully within the institutional framework, in compliance with democratic principles and the rule of law.”

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