Middle East – situation is dramatic, says Bonino, and the end is not in sight

“The end of this dramatic period is not in sight, and my feelings on this aren’t positive”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the end of her briefing to the Council of Ministers on the situation in the Middle East. “We’re witnessing a massive clash within the Muslim world: not just between Sunnis […]

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MAPUTO – MADE IN ITALY ON DISPLAY AT FACIM INTERNATIONAL FAIR

Over 50 Italian companies are taking part in Maputo International Fair – FACIM 2013, which runs from 26 August until 1 September 2013 and is now in its 49th year. Priority sectors, reads a note from the Italian Embassy in Maputo, are infrastructure, the agri-food industry, transport and services. The Italian stand is being organised […]

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BEIJING – ITALIAN PUBLISHERS TAKING PART IN INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

Eleven Italian publishers will be representing Italy at Beijing International Book Fair, which runs from 28 August until 1 September. The Fair, now in its 20th year, is a key events for rights sales. The Italian stand was organised by the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE) in collaboration with the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) and […]

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Meeting between Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and the Qatari Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya.

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received Qatar’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya, who is visiting Rome as part of a tour of European capitals. Developments in the Egyptian crisis were the subject of an in-depth exchange of views in their discussion at the Farnesinatoday, 22 August 2013. Minister Bonino also commented on […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 22 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Sri Lanka: Colombo ospiterà Business Forum Commonwealth in novembre (in translation)

Sri Lanka: Colombo ospiterà Business Forum Commonwealth in novembre Nel quadro del vertice dei Capi di Governo del Commonwealth (15-17 novembre 2013), dal 12 al 14 novembre prossimo si terrà a Colombo il Commonwealth Business Forum. Il tema del Forum di quest’anno sarà: “Partnering for Wealth Creation and Social Development”, con un’attenzione particolare al potenziale […]

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ITALIA-RUSSIA: Trade Relations Growing

Italian exports to Russia increased by 7.1% in June 2013, according to the latest figures from ISTAT. Russian customs figures also show that, with the exception of 2009, our exports have grown constantly, by 40% from 2008 to 2012, or from 7 to 10 billion euros. The figures confirm the consolidation of Italy’s position as […]

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ARGENTINA – PERGOLESI AND VIVALDI AT THE TEATRO COLISEO

Music by Gianbattista Pergolesi and Antonio Vivaldi was performed at a concert by the Umberto GiordanoEnsemble at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires. The concert, on 21 August, was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and our Embassy in Argentina. Read more, in Italian

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Syria: the EU calls for an immediate investigation on chemical weapons reports

The European Union’s foreign ministers have called for an immediate and thorough investigation of the use of chemical weapons in Syria which, if confirmed, would be totally unacceptable. “I have seen with grave concern the reports of the possible use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime. Such accusations should be immediately and thoroughly investigated”, […]

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Egypt: EU agrees to suspend export licences and review assistance

“Member States agreed to suspend export licenses to Egypt of any equipment which might be used for internal repression and to review their security assistance with Egypt”, state the conclusions of today’s extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. Licences covered by the EU common position, a matter for member state competence, will also be […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 21 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Australia: Stato WA prevede crescita 3,5% e investimenti per 5,7 mld AUD (in translation)

Australia: Stato WA prevede crescita 3,5% e investimenti per 5,7 mld AUD Il Ministro del Tesoro dello Stato del Western Australia, Troy Buswell, ha presentato la manovra di bilancio per l’anno finanziario 2013-14. Nel 2013-14 la crescita e’ stimata al 3,25%. Nel biennio precedente era stata rispettivamente del 6,7% e del 5,75%. Il rallentamento è […]

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Syria: News of possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country

The news from Syria on the possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country. We’ll be discussing the issue in the margins of the extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels and I’m sure that Cathy Ashton will send out a request to that end, […]

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Egypt: Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in Brussels for extraordinary meeting of Foreign Affairs Council

Sanctions against the Egyptian Government? “It depends what you’re referring to. I hope to see military supplies being blocked. I don’t think economic sanctions are what will make the difference. All the programmes we have, apart from government-to-government programmes, are for social purposes more than anything else. It seems to me that in terms of […]

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