Marines: NATO at Italy’s side

NATO warned India today that using the anti-terrorism law in the trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen would undermine international efforts to fight piracy. India announced that its Supreme Court will hold a hearing next week to decide whether the two riflemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, should be tried […]

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Italy-Afghanistan – Valensise signs agreement for Herat airport modernisation

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, today ended a visit to Afghanistan that took him to Kabul and Herat City, in the west. In Herat, he signed an aid credit agreement for the modernisation of the city’s airport. Italy’s civil and military commitment praised In Kabul, Ambassador Valensise met the National Security Adviser, […]

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Libya: Italy’s strong support for the country’s democratic transition and stabilisation.

Italy has reiterated its firm commitment to go on working in close coordination with the Libyan authorities and the international community to support Libya’s stabilisation and democratic transition and stabilisation. In this framework, a meeting of senior officials from 25 countries and 5 international organisations took place today (12 February) at the Farnesina to prepare […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: GDP expected to grow by 4% in 2014

Chile’s central bank has published the preliminary economic figures for 2013, which put annual GDP growth at 4%. The projections for 2014 are positive: a slightly lower rate in the first six months of the year, with growth picking up in the second half, to an average 4% for the year. The Chilean economy is, […]

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Sydney – Alla scoperta della Mappa di Fra’ Mauro (in translation)

Continua l’opera di promozione in Australia della celebre ‘Mappa del Mondo’ di Fra’ Mauro.Esposta temporaneamente alla National Library of Australia di Canberra, il prezioso documento della meta’ del 1.400 sara’ presentato al pubblico di Sydney venerdi’ nel corso della conferenza di Angelo Cattaneo presso l’Istituto italiano di cultura. Esperto in cosmografia, cartografia e letteratura di […]

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El Salvador – Italia collabora a monitoraggio Chaparrastique (in translation)

Conclusa con successo una missione in El Salvador di un team di ricercatori e tecnici dell’Istituto nazionale italiano di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv). Obiettivo era installare attrezzature tecnologiche di alta precisione in grado di migliorare i sistemi di monitoraggio e sorveglianza del vulcano Chaparrastique, intorno al quale vivono oltre 50 mila persone. Il team era […]

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“I’ll fight to bring the marines home”, says Bonino (Oggi)

She smokes, that we know. A lot. The problem is, how does she keep going? Where does she find the physical and mental energy needed just to be Emma Bonino? Or maybe we should call her “Boninox” – indestructible, like Inox steel. Emma Bonino is not just centre-stage, she owns that stage. She’s one of […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 11 febbraio: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)

Danimarca: opportunità nel settore delle infrastrutture aeroportuali. E’ stato annunciato un programma di espansione dell’aeroporto di Copenaghen (Lufthavne), principale hub della regione scandinava, mediante ampliamento e razionalizzazione dei terminal esistenti, che, con un investimento di circa 2,68 miliardi di euro, nei prossimi 20/30 anni, consentirebbe di raddoppiare il numero di passeggeri serviti da 20 a […]

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Sillabario Diplomatico: Stasera su Radio Luiss puntata sulla terminologia legata alla vita diplomatica (in translation)

Come ogni attività professionale anche quella del diplomatico è caratterizzata da termini e concetti particolari. Non si tratta necessariamente di un gergo, ma di parole che spesso nascondono un mondo o una realtà che sono note solo ai non addetti ai lavori. ‘Diplomazia e Dintorni’ il martedì su Radio Luiss L’idea di “Sillabario diplomatico”, che […]

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Italy-Afghanistan – Valensise signs agreement for Herat airport modernisation

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, today ended a visit to Afghanistan that took him to Kabul and Herat City, in the west. In Herat, he signed an aid credit agreement for the modernisation of the city’s airport. Italy’s civil and military commitment praised In Kabul, Ambassador Valensisemet the National Security Adviser, Rangin […]

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Bonino in Parliament – Marines: all options on table. They’re not terrorists: EU supports us

“All options are on the table, both diplomatic–political and judicial: the goal is for our marines to return home with dignity”. The point was explained by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her briefing to the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees on the progress in the missions currently under way and development cooperation […]

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“Olympiad in Italian” – Registration extended to 28 February

Italian schools abroad now have until 28 February to register for the “Olympiad in Italian”. The extension was prompted by the high numbers of registrations in the run-up to the previous deadline of 31 January, and by requests from schools. The pre-selection is scheduled for 13 March and the final, in Florence, for 11-12 April […]

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