Bucharest – Embassy’s consular services certified

The Italian Embassy in Bucharest was given ISO certification 9001:2008 for its consular services. The Romanian authorities were particularly appreciative of the up-to-date website instructions on the use of consular services. This new certification replaces the certification assigned in 2010 and is a point of pride for the Italian mission in Bucharest.

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Bonino, satisfied with re-election of Alessio Bruni as a member of the UN Committee against Torture

“It was with great satisfaction that I received the news of the re-election by the Assembly of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Torture, with 117 votes, of Italian expert Dr. Alessio Bruni to the Committee Against Torture for a second 4-year term. Bruni garnered more votes than any other candidate, and his […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Hungary: Second quarter annual GDP growth of 0,5%

Hungary: Second quarter annual GDP growth of 0,5% According to the Hungarian Statistics Office (KSH), Hungary showed annual GDP growth for the second quarter of 0.5%, up by 0.1% as compared with the first quarter, thanks to improvements in the construction and farming sectors. Especially significant were investments in fixed capital, which were up 4.6% […]

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Construction, rising turnover for Italian firms abroad

There is one market that, even in times of spreading crisis and unemployment, is showing growth, with benefits not only for the Italian economy but also for Italy’s image in the world: the Italian foreign construction market. The announcement came with the 2013 ANCE (National Building Construction Association) Report on construction around the world, presented […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù – Presentazione Rapporto ANCE 2013

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) · Come sottolineato in apertura dal Segretario Generale, Ambasciatore Valensise, la presentazione in questa Sala del rapporto annuale ANCE sulla presenza delle imprese italiane di costruzioni nel mondo è diventata ormai una tradizione consolidata, a testimonianza di un rapporto di collaborazione testato e maturo. · Quello delle costruzioni, […]

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Freedom of religion: Bonino meets with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X Yazigi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, John X Yazigi, who expressed his appreciation for the Minister’s frequent stances in favour of the rights of Christian minorities being persecuted in the Middle East, and particularly in Syria. Their talks centred on the conditions of the […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al convegno: “Azerbaijani gas arrives in Italy: what future for the European energy security?”

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) · Let me first of all congratulate IAI and its President, Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, for their timing in organizing this conference. The Italian Senat will discuss in the coming days the ratification of the Intergovernmental Agreement between Italy, Greece and Albania on TAP – the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline -, […]

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Tirana – Bibliopride, Open House at the Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute will hold an open house on Thursday 3 October as part of the events surrounding “Bibliopride”, National Library Day. The Cultural Institute will offer an exhibition of children’s works followed by the screening of a film for children. Read more, in Italian.

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Argentina: Youth competition on Italian science and culture

Young people between the ages of 18 and 31 in Argentina will participate in a competition aimed at disseminating Italian culture in the world, particular its impact on the development of science and industry in Argentina. The competition consists of an essay (maximum of 4 pages) on three topics: the role of FIAT in building […]

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Chicago – Technology, culture and tourism “Made in Italy”

A workshop entitled IT Tissue – Italian Technology Experience, will be held in Chicago on 10 October, following a conference by the same name held in Lucca from 22-30 June. The workshop, which is scheduled to travel to Sao Paolo, Toronto, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Istanbul and St. Petersburg, is aimed at presenting Italian culture […]

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Syria: SOS refugees – chemical weapons, Damascus must allow UN access, says Bonino

In Syria and throughout the region “the approach of winter makes life harder for everyone” and we are therefore “planning the better and more rapid use” of mission funding, said Minister Emma Bonino at the end of a press conference in Rome with President of the International Red Cross Committee Peter Maurer. Italy’s pledge Bonino […]

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Syria: Bonino satisfied with UN Chemical Weapons Resolution

“I am very satisfied with the UN Security Council’s adoption on 27 September 2013 of a resolution on Syria calling for the complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. Now Damascus will have to assure the UN and OPCW inspectors immediate and unconditional access to the sites”, commented Minister Emma Bonino in the margins of a […]

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