MONTEVIDEO – “Made in Italy” by Ansin on display as of saturday
An exhibition of more than 35 works by Uruguayan artist Alejandro Ansin, organised by the Italian embassy and cultural institute in Montevideo, opens Saturday 6 July and runs through 4 August. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBonino to big business: involve SMEs in foreign missions
Speaking in Rome at the conference “The new geography of Made in Italy, beyond luxury and beyond BIRCS”, Minister Emma Bonino launched an appeal to Italian big business to involve SMEs in their foreign missions. She urged them to collaborate with the foreign ministry even “when things are going well”, so as to “include” other […]
Read moreEGYPT: Italy fostering dialogue – ‘DATAGATE’: awaiting clarification, EU-US free-trade talks must go forward
Relations with Egypt and relations with the U.S. in matters of data management were the topics of a briefing by Minister Emma Bonino before the joint Parliamentary Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Defence Commissions. Process of constitutional normalisation obligatory, respect for fundamental rights The minister explained that, in Egypt, a “significant” portion of the population considered […]
Read moreDatagate – Bonino briefs Parliament – Awaiting clarification, but EU-US talks must go forward
Italy awaits clarification on Datagate, since a relationship of trust between allies is at stake. At the same time, suspending free-trade negotiations set to being on Monday in Washington would run counter to our own interests, stated Minister Emma Bonino in a briefing on the government’s relations with the U.S. in matters of information management […]
Read moreEgypt: Bonino, Italy working to restore National dialogue
Italy is monitoring developments in Egypt with “heightened attention”, where “exceptional measures” have been introduced, and is working to facilitate “dialogue among all parties” so that those measures “last the shortest time possible”, Minister Emma Bonino stated during a briefing before the joint Parliamentary Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Defence Commissions. Process of constitutional normalisation obligatory, […]
Read moreEGYPT: COMPLEX SITUATION THAT CALLS FOR PRUDENCE, SAYS BONINO
With regard to the situation in Egypt, Minister Emma Bonino, said it was “absolutely in flux”. Prudence, she added, is the best line to take, without falling into judgments or assessments of a situation that cannot be reduced to a tweet”.
Read moreOECD – Italians hold top posts in OECD
Italians hold no less than 5 of the top positions in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including the Deputy Secretary General and four directorships. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreROMANIA – Italian Embassy hails settin up of Schengen Commission
The Embassy of Italy in Bucharest hailed the institution of a joint Romanian Upper and Lower House Commission to support that country’s accession to the Schengen area. President of the Commission, Senator Mircea Geoana, underscored, in particular, expectations that the legislative and executive wings send a unified message regarding the possibility of reaching a decision […]
Read moreBrussels summit opens “Women Leaders in International Relations”
The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels will hold “Women Leaders in International Relations” from 8 to 12 July, a summit organised by the Institute in collaboration with former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Women in Public Service (WIPS) and the School for Advanced Public Administration Studies (SSPA). The Summit’s focus will be the presence […]
Read more‘Datagate’: Bonino in Parliament (Thursday 4 July) – Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management
“Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management” will be the topic of Minister Emma Bonino’s briefing, on behalf of the government, on Thursday 4 July before the joint constitutional, foreign and defence commissions of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. In the margins of a Confindustria conference, and in an interview with […]
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