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 […]
Read moreFarnesina: Somalia, Pistelli incontra inviato Ue per Corno d’Africa. Italia impegnata per consolidamento istituzioni somale
Gli sviluppi della crisi in Somalia e il ruolo di stabilizzazione svolto dall’Unione Europea e dall’Italia sono stati al centro dei colloqui avuti alla Farnesina dal Vice Ministro degli Esteri, Lapo Pistelli, con l’Inviato speciale per il Corno d’Africa dell’Unione Europea, Alex Rondos. Pistelli ha confermato al suo interlocutore l’impegno italiano a favorire l’emergere di […]
Read moreLEBANON – 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 […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read moreSOUTH AFRICA – Italian rugby team on tour
The Italian community of South Africa is eagerly awaiting the rugby match on 22 June in Pretoria between the national teams of Italy and Scotland. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria and Consulate General of Johannesburg have taken the opportunity to organize a meeting between the players and the Italian community at the Italian Club of […]
Read morePoland – Crowd for the ‘science picnic’ italian stand
A crowd of families, young people and children took part in the traditional “Science Picnic” organised in Warsaw by the Copernico Scientific Centre and Radio Poland. The Italian stand also featured the activities of the Gruppo Pleiadi coordinated by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreJEREVAN – Showcase for made in Italy
Italy will enjoy a 10-day showcase during the 4th annual Festival of Italian Cuisine in Yerevan, Armenia, a traditional appointment for economic-cultural promotion. The opening gala featured a dinner prepared by chefs Gianni Frangini and Marco Paoletti of the Aurelio Saffi Professional Institute in Florence, and two art shows. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Amb.Massari, A growing Egypt needs democratic consolidation
“Egypt is a point of reference for solutions to regional crises, and has immense potential for foreign investments, on the condition, however, that it consolidates its democratic institutions”, underscored Italian Ambassador to Cairo Maurizio Massari in an interview for Esteri.it. Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” on the Middle Eastern and […]
Read moreBonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration for Serbia-Kosovo stabilisation
Italy strongly supports the European integration of the Western Balkans, and will do everything possible in the European Council of late June to see that start-dates are set for negotiations on an Association and Stabilisation Agreement (ASA) with Kosovo and on Serbia’s EU accession. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino carried to the […]
Read moreItaly-Kosovo – Minister Bonino in Pristina
Italy’s support for Kosovo’s European integration and the development of bilateral collaboration were the main focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meetings today in Pristina. Meeting first with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, she is scheduled to meet later in the day with Minister for Foreign Affairs Enver Hoxhaj. After a meeting with […]
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