Digital Administration – “eGov 2013” Prize

Farnesina promotes digital innovation The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the avant-garde of digital innovation and the concrete application of the Digital Administration Code, as demonstrated by how it placed in its bid for the “eGov2013” Prize: of the projects that reached the finals, six were generated by the foreign ministry – 4 in […]

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Syria – Bonino sees Brahimi, goal a political solution

Prospects for a solution to the Syrian conflict and the destruction of Damascus’ chemical weapons arsenal were the central focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meeting at the UN with UN/Arab League Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, ahead of a possible acceleration within the round of meetings being held in the margins of […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: Projections for GDP and Medium-Term Plan revised downwards

Turkey: Projections for GDP and Medium-Term Plan revised downwards Turkey’s Minister for the Economy, Gaglayan, has announced that the Turkish government will be revising all the calculations underlying the Medium-Term Plan, including the GDP growth forecasts for 2013. The Deputy Prime Minister, Babacan, had spoken recently of GDP growth of over 3%. The announcement seemed […]

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Cerimonia di consegna del Premio a Umberto Eco (Farnesina, 27 settembre 2013)

The ceremony to award the “Gold Medal for Italian Culture in Argentina” to the writer Umberto Eco will take place at the Foreign Ministry at 12.00 on Friday 27 September. The award is presented each year to personalities who have distinguished themselves in disseminating Italian culture in Argentina. Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Beirut – Thirty years of Italian life in 108 photos

Thirty years of Italian life in 108 photos. “Italian Moments 1975-2005” is the title of an exhibiting opening in Beirut on 25 September 2013 and displaying the Bel Paese in a sort of photographic autobiography. The exhibition is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut in collaboration with Solidere.Read more, in Italian

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Beijing – Focus on results of cultural heritage project

The initial results of 18 months of work on “Cultural heritage: the source of wisdom, heritage and humanity” have been presented at the Italian Embassy in Beijing.The project is part of the “MFA/Regions/China” programme, which promotes partnerships and collaboration between Italian regions and Chinese provinces. The “Summary event” was attended by the Italian Ambassador in […]

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Hamburg – Italian contribution to literary festival

Italy is taking part in the Harbourfront Literaturfestival in Hamburg. The Festival, now in its 5th edition, is a major feature of the international literary calendar in Germany and the rest of Europe, with over 20,000 visitors and 80 events. The Italian presence once again enjoys the suppport of the Italian Cultural Institute. Read more, […]

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UN: Bonino meets Zarif, focus on Syria and Afghanistan

The Syrian crisis and the future of Afghanistan, but also other aspects of bilateral relations. Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s packed agenda in New York started with a discussion with her Iranian colleague, Javad Zarif. In the US megalopolis, in the margins of the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations – which the minister […]

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Bonino: «All’Onu c’è un’atmosfera nuova Dobbiamo esplorare i segnali dall’Iran» (Corriere della Sera)

NEW YORK – Right at the start of their bilateral meeting yesterday, Mohamad Javad Zafir thanked Emma Bonino. “We greatly appreciated the fact that you were the first to firmly emphasise the need to involve us in the diplomatic process in Syria”, commented the Iranian Foreign Minister. “You showed political courage and leadership”. It was, […]

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Attentato contro cristiani in Pakistan: Bonino, appello maggiore impegno per libertà religiosa

“I was dismayed to learn of yet another attack against the Christian minority in Pakistan, a country where, sadly, massacres for religious reasons have occurred on several occasions in recent years”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from New York on hearing of the attack on Christians in Peshawar. Minister Bonino is in New […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Tourism: Italy Best Country, according to Conde Nast Traveler

Tourism: Italy Best Country, according to Conde Nast Traveler Conde Nast Traveler, one of the leading British-American tourism magazines, has given Italy its “Readers’ Travel Award”, a prize that recognises the commercial and cultural value of Italy as a tourism destination. Italy was voted Favourite Country, overtaking not just France, in second place, the United […]

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Aid generators – Flickr Farnesina

It looked like a military operation, but it wasn’t. Humanitarian aid can have many faces. The orphanage in Juba needed a generator. The Italian Development Cooperation office in South Sudan’s capital had one and decided to donate it to the orphanage. The Indian military contingent in the UN mission solved the problem of transporting and […]

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