Pistelli in Beirut: Lebanon is paying the price of the terrible crisis in Syria

Lebanon is paying a high price for the war in Syria, especially in terms of refugees. This was the comment of the Deputy Minister with responsibility for Development Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, during his visit to Beirut. Speaking in the margins of his meeting with senior representatives of Lebanon’s institutions, Pistelli commented that “Lebanon is at […]

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New Italian experts in nuclear and chemical security

Italy will be training new experts in the field of chemical and nuclear security. The University of Tor Vergata and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have signed an agreement to set up a Master’s on Protection against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNe) events. The course will prepare professional First […]

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TURKEY : Green light for EU negotiations, to Bonino’s satisfaction

The European Union’s ministers for European affairs have decided to open regional policy negotiations, starting in October. Bonino: “We’ve avoided a stalemate. I’ve spoken to Davutoglu and we’ll see what Ankara does”. “There is now a chance we can avert the risk of stalemate, and that’s a cause for satisfaction”. This was Foreign Minister Emma […]

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Minister Emma Bonino expresses her condolences over the death of Senator Emilio Colombo

“Emilio Colombo was a lucid and intelligent voice in Italian Europeanism. I am saddened by his passing and wish to express my sincere sympathy to his family at this sad time”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s statement, from Jordan, on hearing the news of Senator Colombo’s death. The Minister is in Jordan for bilateral […]

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SYRIA – Bonino visits refugee camp in Jordan

With the European Commission for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, Kristalina Georgieva, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino is visiting the Al Zaatari camp in north Jordan. The camp accommodates about 150,000 people who have fled the fighting in Syria. The aim of the visit is to see at first hand the conditions of the Syrian refugees […]

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Africa: 1.5 million euros from Italy for women and young people

Italian Development Cooperation is supporting women and young people in Kenya and South Sudan’s most marginalised regions. They will be the beneficiaries of the new development project worth 1.5 million euros as part of an agreement signed in Rome by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Giampaolo Cantini, and his colleague from the United Nations […]

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Italy-Russia: Dassù in Moscow – “2+2” meeting planned in Rome on 6 August

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marta Dassù, has had a long meeting in Moscow with her Russian colleague, Deputy Minister Aleksey Meshkov. They discussed bilateral issues and EU-Russian relations. “2+2” meeting in Rome on 6 August As a follow-up to the recent talks between Foreign Ministers Bonino and Lavrov, the two Deputy Ministers agreed […]

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Syria – Bonino at Foreign Affairs Council – “Political solution the only way”. Visit to Jordan for refugee emergency

“The only solution to the Syrian crisis is the political solution”, as Foreign Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. The “Geneva 2” peace conference is the only way, as the Minister reiterated at the “Friends of Syria” meeting in Doha on Saturday 22 June. And the conference […]

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RUSSIA – Dassù presenta l’Expo di Milano (in translation)

Un’ Expo “di nuovo genere”, con al centro un tema come la sicurezza alimentare, cruciale per lo sviluppo sostenibile, e con grande attenzione al ruolo delle donne: cosi’ il viceministro Marta Dassu’ ha presentato al Forum economico internazionale di San Pietroburgo la prossima esposizione di Milano 2015. Un’expo di nuovo genere “Prima di tutto ho ringraziato la […]

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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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