Nasiriyah – 10 years after, Italy has not forgotten

Even though ten years have passed since the tragedy in Nasiriyah, Italy hasn’t forgotten. From Rome to Baghdad, the entire country mourned the victims of the Italian base attacked on 12 November 2003 by an explosives-packed truck that managed to break through a security barrier to the building that housed the Italian logistics team. That […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Uzbekistan: Landi Renzo to suppy kits to run GM vehicles on gas

Uzbekistan: Landi Renzo to suppy kits to run GM vehicles on gas The firm is also engaged with GM in opening a centre in Uzbekistan to promote research on the product and better adapt it to the climatic conditions of the country, by creating a laboratory for the development of joint projects. For that purpose […]

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Bonino a guest on “Il Tempo delle donne”

Economic recovery should not be limited only to the sphere of budgets, but also have repercussions on the agendas of women. This was the hope formulated by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino as she spoke yesterday evening at Milan’s Teatro Parenti at the first installment of “Il tempo delle donne, storie idee, azioni per […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE Women in Diplomacy Board Meeting – Villa Madama, 13 November 2013

The first meeting of the Women in Diplomacy Board will meet on Wednesday 13 November 2013 at Villa Madama. Participants will include Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, Minister for Integration Cécile Kyenge, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù and the Italian government’s special envoy Staffan de Mistura. The presentation of the Women for […]

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Spain – Salamanca celebrates 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince

Salamanca celebrated the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s The Prince with two days of conferences and debates involving the University’s Departments of Philosophy, Law, Philology, History and Geography. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid in collaboration with the Italian embassy and various prestigious Spanish institutions. Read more, in Italian.

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Usa – N.i.c.e. is back – a showcase for Italian cinema

New Italian Cinema Events (NICE) returns to the United States for its 23rd edition, to be hosted first by New York and later by San Francisco and Philadelphia. Neapolitan films will enjoy a special focus. Read more, in Italian.

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Mexico – showcase for Italian footwear industry

The Italian footwear industry was showcased in Mexico in Leon, in the State of Guanajuato, at the 42nd annual “Americas Fair”, organised by the Mexican national footwear industry (ANPIC), led by Italian businessman Carlo Benedetti. Read more, in Italian.

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Montreal – Last leg of Italian wine’s “coast to coast”

Italian wine’s Canadian “coast to coast” journey came to an end in recent days with the closing of the 18th annual “A Tasting of Wines from Italy – Une de’gustation de vins d’Italie” in Montreal, where our ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado presided. Read more, in Italian.

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Bonino: «Quelle telefonate con l’Iran per fermare il blitz in Siria» (Corriere della Sera)

In one hour and a half of conversation Emma Bonino smoked only two cigarettes (“only”, according to her standards) and answered one short phone call: “They are telling me that the hearing of those four marines has concluded. We are on the right path to closing this incident with India”. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri

Mongolia: entra in vigore nuova normativa su investimenti esteri Recentemente il Parlamento mongolo ha approvato una nuova normativa in materia di investimenti diretti esteri. Il nuovo quadro legale semplifica le procedure di ingresso al mercato mongolo ed elimina le misure più controverse, tra cui l’approvazione governativa per gli investimenti in settori quali il bancario, l’estrattivo […]

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Philippines typhoon – a million euro in aid from Italy

Italy has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri Marta Dassù alla XXII Convention Mondiale delle Camere di Commercio Italiane all’Estero (italian only)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Un caloroso saluto, da parte del governo e di Emma Bonino in particolare, al Presidente Simonelli Santi e ai rappresentanti delle nostre Camere di Commercio venuti da tutto il mondo. Non c’è bisogno di ripetere qui quanto essenziale sia il ruolo svolto dal sistema camerale nella promozione del […]

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