Torch visits the Farnesina – Sport: an instrument for dialogue amongst peoples, says Giro

The 2013 Winter Universiade Torch visited the Farnesina today, 7 November 2013, and was welcomed by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro. The visit celebrates the Universiade taking place from 11 to 21 December in Trentino, in which 3600 athletes from 61 countries will be competing. Sport promotes the values of loyalty, team-spirit […]

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Violence against women: joint support needed from government and civil society, says Bonino

“Femicide” must be fought with commitment on all sides, not just political. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking at the presentation of the foreign tour of Ferite a morte, Serena Dandini’s theatre project. The show will be staged in New York on 25 November 2013 at the invitation of the Italian […]

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Paris – UNESCO Conference: Italy in a leading role

Italy is playing a leading role in Paris at the 37th General Conference of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. The French capital is playing host, from 5 to 20 November 2013, to the 195 member states’ representatives, who will be debating the UN agency’s future projects and prospects. Italy is one […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – South Sudan: Investment conference, 4-5 December 2013

South Sudan: Investment conference, 4-5 December 2013 The government of South Sudan, in collaboration with the South Sudan Investment Authority, is organising an investment conference in Juba on 4-5 December 2013. The conference is expected to be the most important economic promotion event held in the country since it gained its independence. Opening the two-day […]

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Repubblica Centrafricana: SS Giro, soddisfazione e sostegno alla firma del Patto repubblicano, negoziato a Roma

Secretary of State Mario Giro has welcomed the signing of the pact paving the way to a resolution of the conflict in the Central African Republic. The Pact, signed today, 7 November 2013, was negotiated in Rome in September, with the mediation of the Community of sant’Egidio. The Central African Republic delegation was received on […]

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Immigration: Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Working Group with Bonino and Alfano – Joint press release

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and the Deputy Premier and Minister for Home Affairs, Angelino Alfano, co-chaired a meeting of the Foreign Affairs-Home Affairs Working Group at the Farnesina today, 7 November 2013. Discussion focused on the many aspects of migration and the development of a strategy to prevent the recurrence of tragedies like the one […]

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From Fabriano to Prague – “Planet Paper in the Third Millennium” exhibition

The world of paper, from the manufacturing process to its use in art, will be the subject of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague opening on 8 November 2013. “Planet Paper in the Third Millennium. Its origins in the Marches. Paper and Fabriano” was organised by Centro Studi Marche (Cesma) with help […]

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Italy-China – Agricultural tourism brings new opportunities for collaboration

Establishing a global network of “agritourism” districts. That is thegoal of the first World Agritourism Development Forum which took place recently in Changsha, in China. Italy, considered to be the world’s leading country for agricultural tourism, was represented by the Under-Secretary for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy, Maurizio Martina,the mayors of 5 Italian towns and […]

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Brazil – The best of the Venice Film Festival comes to Brazil’s cinema screens

The 9th Venice Film Week starts today, 7 November 2013, in Brazil, the fruit of a collaboration between our Embassy, TIM, the Italian Cultural Institutes in SãoPaolo and Rio de Janeiro, our consulates in Belo Horizonte and Curitiba and the Venice Biennale. A selection of films from the 70th Venice Film Festival will be shown […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro agli Affari Esteri Marta Dassù alla Riunione dei Ministri degli Affari Esteri dell’Iniziativa Centro-Europea – InCE (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) Ministers, Colleagues, Secretary General of the Central European Initiative, Ambassadors, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I appreciate the format of today’s Meeting, which facilitates a concrete exchange of views on the main topics of interest of our Countries. We will in fact adopt significant decisions and recommendations for the […]

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Combating Europe’s mood of decline: in pursuing growth, the EU is a good starting point

“The European dimension is the most immediate one, and the most appropriate, in which to pursue growth”. This was the message sent out by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino during the conference on “Combatting Europe’s mood of decline. A new vision for Italian business”. The event, which took place at the Acquario Romano premises, was organised […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – Cerimonia di passaggio della Torcia dell’Universiade Invernale del 2013 (Farnesina, 7 novembre 2013)

Giovedì 7 novembre, alle ore 16.30, nel piazzale della Farnesina, accanto alla scultura di Pomodoro, un Comitato d’onore del Ministero degli Affari Esteri, presieduto dal Sottosegretario Mario Giro, accoglierà il passaggio della Torcia dell’Universiade Invernale del 2013. La Federazione Internazionale dello Sport Universitario ha assegnato all’Italia la XXVI Universiade Invernale, che avrà luogo in Trentino […]

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