Cooperation: €60 million for projects in Africa and Asia

At a meeting chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister with the remit for International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, announced the Italian Cooperation’s decision to put a total of  €60 million toward health, education and infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia. He also spoke of innovative financing instruments for cooperation. Pistelli, Cooperation changes gear and considers new forms […]

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Indonesia: a new business frontier with untapped potential

A young and growing nation with still untapped potential and a firm desire to attract foreign investments in order to develop all sectors of its economy. Strategically nestled between Southeast Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago has increasingly embraced that economic growth for which the term “Asian tigers” was coined a few years back. The […]

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GUATEMALA – Young people and football: cooperation “on the pitch”

Young people plus football equals development and social inclusion. That’s the equation devised by the “Escuelas Metropolitanas de Fu’tbol” project in Guatemala City. The project includes workshops for local coaches and practical sessions in which around 2000 young footballers took part. Read more, in Italian.

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Minister Bonino welcomes announcement of TAP project selection

Minister Bonino has welcomed the announcement that the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project has been selected to build the European section of the Southern Gas Corridor. The pipeline will carry growing quantities of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by Albania on 23 May 2013 with Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina […]

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IFAD: Italian initiative on migrants’ incomes making progress, says Archi

Reducing the average global cost of transferring migrants’ remittances from 10% to 5% in 2014 would pave the way for a net increase in migrants’ and their families’ incomes totalling around 15 billion dollars per year. The comment was made by Deputy Minister Bruno Archi, referring to a proposal initially aired by Italy at the […]

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Bonino, italiani all’estero contributo essenziale per Paese (in translation)

“Il vostro contributo e’ essenziale, noi siamo un Paese che non ha risorse prime, ma abbiamo un’unica risorsa, quella umana”. Così il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino si è rivolta all’Assemblea Plenaria del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’Estero (Cgie) organizzata dal 26 al 28 giugno alla Farnesina. Un’assemblea che, quest’anno, va a coincidere con la […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al Convegno “I Costi della Non-Europa della Difesa” (Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa – 27 giugno 2013)

Gentile Sottosegretario Roberta Pinotti, Onorevoli Deputati, Onorevoli Senatori, Signore e Signori, Voglio ringraziare innanzitutto l’Istituto Affari Internazionali e il Centro Studi sul Federalismo per avere organizzato questa giornata di riflessione, che ha il merito di portare l’attenzione su un tema, la Difesa europea, di cui non si parla quanto si dovrebbe, e naturalmente il Centro […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al Seminario Scenari Economici (Roma, Confindustria, 27 giugno 2013)

· L’Italia, a differenza di altri paesi, non ha utilizzato il “bonus” dell’introduzione dell’euro, e del prolungato periodo di bassi tassi di interesse che ne è seguito, per ridurre il pesante fardello del debito pubblico e introdurre le riforme strutturali necessarie a migliorare la nostra competitività. L’impatto della crisi è stato quindi violentissimo perché il […]

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The Foreign Ministry renews its efforts against anti-personnel mines

“In spite of the current situation of the public finances, Italy has played its part in supporting the countries still suffering the consequences of the use of anti-personnel mines”. These were the words of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lapo Pistelli, chairing a meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-Personnel Mines […]

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Mandela: Our thoughts are with the South African people at this painful time, says Under-Secretary Giro

Under-Secretary Mario Giro, who is responsible for Southern African issues, is following the condition of Nelson Mandela closely. “I hope that the President’s condition stabilises. My thoughts, and Italy’s, are with his family and the people of South Africa at this critical and troubled time for the moral leadership of South Africa, an example of […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Italian design showcased

Italian design is being showcased in San Francisco, with the work of over 124 cutting-edge designers. The New Italian Design, organised by the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, will run until 11 August 2013. The exhibition includes product design, graphics, fashion accessories, toys, research, food design and interior design. The event is promoted by the […]

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TURKEY: The EU must not “freeze” talks, says Bonino Chapters on rights and justice should be opened

The European Union cannot, and must not, “freeze” negotiations with Turkey, nor can it give in to its instinctive reaction to adopt a harder and more closed stance in the face of events. For Turkey’s accession negotiations, Europe should open not just Chapter 22 (regional policy) but also the chapters on rights and justice. These […]

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