Under-Secretary Giro: Congratulations for designation of Villa Medici and Etna as UNESCO World Heritage sites

Under-Secretary Mario Giro, who holds the remit for cultural promotion, extended his congratulations to the Medici Villa and Gardens and Etna for having been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. “With the largest number of UNESCO sites, 49, its 3,400 museums and 2,100 archaeological parks and areas make Italy a major cultural power, and in addition […]

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BEIJING – Promoting Tuscany in China through thematic ‘passport’

A thematic “passport” to promote Tuscany in China: the initiative of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi was presented at the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing, and is the result from a collaborative effort between the Region of Tuscany and Tuscany Promotion begun in 2011. Read more, in Italian.

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EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: Geneva II the only way, says Bonino. Bilateral with Ashton

The European foreign ministers will be focusing today on the Syrian dossier, which will be among principal agenda items that include the Middle East, Afghanistan and Turkey, during the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, where Minister Emma Bonino will be representing Italy. Syria: maximum support for opposition Syria is an item on which Minister Bonino […]

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Croatia’s accession to the European Union

Germany deposited its ratification of the Treaty on Croatia’s accession to the European Union, which constituted the final step in the Treaty’s entry into effect. Croatia, which becomes a member of the European Union on July 1st, submitted its application for accession on 21 February 2003 and negotiations began on 3 October 2005. The Accession […]

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GUATEMALA – A docufilm in Turin on youth orchestras

The youth orchestras of Guatemala take centre stage in the docufilm “Cuento Musical”, which was screened on Friday at Turin’s Auditorium Quazza – Palazzo Nuovo. The main thrust of the film, directed by Stefano Scialotti and sponsored by the Guatemala City government with the support of the Italian Cooperation and the UNDP, is the use […]

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Partecipazione del VM Dassù al Forum economico di San Pietroburgo – 21 giugno

E’ iniziata oggi al Forum economico di San Pietroburgo la missione in Russia del vice ministro degli Esteri, Marta Dassu’, che si concludera’ lunedi’ a Mosca dove incontrera’ il collega Aleksei Meshkov. Nell’ambito di quella che e’ anche conosciuta come la “Davos russa”, la Dassu’ e’ intervenuta a un panel sulla sicurezza energetica, dove ha […]

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Bonino in Doha – Ministerial Meeting of Friends of Syria

The delicate identification of a common terrain to bring to what is being called the Geneva II Conference, and the coordination and presumable strengthening of international support for the opposition to Bashar Al Assad’s government, will be the main topics of discussion at one of the most important thus far of the ministerial meetings of […]

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Bonino consegna premio Bellisario ad attivista libica Alaa Murabit (in translation)

E’ l’attivista libica per i diritti umani Alaa Murabit la vincitrice, nella categoria internazionale, della Mela d’Oro 2013, assegnata ogni anno dalla Fondazione Marisa Bellisario a dodici eccellenze femminili, dall’imprenditoria al design fino allo sport. E a consegnare il premio Marisa Bellisario ‘Donne ad Alta Quota’ alla fondatrice della Ong The Voice of Lybian Women […]

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EU: We are about to begin a crucial week, says Bonino, when Europe will be called upon to confront issues that will have a key impact on its future

We are about to begin a crucial week, when Europe will be called upon to confront two issues that will have a key impact on its future. The first: With regard to Turkey, Europe must not shy away from its historic responsibility to choose between short and far-sightedness. It is necessary to bring dynamism to […]

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LEBANON – Italy helps Syrian refugee children

Italy is actively helping Syrian refugee children in Lebanon within the context of the Mosaic Programme financed by the Italian Cooperation and carried out by the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs and two researchers from the Research Unit on Resilience of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. The intention is to give […]

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Italy and UN in the front line in preventing genocide

 How to prevent genocide? And how can we identify the indicators that such atrocious crimes might happen? These were the topics of the conference on “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 20 June 2013. The Conference was organised by the […]

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Italia-Vietnam: Il Vice Ministro Bruno Archi e il Vice Ministro Pham Quy Tieu firmano Accordo su servizi di trasporto aereo

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Archi and Deputy Minister for Transport of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Quy Tieu signed the Air Services Agreement (A.S.A.) today at the foreign ministry in Rome. The agreement, the first on air transport between Italy and Vietnam, will regulate air transport services (passengers, goods and mail) in […]

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