Human Rights – European Court, reform on a human scale

Anyone can contribute to reform of the European Court of Human Rights. The European Council panel of experts has issued an open call for contributions with the aim of collecting proposals and opinions on reform of the European Convention and Court of Human Rights. Open to all Following the Declaration of Brighton in April 2012, […]

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United Arab Emirates – New international success for Italian enterprise

Italian enterprise scores another success: Fata Epc, a Finmeccanica group affiliate, signed a 70 million dollar contract with Abu Dhabi-based Union Chlorine Llc (Joint venture by Oman Chlorine Saog and Horizon Energy Llc) for the construction and operation of a plant to produce hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide with a capacity of 70 tonnes per […]

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Italy-USA – Accademia Teatro Scala crosses the ocean

The young soloists and musicians of the orchestra of the La Scala academy cross the ocean for the Year of Italy in the US festivities, thanks to the support of the Fondazione Bracco, to give a concert on 4 December at the Strathmore Music Centre. Read more, in Italian

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Buenos Aires – Italian narrative in Argentina

The impact of past and present Italian narrative in Argentina will be the topic of a debate organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires for 2 December, 60 years on from the publishing of “Letras italianas” – a monographic issue of the magazine Sur in November 1953. Read more, in Italian.

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Bratislava – Concert and screenings commemorate Fellini

A concert and series of film screenings of some of his best known films made up the programme of a tribute in Bratislava to Federico Fellini on the 20th anniversary of his death. Read more, in Italian

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Japan – Italian wine a success

The 2103 edition of “3000 year of Italian wines” was a great success. A major event on the industry’s agenda, it was included on the calendar of “Italy in Japan 2013”, and took place in various Japanese cities, to the delight of over 1,000 participants. Read more, in Italian.

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Cultural Diplomacy in the field with Destinazione Italia

A cultural diplomacy directed at building foreign confidence in our country – this is the challenge launched by Destinazione Italia, the Italian government’s plan for attracting foreign investments, and to which the foreign ministry and the diplomatic network are pivotal. Foreign investments museum and restoration industries Among its 50 proposals, the plan suggests attracting foreign […]

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Minister Bonino’s speech at the 12th Assembly of the States Parties to the International Criminal Court (original version)

(Please check against actual speech delivered) Madam President, Members of the Assembly, Distinguished delegates, I am honoured to take the floor before the Assembly of States Parties on behalf of the Italian Government. Italy fully supports the statement delivered by Lithuania on behalf of the European Union. As We celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the […]

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Italy in forefront against violence against women, says Bonino

Speaking on the occasion of the International Day Against Violence Against Women, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino described Italy and the foreign ministry as being in the international forefront against violence against women spearheaded with “great commitment” by the UN, which has approved resolutions with which “I am particularly pleased” on “child and forced […]

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We want to show Russian tourists an Italy they may not know, says Emma Bonino

We want to show Russian tourists an Italy they may not know, says Emma Bonino Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his official visit to Italy today. On the eve of the visit, noted European politician and Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino agreed to this exclusive interview with RIA Novosti correspondent Sergey Startsev. President of Russia […]

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Italy-Russia – Bonino: Moscow key partner for Italy, needs to be for EU

A key partner and leading actor in a frank and constructive relationship that also embraces points of divergence and differences in political priorities, cited Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who spoke at the Italo-Russia Media Forum today, organised at the foreign ministry in Rome on the eve of the intergovernmental summit to be held […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Turchia: crescono le vendite di autoveicoli nei primi 10 mesi del 2013 (in translation)

Turchia: crescono le vendite di autoveicoli nei primi 10 mesi del 2013 Secondo i dati pubblicati dall’Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), nei primi 10 mesi del 2013, il mercato delle autovetture è cresciuto del 18% mentre quello dei veicoli commerciali leggeri è calato del 13%. Nel periodo considerato, il mercato ha quindi fatto segnare un aumento […]

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