Book presentation at the Farnesina: the “Gridlock” in global cooperation

“Gridlock” is the concept behind a book written by 3 eminent university teachers and international relations experts: Thomas Hale (University of Oxford), David Held (Durham University) and Kevin Young (University of Massachusetts Amherst). The book examines the gridlock in the complex global diplomatic web and the question of “Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We […]

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Dassù in Belgrade, relations on a sound footing

The importance and healthy state of bilateral relations between Italy and Serbia and the Italian government’s strong support for Belgrade’s accession to the European Union. These were the topics at the centre of discussions during Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù’s mission to Serbia on 8 October. The visit came one week before the third Italian-Serbian […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: AgustaWestland opens office in Melbourne

AgustaWestland has opened a new office in Melbourne. Its dual goal is to explore new commercial potential in the State of Victoria and in the rest of Australia and, at the same time, to provide assistance to existing clients in the country. The company recently sold about 40 helicopters to Australian companies, private operators, and […]

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Ukraine: “Ave Verdi” Festival opens on 10 October

Ukraine’s “Ave Verdi” Festival, which runs from 10 to 26 October 2013, will bring 10 of Verdi’s works to the country’s six opera theatres, in Kiev, Odessa, Leopoli, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. The musical “marathon” was conceived by the Italian Embassy and Italian Cultural Institute in Kiev in collaboration with the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, […]

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Mission to Albania by Minister Bonino – Support for Tirana in EU “working on candidate status by December”

Italy has been working “to ensure that the EU Commission’s report is positive and the December European Council grants candidate status to Albania”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the joint press conference with her Albanian colleague, Ditmir Bushati, in Tirana. Support for Tirana in the EU “We’re great supporters of your joining […]

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Japan – Ferrari and ninja together for the first time

The ninja and Ferrari, two icons of the collective imagination, have come together for the first time in Japan at the “Iga, Ninja and Ferrari Collaboration Event” in the town of Iga. The initiative was organised by the “Motor Sports Child Support Association”, a non-profit organisation, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute and […]

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Montevideo – Photography exhibition: “Italy and Uruguay with eyes wide open”

“Italy and Uruguay with eyes wide open” is the title of a photographic exhibition by Marco Pejrolo, organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo. The exhibition, which runs until 31 October 2013, is a homage both to Uruguay and to Italy. Read more, in Italian

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EU: Italy and Sweden intensify dialogue

Intensifying the bilateral dialogue on the principal European questions, especially in the run-up to the Italian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2014. That was the focus of a visit to Rome by a delegation from the Swedish Foreign Ministry, which was received at the Farnesina on 7 October 2013 to […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Ethio-Chamber International Trade Fair scheduled for November-December

The 6th Ethio-Chamber International Trade Fair, organised by the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), will be taking place in Addis Ababa from 27 November to 3 December 2013. The Fair will be an opportunity for Italian entrepreneurs to establish closer contacts with the local business community and examine commercial and investment opportunities […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù – ‘Più regole, meno violenza – ASPETTI INNOVATIVI DEL TRATTATO INTERNAZIONALE SUL COMMERCIO DELLE ARMI’

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Il Trattato sul commercio di armi è il frutto di uno sforzo comune, di una straordinaria mobilitazione della società civile e di un lungo e complesso impegno negoziale avviato in ambito ONU nel 2006 e culminato in due conferenze diplomatiche, a luglio 2012 e marzo 2013, che hanno […]

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Italy-Albania – Bonino in Tirana, political talks, economic and cultural cooperation

A mission to Tirana for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino to reinvigorate Italy’s already excellent relations with Albania. A packed diary of meetings for the Minister, who on Wednesday 9 October 2013 will be seeing her Albanian counterpart, Ditmir Bushati; the Premier, Edi Rama; and the Speaker of the Parliament, Ilir Meta. On Wednesday afternoon she […]

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Diplomacy Festival – The diplomat’s role in economic growth and in crisis areas

From the use of “soft power” in crisis areas to responsible finance, from the Afghanistan of the future to the crucial Eastern Partnership. The topics that will be explored at the 4th Festival of Diplomacy, entitled “Diplomacy, Economy and Responsibility” and taking place from 9 to 19 October 2013 in Rome and Spoleto, are both […]

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