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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CHINA: Italian tv programmes reach chinese screens

Following the agreement between Giglio TV and the Chinese multimedia colossal China International Broadcasting Network (CIBN), Italian TV programmes are now on being broadcast in China for the first time. The aim is to promote Italy and its culture in the country. The new TV initiative was launched in our embassy in Beijing, in the […]

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Advice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina

The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Reminder: UNICEF conference on “Syria’s Children: a generation at risk”. (Farnesina, 12 September 2013)

A reminder that on Thursday 12 September the Farnesina will be hosting a conference marking the close of the UNICEF conference on “Syria’s Children: a generation at risk”. The event will start at 15.00 and end at around 16.30. The conference will be opened and moderated by the President of UNICEF Italy, Giacomo Guerrera. The […]

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MONTEVIDEO: Film season explores migration

A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.

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TURKEY: Italian video art arrives in Istanbul

Contemporary Italian art arrives in Istanbul with an exhibition of video art entitled “The world has already been filmed. Now it’s time to transform it”. The exhibition will run from 12 to 16 September 2013 at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Turkish capital, as part of an initiative jointly organised with the Italian Embassy […]

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Anniversario golpe in Cile

The coup d’état in Chile was a turning point in Italian-Latin American relations. Until that time, our relationship with Latin America had been closely defined by Italian immigration there. “Our government was one of the first in the West not to immediately recognise the government that took power in Chile. Thanks to Italy, and thanks […]

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Pistelli:«L`Italia ha lavorato alla via diplomatica. Qualcosa si muove» (l’Unità)

«Siamo sempre stati convinti che il tempo speso per approfondire soluzioni di carattere politico e diplomatico, è un tempo ben speso. E gli eventi di queste ore confortano la posizione italiana». A sostenerlo, da Abu Dabi, è Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri. La comunità internazionale prende posizione sulla proposta russa sulla Siria. Qual è […]

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Bonino «Une prise de conscience générale de la part des hauts responsables politiques est là, mais le diable se cache dans les petits détails» (Le Temps) Versione originale

La Tunisie a reçu, dernièrement, la visite officielle de la ministre des Affaires étrangères italienne Mme. Emma Bonino. Une série de visites de première importance a été effectuées par Mme la ministre tout au long de son cours séjour parmi nous, les 2 et 3 septembre. Des rencontres de haute importance ont eu lieu avec […]

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Medio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom

Minister Bonino met the Israeli Minister for Regional Development, Energy and Water, Silvan Shalom, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange of ideas on the initiatives to be undertaken by strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations. The Italian-Israeli relationship is characterised not just by constant political […]

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Incontro tra il Ministro Bonino e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The two ministers discussed measures to combat political-religious terrorism, and anti-piracy measures in the Gulf of Guinea. Minister Bonino expressed her great appreciation of the key role played by […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – 10 September: Latest news from around the world. Denmark: Government expects GDP growth of 1.5% in second half of year

Denmark: Government predicts GDP growth of 1.5% in second half of year. The new economic report published by the Danish government confirms the growth forecasts for 2014, as originally published in May 2013. GDP, which fell by 0.5% in 2012, should return to growth (of 0.2%) by the end of 2013, less than the 0.5% […]

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