Deputy Minister Dassù visits Dubrovnik

Deputy Minister Dassù attended a meeting in Dubrovnik today with the foreign ministers of Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece and Montenegro. Discussions focused on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) e Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP). Reiterating Italy’s interest in opening a Southern Gas Corridor through the TAP project, Deputy Minister Dassù described the project as “an […]

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Briefing in the Chamber – Protests in Turkey, Syrian crisis and security in Libya

The Gezi Park protests, the Syrian crisis, the attempted attack on the Italian Embassy in Libya. These were the three dossiers on which Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s day at the Chamber of Deputies focused. This morning she gave an urgent Government briefing on developments in Turkey. The briefing was followed by addresses to the joint […]

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WARSAW – The city sparkles with italian jewellery

The best of Italian jewellery is on display in Warsaw in an exhibition organised by the Italian Trade Promotion Agency (ICE) with support form the Italian Embassy. The exhibition, which closes today, showcased 52 Italian jewellery companies and was attended by around 90 buyers selected from 23 countries and regions: from Scandinavia to Central Europe, […]

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MONTEVIDEO – “Italian: a lively language” – a new competition

“Italian: a lively language”. That’s the name of the competition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Uruguay to mark Italy’s National Day (2 June). The theme – for children (6-12 years old), teenagers (13-17) and adults (over 18 years of age) – is to design an advertising image, possibly with a slogan, that can […]

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SERBIA – Italy is again the country’s leading commercial partner

Italy is once again Serbia’s leading commercial partner. The figures for the first quarter of 2013 show our country firmly in first place in trade with the Balkan country, with our exports up 35.9% and our imports up 103.4% on an annual basis. Italy’s market share has also grown, to 27.3%, ahead of Germany (23.2) […]

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ITALY-CHINA: cooperation growing in forestry field

Italian-Chinese collaboration is growing in the environmental field. A forestry workshop was organised recently in Beijing by the Science Attaché at the Italian Embassy, the Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Universita’ della Tuscia. The aim of the workshop was to foster exchanges of knowledge between Italy and China by developing joint projects. Read more, […]

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‘ITALIAN LIFESTYLE’ MAPPING EXERCISE IN SHANGHAI

The Italian Consulate in Shanghai has begun a project to map the “Italian Lifestyle in Shanghai”. The mapping exercise will identify art galleries, architectural practices, boutiques and dressmakers and all the other highlights of the “Made in Italy” brand in the Chinese city. The aim of the project, inspired by the “Historical Map of Italians […]

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TURKEY: Bonino addresses the Chamber – ‘Italy wants a fully democratic Turkey in Europe’

“Italy wants a fully democratic Turkey in Europe and EU membership could have a beneficial effect on Turkey”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her briefing to the Chamber of Deputies on the demonstrations in Turkey which, in the Minister’s view, arose “spontaneously”. The use of force is unacceptable Bonino also […]

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REMINDER: ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Ireland 404040 Exhibition – Foreign Ministry, Rome, 13 June 2013, 18.30

Reminder: The itinerant contemporary art exhibition “40/40/40”, consisting of works from the Irish State Collection and organised by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Office of Public Works, opens in Rome at the Farnesina on Thursday 13 June at 18.30. The exhibition comes to Rome, on its third leg after Madrid and […]

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Pistelli: «Ma Erdogan resta un amico»

Viceministro Lapo Pistelli, Erdogan sceglie la linea dura con l’opposizione. Che fa l’Europa? «Il governo Erdogan ha il dovere di fare chiarezza sulla reazione sproporzionata delle forze di polizia, e che è stata condannata da tutti i paesi europei. Non esiste che muoiano dei manifestanti, che si sparino lacrimogeni ad altezza d’uomo, che ci siano […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Visit by Ambassadors accredited in Italy to the “Palidoro” Command – Motorised and Specialist Units (Friday 14 June 2013)

On Friday 14 June 2013 the Ambassadors accredited in Italy will visit the “Palidoro” command of the Carabinieri, which includes the Motorised and Specialist Units. The visit is being organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Command of the Carabinieri. The welcoming address by the Commander in Chief and the Head of […]

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Consulate goes green: photovoltaic installation in Casablanca

The Italian Consulate General has joined the “Green Farnesina” programme designed to promote ever-higher environmental standards and sustainable projects. With the help of sponsorship from Italian companies operating in Morocco, three separate initiatives are now under way to make the Consulate a “laboratory” for sustainable projects. Environmentally harmful emissions reduced by around 32 tons per […]

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