Deputy Minister Marta Dassù visiting Washington D.C. (4-6 September 2013)

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù is visiting Washington D.C. to meet Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns to discuss key international policy issues. Topics for discussion include developments in the Syrian crisis and the situation in Egypt. The visit will also be an opportunity to examine the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership […]

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ROMANIA: Enescu Festival showcases italian music

The cream of the international music world is meeting in Romania, where the 21st George Enescu Festival is now under way. The two-yearly festival, the country’s key cultural event, will feature leading Italian orchestras and choirs performing a range of classical and experimental music. Read more, in Italian.

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Economic Diplomacy-Sole 24 Ore 3 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Indonesia: Yudhoyono presents 2014 budget

The Indonesian president, Yudhoyono, has unveiled the 2014 budget to a joint session of parliament. Public spending will reach 174 billion dollars, an increase of 5.2% on the previous year. The deficit is forecast to fall from 2.4% to 1.5%, while the public debt/GDP ratio is projected to be 22-24%. The budget gives more scope […]

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Bonino in Tunis – Italy and EU support transition

Tunisia is determined to overcome the contrast between the majority and opposition that is paralysing the country’s political transition and fuelling social tension. That is the message emerging from Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s talks in Tunis with the country’s authorities. In her discussion with the President of the National Constituent Assembly, Mustapha Ben Jafaar, Minister […]

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GERMANY: Italian film festival touring 30 cities in 4 months

Thirty cities in four months. These are the numbers summing up the “Cinema! Italia!” film festival that from 5 September to 18 December 2013 will be touring Germany with the best of Italian film production. The films will be shown in Italian with German sub-titles. Now in its 16th year, the festival enjoys the patronage […]

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MONTEVIDEO: Fratta pays homage to Verdi

Montevideo has hosted a concert by the Umberto Giordano Ensemble, led by Gianna Fratta. Entitled “Viva Verdi!”, the concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Massimo Andrea Leggeri, and First Secretary […]

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Assistance for Italian nationals abroad

Some media organisations are reporting news on two cases involving Italian nationals abroad which the Foreign Ministry has been dealing with in recent weeks. The Farnesina, including through the Italian Embassy in Cuba, is following developments in the case of Mr Simone Pini – currently serving a 25-year prison sentence handed down in that country […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – 2 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Pakistan: trade growing, in 9 months 557 million euros in commerce with Italy

Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – 2 September 2013: latest news from around the world. Pakistan: trade growing, in 9 months 557 million euros in commerce with Italy. Italy is Pakistan’s 3rd EU trading partner, after the United Kingdom and Germany. Bilateral trade over 9 months amounts to around 557 million euros, compared with about 1.2 […]

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Horn of Africa and international security. Minister Bonino meets the Prime Minister of Djibouti, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received Djibouti’s Head of Government, Mohamed, at the Farnesina today, 2 September 2013. Talks focused on the situation in Somalia, the Horn of Africa and bilateral relations. Minister Bonino told the prime minister that she appreciated Djibouti’s traditional role of moderation in the region and exchanged views with him on the […]

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LOS ANGELES: a month of events featuring Italy and science

Italian “brains” take centre stage in Los Angeles throughout September for “Italian Science Month”. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF), in collaboration with the Italian Trade Promotion Agency. Its aim is to showcase Italy’s contribution in numerous international scientific and technological […]

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IRAQ, Camp Ashraf: Bonino, episodio gravissimo. Il governo iracheno chiarisca

“A very serious incident which arouses deep concern. The loss of human lives is completely unacceptable and must be condemned with the utmost firmness”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s statement on the news from Camp Ashraf. “We expect the Iraqi Government to clarify immediately the details of an incident which appears, from the information […]

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Intervista del Ministro Bonino al quotidiano turco Aksam

You lived for some time in Cairo and worked for several years in the Middle East; you know the region very well. And Italy is one of the countries that has criticised the coup d’état in Egypt most strongly. What do you think of the current situation and the outlook for the future? “I never […]

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