Italy-USA – Caravaggio works displayed in Williamsburg

Caravaggio comes to the United States. Three celebrated masterpieces by the great Italian painter will be on display from 8 February to 6 April at the Muscarelle Museum of Art di Williamsburg: two versions of “St. Francis in Meditation” – one on loan from the Church of the Cappuccini in Rome and the other from […]

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EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria and Ukraine a priority, Bonino – bring marines home

The Syrian crisis and its repercussions in Lebanon and Iraq, the Southern Neighbourhood, and Ukraine are among the main topics on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting of EU foreign ministers today in Brussels. Minister Emma Bonino will outline Italy’s position on the various items on the table, and will also reintroduce […]

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Imprenditoria femminile – Alla Farnesina un’occasione di confronto (in translation)

Si e’ tenuta nei giorni scorsi presso il ministero degli Esteri la visita di tre imprenditrici dalla Tunisia e dal Marocco, Nadia Mabrouk, Aaicha Benarfa e Soumaya Chouikha. La missione, organizzata dalla Direzione generale per la promozione del paese della Farnesina in collaborazione dell’Associazione Corrente Rosa, rientra nel quadro del progetto di scambi giovanili “Incontro […]

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Convegno “Montessoriani e nativi digitali” (Farnesina, 14 febbraio 2014)

On 14 February 2014 the Foreign Ministry in Rome will host the conference “Montessori method and the challenge of digital natives”. The event will be opened at 9:30 by Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro, and its participants will include Under-Secretary for Education, University and Research Gabriele Toccafondi, President of ANINSEI Luigi Sepiacci and MFA […]

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Arrivo tecnici italiani liberati in Libia (Ciampino. 7 febbraio 2014)

I giornalisti e cine-foto-operatori, interessati all’arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino militare dei due tecnici italiani rapiti in Libia lo scorso gennaio, Francesco Scalise e Luciano Gallo, la cui vicenda si è conclusa positivamente oggi, per l’accreditamento possono inviare a questo Servizio (tel. 06/3691.3432 – fax 06/36917193 – e-mail accreditamentostampa@esteri.it) richieste redatte su carta intestata, a firma […]

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Marines: Bonino, speechless and indignant at news from Nuova Delhi on judiciary procedure

“Some of the announcements from New Delhi today on judiciary procedure in the case of our navy servicemen have left me speechless and indignant”, asserted Minister Bonino. “The eventual request for application of the SUA Act as a basis for the charges against the marines, if this should be confirmed”, stated the head of Italian […]

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Italy-Germany – Bonino-Steinmeier discuss Europe’s need for political future

A Europe dedicated to the growth of its citizens, and a Europe of the world, i.e. with a common foreign policy. These will be the priorities of the Italian EU duty Presidency, as Minister Emma Bonino outlined in a meeting today in Rome with her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. And, on a German request that […]

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Zagreb: Ferrero presents 2012 CSR Report

Croatian Under-Secretary for the Economy Kruzic and numerous institutional and business world representatives joined a large audience for the presentation at the Italian Cultural Institute of the 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Report of the Ferrero Group, along with a photographic exhibition of images from a book dedicated by Ferrero to the workers of the group’s […]

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Scalise and Gallo freed: Bonino overjoyed and satisfied

“I am overjoyed and satisfied at the news that Francesco Scalise and Luciano Gallo have been freed”, responded Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino upon learning of the liberation of the two Italian technicians abducted in Libya in January. The operation was the fruit of a joint effort by the Libyan and Italian authorities and […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Made in Italy: Ferrari Brand spin-off created

Ferrari officially separated its automotive activities from its brand marketing, which in 2013 alone has generated nearly €100 million in revenue. The operation was completed over recent weeks with the creation of the Ferrari Brand spin-off, which will be responsible for the licensing and sale of Ferrari accessories. According to Brand Finance, Ferrari is the […]

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Speech by Minister Bonino : « L’interdiction de Toutes les formes de mutilations génitales féminines, y compris la pratique de type Sunna » (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres, Excellences, Chers amies et amis, Permettez-moi de commencer en exprimant mon accord total sur le choix du titre de cette conférence «L’interdiction de toute forme de mutilations génitales féminines», organisée à l’occasion de la «Journée internationale tolérance zéro aux MGF». Il s’agit évidemment d’un […]

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Repubblica centrafricana: in partenza volo umanitario della Cooperazione

In response to the dramatic humanitarian crisis under way in the Central African Republic, the Italian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispatched a cargo plane loaded with emergency aid items. The intervention aims to reduce the risk of the spread among the refugees of malaria and diseases associated poor hygienic condition. The […]

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