Bonino at EU Foreign Affairs Council – Egypt, Middle East and Syria on the agenda

Egypt, human rights, the peace process and Syria are the main items on the Foreign Affairs Council agenda in Brussels. In her introductory considerations, High Representative Catherine Ashton will be speaking briefly about Myanmar (adoption of the conclusions with a framework document on relations with the EU is expected), “water diplomacy” (conclusions expected also on […]

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Minister Bonino pleased with announcement by Secretary of State Kerry of the launch of talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said she was “very pleased” at the announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Kerry that talks between Israelis and Palestinians would take place in Washington aimed at a negotiated solution and a final end to the conflict. The minister expressed “gratitude” to Secretary of State Kerry for the “determination and personal […]

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Minister Bonino at “Meeting on the Future of Europe” at Palma de Mallorca

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino was in Palma de Mallorca today to attend the Meeting on the Future of Europe, an encounter meant to confront the principal political/economic problems associated with the future of the Union, ahead of the European elections in 2014. Also in anticipation of the Italian EU duty Presidency in the second half […]

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THAILANDIA – Italian exports on the rise

Italian exports to Thailand showed an annual increase in the first 5 months of 2013 of 7.8%, peaking at 954 million USD. Thanks to this increase, Italy is now in 24th place among Thailand’s suppliers and 4th among European exporters (after Germany, France and the UK). These excellent results are a sign of Thailand’s growing […]

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Deputy Minister Archi in Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia: strengthening bilateral relations and support for our businesses

Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi is scheduled for a mission from 22 to 26 July to Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. The mission, which is the first by a member of the current Southeast Asian Executive, is a concrete demonstration of the government’s and the foreign ministry’s commitment to maintaining and promoting close political relations with […]

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PISTELLI : «Paghiamo l`autismo dei nostri ministeri» (La Stampa)

«Esistono segmenti di pubblica amministrazione che si comportano autisticamente, con difficoltà a dialogare tra loro. Singoli vagoni, che fanno fatica a vedere l`immagine complessiva. Perciò paghiamo un prezzo». Il vice ministro degli Esteri Lapo Pistelli è a New York, per incontrare i vertici dell`Onu. Nell`agenda ha tutte le questioni scottanti del momento, Siria, Libano, Libia, […]

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GEORGIA – EU twinning: cultural heritage conservation

An administrative twinning was officially announced between the European Union and Georgia for the development of that country’s National Agency for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. The initiative will receive one million euro in EU funding and last for 18 months. Read more, in Italian.

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EDINBURGH – Italian ‘Invasion’ at Jazz Festival

Italian artists are getting ready to “invade” the 35th edition of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, one of the most eagerly awaited events in Scotland’s summer season, running from 19 to 28 July, a special section of which will be dedicated to “Jazz Italia”. Read more, in Italian.

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Operational Convention signed by MFA and National Research Council (CNR)

A significant moment in the meeting of scientific attachés, being held today and tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome, came with the signing of an operational convention between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at further strengthening what are already excellent relations. Signed by MFA Secretary General Michele […]

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Intervento del Ministro Emma Bonino Iftar (italian only)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ramadan Mubarak a tutti voi. Non ci può essere scenario migliore per questo tradizionale Iftar. Villa Madama è un’espressione architettonica della tolleranza. E’ infatti dedicata a quella straordinaria donna, “Madama” Margherita, figlia di Carlo V e governatrice dei Paesi Bassi, che cercò di mitigare la politica intollerante del […]

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EXPO 2015: Deputy Minister Marta Dassù in Tokyo

On the second leg of her Asia mission, Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù presided in Tokyo, along Japan’s Deputy Minister for the Economy, Masaaki Taira, at the ceremony for the signing of the contract for the participation of Japan in the 2015 Milan EXPO. Japan is an especially important partner as a result of its […]

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Renaissance Masters in Brazil for the first time

Raphael’s Christ, a triptych by Beato Angelico, Lorenzo Lotto’s Adoration of the Shepherds, Botticelli’s St. Augustine: 57 masterpieces of Italian painting from the most prestigious public and private collections tell the story of our Renaissance for the first time ever in Brazil. The exhibition will run in Sao Paolo through 23 September and move to […]

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