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 […]
Read moreMusic 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
Read moreThe 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”, […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreAustralia: 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 […]
Read moreThe 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, […]
Read moreSanctions 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 […]
Read moreReminder: Please note that the website of the United Nations. http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/UNGA68.shtml contains all the information you will need for press accreditation to follow the proceedings of the 68th session of the United National General Assembly in New York, whose ministerial week will begin on 23 September 2013. All media personnel not already accredited with the […]
Read moreCina: aumento consumi elettrici conferma ripresa economica Secondo i dati rilasciati dall’Amministrazione Nazionale per l’Energia di Pechino i consumi elettrici del Paese in luglio ammontano a 495 Terawattora con un aumento su base annua pari all’8,8%. Il dato, considerato da molti analisti come un indicatore più affidabile di quelli sul Pil, conferma la ripresa in […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will be hosting an exhibition on “Italy of the Future”, running from 4 September to 2 October 2013. The exhibition includes an original selection of some of our country’s most valuable achievements in the field of science and technology. Looking at the past to celebrate the future Looking […]
Read moreNigeria: 2nd edition Business Forum with UE Countries in October On the strength of the success of the 1st edition of the EU-Nigeria Business Forum, the Embassy of Italy in Abuja is organising the 2nd edition, along with EU diplomatic missions to Nigeria (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, the UK, Spain […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino recalled the courage of humanitarian workers around the world in a video message for World Humanitarian Day 2013: “In armed conflict millions of persons are wounded or killed, forced to leave their homes, discriminated on the basis of gender or sexual orientation, and deprived of their social and political rights”. The children, […]
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