Minister Bonino in Belgrade – Italy to urge EU to set a date for the opening of negotiations

Italy’s commitment to obtain a firm start-date for Serbia’s EU accession negotiations from the European Council of 27-28 June was underscored by Minister Emma Bonino in all her institutional encounters in Belgrade. Serbia, she observed, should be rewarded for the determination it has shown in establishing dialogue with Pristina, enacting the reforms required by Europe […]

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Bonino: «Chiederemo la data – subito!» (Vecernje Novostiserbia)

1) Italy has strongly supported Serbia towards the EU. Can we also in the future count on that support? Serbian officials consider that our country deserves a date for opening negotiations with EU and say that the Brussels is on the move now. Brussels responds that there is still much that needs to be done. […]

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Deputy Minister Pistelli meets with Togo President

The crisis in Mali, terrorist infiltration, cross-border crime and, more in general, the political and financial situation in Western Africa were the main topics of discussion in Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli’s meeting in Rome today with the President of Togo, Faure Essoziman Gnassinbé. Expressing his deep concern over the proliferation of terrorist cells in the […]

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Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli meets in Rome with Director General of the AIEA

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli met today in Rome with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) Amb. Yukiya Amano. Their discussions centred on the Agency’s role in Iranian nuclear negotiations, Italy’s contribution to the AIEA’s activities, the Deputy Foreign Minister’s participation in the upcoming conference on nuclear security in Vienna […]

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Il Ministro Bonino a Belgrado – Impegno italiano per avere data negoziati a Consiglio Ue (in translation)

L’Italia farà tutto il possibile perché al Consiglio europeo del 27 e 28 giugno venga fissata una data chiara e precisa per l’avvio del negoziato di adesione con la Serbia. Lo ha detto a Belgrado il Ministro Emma Bonino, al termine di un colloquio con il collega serbo Ivan Mrkic, nell’ambito di una visita in […]

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LOS ANGELES – Consul opens residence for Gio Ponti Show

Consul General of Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone opened his residence to the exhibition “The House, Italian-Style. Gio Ponti in LA”, a selection of original furnishings and decorations designed by one of the protagonists of 20th century design, Giuseppe Perrone. Read more, in Italian.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Bonino speaks by telephone with Iran’s Foreign Minister Salehi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Bonino spoke by telephone today with Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi, to whom she expressed her congratulations for the positive outcome of the Iranian elections, which offered the people an opportunity to freely express themselves in the election of Rowhani. In a brief exchange of information on the Syrian crisis, the two […]

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Articolo del Ministro Emma Bonino sul quotidiano Frankfurter

  (traduzione non ufficiale)   Per un‘ “Europa leggera”. Il Ministro degli Esteri italiano a colloquio/di Jorg Bremer Il nuovo Ministro degli Esteri italiano Emma Bonino vede l`Europa in una fase di profondo cambiamento. “Sono contenta che venga a cadere una regola del gioco sinora vigente che vuole che gli accordi economici e finanziari stipulati […]

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Articolo del Ministro Emma Bonino sul quotidiano Rossiyskaya Gazeta

(traduzione non ufficiale) Sulla ricchezza e profondità dei rapporti fra Italia e Russia – poggia la   solidarietà che i due Paesi si sono reciprocamente dimostrati anche nelle   occasioni più drammatiche come il terremoto di Messina del 1908, la strage di   Beslan o, più di recente, il sisma dell`Aquila. E la nostra amicizia ci consente   di […]

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Minister Bonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration, regional cooperation and bilateral relations

Italy supports Serbia and Kosovo’s efforts toward European integration, not least in light of the fact that the European incentive has proven to be decisive in placing both countries on the road toward normalising relations, which culminated with the accord signed on 19 April. European integration will therefore be the main focus of Minister Emma […]

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Pistelli: «A Teheran anche per l`Italia svolta positiva» (l’Unità)

L`Italia e il nuovo corso iraniano. L`Unità ne discute con Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con delega sull`Iran. La Comunità internazionale s`interroga sulla vittoria di Hassan Rohani nelle elezioni presidenziali in Iran. Qual è la sua valutazione? «Parto da un numero e da una immagine. Il numero: il candidato preferito dal fronte conservatore, Jalili, […]

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MOSCOW – Mantegna’s St. George on its first trip abroad

The painting of St. George by great Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna leaves its home at Venice’s Academy Galleries for the first time ever to be shown in Moscow at the Armoury Chamber of the Kremlin Museum through 22 June. Read more, in Italian.

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