WASHINGTON: 12th anniversary of 9/11: The embassy observes a minute of silence

In honour of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2011, the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC and all the Italian diplomatic/consular staff observed a moment of silence to commemorate the thousands of victims at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, many of whom were Italo-Americans. Italian […]

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Italia-Svizzera:We’re confident of rapid solution on tax, says Bonino

“We are both optimistic and confident that we can reach a rapid and comprehensive solutionon the 6-point package on the tax dossier”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s commenton the tax agreement between Italy and Switzerland after a meeting with her Swiss colleague, Didier Bulkhater, in Berne. “The important thing is to say this evening […]

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Dassù: : «Expo, un’esposizione di idee» (Il Giornale – Dossier Lombardia)

Mancano seicento giorni circa all’apertura dell’Esposizione universale di Milano. Sono pochi per ultimare la costruzione del sito: da adesso in poi, sarà una lotta contro il tempo, facilitata da norme più flessibili. Sono tanti perché un grande lavoro è stato già fatto. Quindi niente panico: l’Expo di Milano, l’Expo italiana, l’Expo europea dì questo primo […]

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Bonino: “A new impetus for Rome-Berne relations” (Corriere del Ticino)

On the occasion of the official visit to Berne by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, we put some questions to her to take the pulse of Italian-Swiss relations. How do you view relations between Rome and Berne at present? “Italy and Switzerland share a border and centuries of history. But they also share and maintain excellent […]

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Under-Secretary Giro meets representatives of Central African Republic

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, met representatives of the Central African Republic at the Farnesina today. The delegation was made up of members of the government and of the national Transition Committee, and of religious communities and civil society. Led by the Minister for Communications with responsibility for Reconciliation, the delegation and its […]

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Cerimonia di sottoscrizione del contratto di partecipazione della Francia a Expo Milano 2015 (Palazzo Farnese, 13 settembre 2013)

IForeign Minister Emma Bonino will be attending the signing ceremony for the contract for France’s participation in Expo Milano 2015. The ceremony will take place at Palazzo Farnese in Rome on Friday 13 September 2013 at 12.00. Those attending the event include the French Ambassador in Italy, Alain le Roy; France’s Commissioner General at Expo […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 11 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Greece: railway privatisation under way

The Greek authorities have begun work on the important dossier of the privatisation of railway operating services. The plans envisage the privatisation of the rail traffic and services company (Trainose) and of the network maintenance company (Rosco). Both companies are currently 100% controlled by TAIPED, the fund overseeing the privatisations. The procedures for the two […]

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CHINA: Italian tv programmes reach chinese screens

Following the agreement between Giglio TV and the Chinese multimedia colossal China International Broadcasting Network (CIBN), Italian TV programmes are now on being broadcast in China for the first time. The aim is to promote Italy and its culture in the country. The new TV initiative was launched in our embassy in Beijing, in the […]

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Advice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina

The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Reminder: UNICEF conference on “Syria’s Children: a generation at risk”. (Farnesina, 12 September 2013)

A reminder that on Thursday 12 September the Farnesina will be hosting a conference marking the close of the UNICEF conference on “Syria’s Children: a generation at risk”. The event will start at 15.00 and end at around 16.30. The conference will be opened and moderated by the President of UNICEF Italy, Giacomo Guerrera. The […]

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MONTEVIDEO: Film season explores migration

A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.

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TURKEY: Italian video art arrives in Istanbul

Contemporary Italian art arrives in Istanbul with an exhibition of video art entitled “The world has already been filmed. Now it’s time to transform it”. The exhibition will run from 12 to 16 September 2013 at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Turkish capital, as part of an initiative jointly organised with the Italian Embassy […]

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