Italy welcomes the ruling by the European Union Court on publishing recruitment competition notices in all the languages of the Union

Italy welcomes today’s ruling by the European Court on the need to publish recruitment competition notices, in full, in all the languages of the Union. Indeed, the Court considered that the obligation to sit selection tests in one of just three languages (English, French or German) was not justified. Following the ruling of 27 November […]

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Meeting between Minister Bonino and the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s meeting with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, José Miguel Insulza, was an opportunity to review a number of problems affecting South America. The overall background is one, essentially, of stability and economic growth, which in recent years has fuelled a constant rise in revenue. However, negative situations […]

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BiblioPride 2013, National Library Day

The period running from 27 September to 6 October 2013 will see debates, guided tours, book presentations, workshops and story-telling for children. The libraries of Italian Cultural Institutes abroad, and the MFA itself, will be taking part in the BiblioPride 2013 initiative. Conceived and organised by the Italian Library Association (AIB), BiblioPride will see events […]

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BUCHAREST: Festitalia: art, food and wine from the Belpaese

Italy, with its culture, art, music, food and wine is being showcased in Bucharest from today, 12 September until Wednesday 18 September 2013. Our stands in Herastrau Park will create the atmosphere of traditional fairs in the Bel Paese. Read more, in Italian

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KIEV: 30 year of Italian graphics history

Kiev saw the opening of an exhibition on modern graphic techniques entitled “Detto per Inciso. Collettiva di Incisione Contemporanea 1979-2013”. The show presents the work of 33 artists over a 30-year period of Italian history and will remain open to the public through 23 September. Read more, in Italian

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WASHINGTON: 12th anniversary of 9/11: The embassy observes a minute of silence

In honour of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2011, the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and all the Italian diplomatic/consular staff observed a moment of silence to commemorate the thousands of victims at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, many of whom were Italo-Americans. Italian […]

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Italia-Svizzera:We’re confident of rapid solution on tax, says Bonino

“We are both optimistic and confident that we can reach a rapid and comprehensive solutionon the 6-point package on the tax dossier”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s commenton the tax agreement between Italy and Switzerland after a meeting with her Swiss colleague, Didier Bulkhater, in Berne. “The important thing is to say this evening […]

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Dassù: : «Expo, un’esposizione di idee» (Il Giornale – Dossier Lombardia)

Mancano seicento giorni circa all’apertura dell’Esposizione universale di Milano. Sono pochi per ultimare la costruzione del sito: da adesso in poi, sarà una lotta contro il tempo, facilitata da norme più flessibili. Sono tanti perché un grande lavoro è stato già fatto. Quindi niente panico: l’Expo di Milano, l’Expo italiana, l’Expo europea dì questo primo […]

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Bonino: “A new impetus for Rome-Berne relations” (Corriere del Ticino)

On the occasion of the official visit to Berne by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, we put some questions to her to take the pulse of Italian-Swiss relations. How do you view relations between Rome and Berne at present? “Italy and Switzerland share a border and centuries of history. But they also share and maintain excellent […]

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Under-Secretary Giro meets representatives of Central African Republic

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, met representatives of the Central African Republic at the Farnesina today. The delegation was made up of members of the government and of the national Transition Committee, and of religious communities and civil society. Led by the Minister for Communications with responsibility for Reconciliation, the delegation and its […]

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Cerimonia di sottoscrizione del contratto di partecipazione della Francia a Expo Milano 2015 (Palazzo Farnese, 13 settembre 2013)

IForeign Minister Emma Bonino will be attending the signing ceremony for the contract for France’s participation in Expo Milano 2015. The ceremony will take place at Palazzo Farnese in Rome on Friday 13 September 2013 at 12.00. Those attending the event include the French Ambassador in Italy, Alain le Roy; France’s Commissioner General at Expo […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 11 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Greece: railway privatisation under way

The Greek authorities have begun work on the important dossier of the privatisation of railway operating services. The plans envisage the privatisation of the rail traffic and services company (Trainose) and of the network maintenance company (Rosco). Both companies are currently 100% controlled by TAIPED, the fund overseeing the privatisations. The procedures for the two […]

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