Incidents in Warsaw: Representatives of Lazio fans attend meeting at Farnesina

A Foreign Ministry official has met two representatives of the Lazio fans to explain the steps being taken by the Farnesina and by Minister Bonino to obtain the rapid release of the Italians arrested in Warsaw. The meeting took place in the same spirit of solidarity with the fans as Minister Bonino expressed today to […]

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Belgrade – Italy plays a leading role at the annual “Charity Bazaar”

Italy played a leading Rome at a charity event on Sunday 1 December 2013 in Belgrade: the annual “Charity Bazaar” organised by the International Women’s Club and opened by Princess Katarina Karadjordevic. “Our stand attracted the highest number of visitors”, commented Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo, “but at charity events like this everyone’s a winner”, with 16 […]

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Incidents in Warsaw: Bonino asks Polish counterpart for clarification of a case that still needs further investigation.

In a declaration issued at the end of the Italian-Israeli bilateral, Minister Bonino returned to the case of the Lazio fans arrested in Warsaw. “Today I’ve asked my Polish counterpart, Sikorski, for clarification of a case that still needs to be investigated in full and which, as things stand, sees 22 Italian citizens in prison […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Algeria: Italy third supplier after China and France

The Algerian customs authorities have published foreign trade figures for the first nine months of 2013. The country’s first supplier is China, with 4.95 billion USD, or 11.98% of total Algerian imports. Next is France, historically the country’s leading supplier, with 4.70 billion dollars, or 11.37% of the total. Italy has regained the third place, […]

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Longitude: “Holy Glasnost”

The cover of the new issue of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco and on sale from 6 December, is dedicated to Pope Francis and his pontificate. The editorial by Minister Bonino discusses the role of diplomacy in Italy’s growth and diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.

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Zagreb – Major success for Maestro Michele Campanella

The Italian Embassy in Croatia, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, organised a concert by Maestro Michele Campanella on Thursday 28 November. The concert, organised in the framework of the Cultural and Education cooperation programme between Rome and Zagreb, was held in the Croatian Musical Institute’s concert hall in the Croatian capital. […]

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China – European research system showcased

The European research system has been showcased in China, with a campaign organised by the European Union Delegation’s office for Science and Technology in collaboration with the embassies of EU countries. The “Research & Innovate with Europe! Awareness raising and information tour of China 2013” campaign, which also presented the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, closed […]

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Dubai – Grande presenza italiana alla Fiera Big5 (in translation)

L’Italia si e’ fatta notare alla Fiera Big5 a Dubai, dove le 320 aziende arrivate dal Bel Paese hanno messo in luce le loro eccellenze nel settore delle costruzioni.La 34esima edizione della manifestazione fieristica, la piu’ importante del Medio Oriente per il settore, ha visto la partecipazione di 2.500 aziende espositrici provenienti da 65 Paesi […]

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Tirana – Art Kontakt Festival, with workshops organised by Italy

Revitalising and re-using public space through new languages of contemporary art: that’s the mission of Albania’s Art Kontakt Festival, now in its 10th edition. Italy will be taking part with a number of workshops and a performance at the National Historical Museum in Tirana. Read more, in Italian

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Incidents in Warsaw: Embassy making extraordinary efforts to ensure Italian nationals are released as soon as possible

“The circumstances leading to the arrest of the Lazio fans and the Polish judicial authorities’ decision to hold 22 people for trial certainly need to be investigated. I wish to clarify, however, that over 100 people were arrested and taken to various police stations in Warsaw and our Embassy is making an extraordinary effort to […]

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Nota Frnesina Tifosi laziali a Varsavia

“About 60 Lazio fans are still under arrest and are being held for summary trial by the Polish judicial authorities. We cannot rule out the possibility that some of them have been deprived of their personal freedom for committing offences of varying degrees of gravity. I have instructed our Ambassador in Poland to speak to […]

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Farnesina: Italy re-elected to the Executive Commitment of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

Since 1948, Italy has been one of the 10 leading states in global maritime transport in terms of size of merchant fleet. The General Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) met this morning, 29 November 2013, in London. The Assembly re-elected Italy, by acclamation, to Category A of the executive Council, reserved for the […]

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