Deputy Minister Dassù to visit St. Petersburg and Moscow

Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will make a visit from 21 to 24 June that will take her to St. Petersburg and Moscow. She will be taking part in the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, a platform for dialogue and encounter for Russian political leaders and prominent members of Italian and international economic, financial […]

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SOUTH AFRICA – Italian rugby team on tour

The Italian community of South Africa is eagerly awaiting the rugby match on 22 June in Pretoria between the national teams of Italy and Scotland. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria and Consulate General of Johannesburg have taken the opportunity to organize a meeting between the players and the Italian community at the Italian Club of […]

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Poland – Crowd for the ‘science picnic’ italian stand

A crowd of families, young people and children took part in the traditional “Science Picnic” organised in Warsaw by the Copernico Scientific Centre and Radio Poland. The Italian stand also featured the activities of the Gruppo Pleiadi coordinated by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw. Read more, in Italian.

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JEREVAN – Showcase for made in Italy

Italy will enjoy a 10-day showcase during the 4th annual Festival of Italian Cuisine in Yerevan, Armenia, a traditional appointment for economic-cultural promotion. The opening gala featured a dinner prepared by chefs Gianni Frangini and Marco Paoletti of the Aurelio Saffi Professional Institute in Florence, and two art shows. Read more, in Italian.

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Interview with Minister Bonino (Tribuna)

(unofficial translation) ITALY CALLS FOR VISIBLE ACCORD “I encouraged the Serbian leadership in Belgrade to take all the necessary measures to ensure the validity and success of this accord, and intend to do the same in Pristina. I am aware of the complexity and delicacy of many of its provisions, but I am also confident […]

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INTERVIEW: Amb.Massari, A growing Egypt needs democratic consolidation

“Egypt is a point of reference for solutions to regional crises, and has immense potential for foreign investments, on the condition, however, that it consolidates its democratic institutions”, underscored Italian Ambassador to Cairo Maurizio Massari in an interview for Esteri.it. Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” on the Middle Eastern and […]

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Bonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration for Serbia-Kosovo stabilisation

Italy strongly supports the European integration of the Western Balkans, and will do everything possible in the European Council of late June to see that start-dates are set for negotiations on an Association and Stabilisation Agreement (ASA) with Kosovo and on Serbia’s EU accession. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino carried to the […]

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SYRIA: Minister Bonino approves a series of humanitarian actions to ensure immediate assistance to Syrian refugees in nearby countries

In response to the dramatic consequences of the Syrian conflict on the civilian population, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino approved a series of humanitarian actions aimed at boosting the programme of Italian interventions in the region to ensure immediate assistance to Syrian refugees in nearby countries. In particular, given the minister’s imminent visit to […]

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Italy-Kosovo – Minister Bonino in Pristina

Italy’s support for Kosovo’s European integration and the development of bilateral collaboration were the main focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meetings today in Pristina. Meeting first with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, she is scheduled to meet later in the day with Minister for Foreign Affairs Enver Hoxhaj. After a meeting with […]

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‘GREEN FARNESINA’ – An electric quadricycle for getting around the city

The Foreign Ministry is going increasingly green: Renault Italia has made a “Twizzy” electric quadricycle available for a week’s test-drive, to be used by officials as they get around the city – free of charge – as part of a wide-ranging series of eco-friendly initiatives undertaken by the foreign ministry within its “Green Farnesina” Action […]

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Bonino cites deep satisfaction that the first ratification approved by the new legislature’s Lower House is of the Istanbul Convention

“It is cause for deep satisfaction that the first ratification approved by the new legislature’s Lower House is of the Istanbul Convention”, was the comment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “this concerted and unified commitment by all the political forces is highly significant as a sign of the ever-increasing assertion […]

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PRAGUE – Festival ‘Roma Aeterna’, homage to Italian classical music

Prague pays homage to Italian classical music in the 14th edition of “Roma Aeterna”, to be held from 14 July to 6 August. The calendar includes music written, for the most part, by Italian composers, ranging from early Renaissance pieces, to Handel’s orchestral works to the operatic masterpieces of Verdi. Read more, in Italian.

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