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Minister Giulio Terzi and Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Vicente Loscertales signed an agreement today in Rome establishing the legislative framework for the participation of the countries intending to exhibit at Milan ESPO 2015. In particular, the agreement outlines measures aimed at facilitating the activities of the personnel of those countries […]

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Afghanistan: new aid hinges on respect for women, says De Mistura

International support for Afghanistan will hinge on the commitment by its institutions to fight corruption and respect human rights, especially regarding the condition of women, Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura explained to the press after the Tokyo Conference on Sunday, which earmarked 16 billion in post-2014 aid. Massively improving the condition of women Italy “dug its […]

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Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system

The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]

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A plenary session of the EU Workshop on SMEs in the framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will meet on 12 July 2012 from 16:00 to 19:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome. The event will be open to the press and chaired by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Participants will include Vice […]

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Business mission to Herat

Italian business persons from the marble sector on a mission to Herat met in early July with Nasim Doost, President of the Equity Capital Group, the main Afghan group in the sector of marble quarrying and cutting, along with the Governor of the Province Daoud Saba and President of the Chamber of Commerce Khatibi. The […]

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Dettaglio intervista

Margherita Boniver, inviato speciale della Farnesina per le Emergenze umanitarie, è appena rientrata dalla Nigeria dove, nella capitale Abuja, ha avuto una serie di incontri con numerosi esponenti governativi. Che impressione ha riportato dalla Nigeria? Intanto ho trovato la capitale Abuja sempre più blindata, anche rispetto alla mia precedente missione di maggio: posti di blocco, […]

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Dettaglio intervista

La strage dei cristiani in Nigeria, nella città di Jos, nella quale sono morte 22 persone tutte di fede cristiana, porterebbe la firma del gruppo terroristico islamico “Boko Haram”. Le vittime dell’attacco di domenica scorsa partecipavano al funerale di alcune delle persone uccise il giorno prima a Barkin Ladi, sempre nella stessa zona, dove un […]

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Less than 20% of the world’s decision-makers are women and, despite the important positions they hold in many fields, much remains to be done in terms of equal pay and political participation. Women, increasingly leaders in socio-economic and political transition processes, are a resource that has not yet been fully tapped. These are some of […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

A seguito dell’approvazione della riforma del mercato del lavoro, che reca nuove disposizioni in materia di tirocini di formazione e orientamento, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri ha richiesto al Ministro del Lavoro chiarimenti circa gli effetti di tali disposizioni sui tirocini del Programma MAE-CRUI (Conferenza dei Rettori delle Università Italiane). Al riguardo, il Ministero del […]

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Press notice detail

A plenary session of the EU Workshop on SMEs in the framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will meet on 12 July 2012 from 16:00 to 19:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome. The event will be open to the press and chaired by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Participants will include Vice […]

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Syria: Italian hospital for refugees opens in Jordan

A field hospital set up by the Italian Cooperation in northern Jordan, at the border with Syria, to provide assistance to the thousands of refugees who have fled Syria in recent months was inaugurated today. Hospital managed in collaboration with Jordanian health service The facility is located in the city of Mafraq and was set […]

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FREIBURG: benefit concert for earthquake victims in Emilia-Romagna

The Freiburg Opera House hosted a benefit concert on 7 July for the earthquake victims of Emilia-Romagna, organised by the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the Freiburg Theater. The Freiburg International String Quartet performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Ottorino Respighi, and were joined by mezzosporano Anja Jung.  

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