Egypt, Bonino firmly condemns escalation of violence. “Extremely urgent that Egyptian political forces meet to seriously discuss national reconciliation”

“I wish to express my firmest condemnation of those responsible for the escalation of the violence in Egypt. The news of dozens of victims is confirmation – if that were necessary – of the extreme urgency that all political forces meet to discuss national reconciliation”, was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment today. The […]

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Intervento del Ministro Emma Bonino alla Presentazione del rapporto 2013 di Nessuno Tocchi Caino

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Quando l’anno scorso partecipai alla presentazione del rapporto di Nessuno Tocchi Caino, non potevo certo immaginare che a un anno di distanza mi sarei trovata dall’altra parte del tavolo per fare il punto sull’azione del Governo sulla lotta alla pena di morte nel mondo. Ma credo di poter […]

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Dassù – Toscano: “The post post Arab Spring” (Aspenia)

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Egitto: appello del Ministro Bonino “Promuovere la pacificazione e la stabilità” (in translation)

Il Ministro Emma Bonino , che “segue costantemente” gli sviluppi della situazione dell’Egitto, rivolge “un forte appello a tutti gli attori istituzionali e politici egiziani, ed anche alla società civile, a contribuire, sia nel linguaggio che nei comportamenti concreti, a promuovere la pacificazione e la stabilità” del Paese mediorientale. In quest’ambito, secondo la titolare della […]

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Egypt: Bonino calls for “a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation”

“Egypt must open a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation as the only approach to overcome their differences”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who is following developments in Egypt closely. “I strongly urge all Egyptian institutional and political actors, and civil society too, to play their part – both in […]

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Archi in Jakarta for bilateral consultations and support for Italian businesses

Indonesia: the world’s fourth largest country, a model pluralist society, a leading ASEAN country, an active member of the G20, a market of 240 million potential consumers, and projected to be the 7th global economy by 2025. These are just some of the figures illustrating the country that welcomed Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi on […]

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Giro: «A nome del governo chiedo scusa alla vittima» (Il Mattino)

L’ allarme è nascosto tra le pieghe di un eloquio gentile. «Gli stranieri rispettano il nostro patrimonio artistico e culturale molto più di quanto non facciamo noi stessi». Il sottosegretario agli Esteri Mario Giro fa il ritratto di un Paese che potrebbe ma non vuole. Almeno, non abbastanza. «L`Italia esercita un fascino enorme in tutto […]

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Bonino: «The Arab spring label is over. The Arab struggle for a better future is not »

We should have called it differently. But the energy, the passion and the hope on the southern shore of the Mediterranean in early 2011 did resemble a sudden burst of spring. The Arab world was crying out for change – change for the better. The hurdles it met, and is meeting, should not surprise anyone. […]

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Foreign Minister Emma Bonino meets NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Afghanistan, NATO-EU relations, Libya and Russia, as well as the future challenges of NATO enlargement. These were the questions of the table for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussion with NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, at the Farnesina today, 25 July. Minister Bonino began by reiterating Italy’s commitment, post-2014, to support Afghanistan’s security in a […]

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URUGUAY: A homage to Guglielmo Marconi

Uruguay has commemorated Guglielmo Marconi with a series of events at Punta dell’Este marking the 76th anniversary of the inventor’s death on 20 July 1937. During the celebrations, the Italian Honorary Vice Consul was honoured for his work in the Maldonado-Punta dell’Este consular district. The initiatives were organised with support from the Italian Embassy and […]

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AFFARI SOCIALI INTERNAZIONALI – The quarterly journal is back after a 5 – year interlude

“Affari Sociali Internazionali – Nuova Serie”, a quarterly journal produced by the Idos think tank has been revived after a five-year break in publication. Edited by the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration policies, the journal was forced to close in 2008. The journal, founded in 1973, was described by the then […]

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Dettaglio nota

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will be attending the presentation of Hands Off Cain’s 2013 report on the death penalty, “The Death Penalty Worldwide”. The event will take place in Via di Torre Argentina 76, in Rome, at 15.00 on Friday 26 July 2013. Also taking part will be Giuseppe Ferraro, from the Università Federico II […]

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