Datagate – Bonino briefs Parliament – Awaiting clarification, but EU-US talks must go forward

Italy awaits clarification on Datagate, since a relationship of trust between allies is at stake. At the same time, suspending free-trade negotiations set to being on Monday in Washington would run counter to our own interests, stated Minister Emma Bonino in a briefing on the government’s relations with the U.S. in matters of information management […]

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Egypt: Bonino, Italy working to restore National dialogue

Italy is monitoring developments in Egypt with “heightened attention”, where “exceptional measures” have been introduced, and is working to facilitate “dialogue among all parties” so that those measures “last the shortest time possible”, Minister Emma Bonino stated during a briefing before the joint Parliamentary Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Defence Commissions. Process of constitutional normalisation obligatory, […]

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EGYPT: COMPLEX SITUATION THAT CALLS FOR PRUDENCE, SAYS BONINO

With regard to the situation in Egypt, Minister Emma Bonino, said it was “absolutely in flux”. Prudence, she added, is the best line to take, without falling into judgments or assessments of a situation that cannot be reduced to a tweet”.

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OECD – Italians hold top posts in OECD

Italians hold no less than 5 of the top positions in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including the Deputy Secretary General and four directorships. Read more, in Italian.

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Deputy Foreign Minister Archi visits National Museum of Italian Emigration

Deputy Foreign Minister with the remit for policies regarding Italians abroad Bruno Archi made a visit this morning to the National Museum of Italian Emigration, part of the Vittoriano museum complex in Rome. Participants in the visit included members of parliament elected in foreign jurisdictions and members of the Committee on Questions Concerning Italians Abroad […]

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ROMANIA – Italian Embassy hails settin up of Schengen Commission

The Embassy of Italy in Bucharest hailed the institution of a joint Romanian Upper and Lower House Commission to support that country’s accession to the Schengen area. President of the Commission, Senator Mircea Geoana, underscored, in particular, expectations that the legislative and executive wings send a unified message regarding the possibility of reaching a decision […]

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Brussels summit opens “Women Leaders in International Relations”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels will hold “Women Leaders in International Relations” from 8 to 12 July, a summit organised by the Institute in collaboration with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Women in Public Service (WIPS) and the School for Advanced Public Administration Studies (SSPA). The Summit’s focus will be the presence […]

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Annual meeting in Rome with Ambassadors of UNESCAP

Minister Bonino participated in the 3rd annual meeting in Rome with the ambassadors of the Asian country members of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Members of the group include the Mission Heads of China, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino receives Iraqi Deputy Premier Al Shawys in Rome

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino received Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Al Shawys in Rome today at the head of a ministerial delegation, on a visit to Italy with the aim of increasing trade and investments and of encouraging the ever-increasing contribution of Italian small and medium sized enterprises to the diversification of Iraqi production. […]

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“Energy and climate: synergies at the service of sustainability” (Foreign Ministry Rome, 8 July 2013)

On Monday 8 July the conference “Energy and climate: synergies at the service of sustainability” will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organised by the Ministry and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an institution that since 1974 has been the point of reference for multilateral dialogue, monitoring and analysis of energy markets […]

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‘Datagate’: Bonino in Parliament (Thursday 4 July) – Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management

“Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management” will be the topic of Minister Emma Bonino’s briefing, on behalf of the government, on Thursday 4 July before the joint constitutional, foreign and defence commissions of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. In the margins of a Confindustria conference, and in an interview with […]

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JAPAN – Made in Italy takes Tokyo

Italian fashion takes over the Japanese scene, with Tokyo hosting the 43rd edition of Moda Italia and the 53rd edition of Shoes from Italy. Read more, in Italian.

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