Bonino briefs Senate on missions – 23.6 million in aid for crisis areas
In a government briefing of the Senate joint foreign and defence commissions on the status of missions under way and development cooperation and peace and stabilisation interventions, Minister Emma Bonino announced that 23.6 million euro had been earmarked for humanitarian missions on the basis of Enrico Letta’s announcement at the St. Petersburg G20; she added […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Slovacchia: margini in calo per settore agricoltura e salari in crescita (in translation)
Slovacchia: margini in calo per settore agricoltura e salari in crescita Il Ministero dell’Agricoltura ha pubblicato un rapporto secondo il quale il settore agricolo slovacco avrebbe riportato una riduzione di profitti pari 49 milioni di euro nel 2012 (- 34% subas annua), con conseguente diminuzione di introiti per lo Stato per oltre 2 milioni di […]
Read moreGermany – Italy a top and “rising” partner
Italy came out the top partner country at Interlift, the lift industry’s most important trade fair. Hosted in this edition by Agusta Fair, Italy had the highest number of exhibitors (89), second only to Germany (159). Italy’s participation in the fair was organised by the trade association Anica Lift – which groups together firms accounting […]
Read moreUSA – From Florence to Chicago, masterpieces by Artemisia
The Uffizi Gallery of Florence is sending the celebrated “Judith beheading Holfernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi to the Art Institute of Chicago, where it will be included in an exhibition entitled “Violence and Virtue” organised in collaboration with the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture. Read more, in Italian
Read moreWorld Food Day – waste paradoxical, says Bonino
Food waste is paradoxical in our times; over one third of the food produced is lost. If it were possible to recuperate what is lost or thrown away, it would be possible to feed a major portion of the world’s current population”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s message for World Food Day, […]
Read moreMTCR meets in Rome – Bonino warns against underestimating spread of weapons delivery missiles
“A perfect opportunity for assessing the effectiveness” of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment on the plenary meeting that began yesterday at the foreign ministry in Rome. The 34-member multilateral meeting met for the first time in Rome in 1988 to address the increasing threat of missiles […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Kenya and Tanzania: Promos PSLO and World Bank Network mission
Promos, the Milan Chamber of Commerce’s special agency for internationalisation, is organising a business mission to Kenya and Tanzania from 6 to 13 November, in collaboration with the Private Sector Liaison Officer Network of the World Bank, and along with other European agencies for the promotion of the private sector. The international mission is being […]
Read moreMyanmar, a new Asian frontier
The conference “Myanmar – a new Asian frontier”, sponsored by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development and arranged by the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) and the Asian Observatory, will be held at the foreign ministry in Rome on 23 October. Participants will include Minister Emma Bonino and her Burmese counterpart […]
Read moreMadrid – Made in Italy in Spanish edition of Forbes
The October edition of the Spanish edition of Forbes Magazine, which showcases Italy and whose cover features Gianni Agnelli, was presented at the residence of the Italian ambassador. Read more, in Italian
Read moreBielorussia – 100 anni di moda italiana (in translation)
I “100 anni di moda italiana: borsa e scarpe”. E’ questo il titolo di una mostra organizzata dall’Ambasciata italiana in Bielorussia per celebrare l’eccellenza del made in Italy nel settore del design.L’esposizione rappresenta la piu’ grande collezione di accessori d’epoca delle piu’ illustri firme della moda e dello stile italiani, 313 pezzi, vere e proprie […]
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