Bonino 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 […]
Read more‘GREEN FARNESINA’ – An electric quadricycle for getting around the city
The Foreign Ministry is going increasingly green: Renault Italia has made a “Twizzy” electric quadricycle available for a week’s test-drive, to be used by officials as they get around the city – free of charge – as part of a wide-ranging series of eco-friendly initiatives undertaken by the foreign ministry within its “Green Farnesina” Action […]
Read morePRAGUE – Festival ‘Roma Aeterna’, homage to Italian classical music
Prague pays homage to Italian classical music in the 14th edition of “Roma Aeterna”, to be held from 14 July to 6 August. The calendar includes music written, for the most part, by Italian composers, ranging from early Renaissance pieces, to Handel’s orchestral works to the operatic masterpieces of Verdi. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSANREMO – Green light for international course on humanitarian law and peace operations
Officers and employees of international organisations will be involved in a course being held from 17 to 21 June at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law (IIHL), located in Villa Ormond, on compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights in peace operations. The participants, who have come from various part of the world (Afghanistan, […]
Read moreMinister Bonino in Belgrade – Italy to urge EU to set a date for the opening of negotiations
Italy’s commitment to obtain a firm start-date for Serbia’s EU accession negotiations from the European Council of 27-28 June was underscored by Minister Emma Bonino in all her institutional encounters in Belgrade. Serbia, she observed, should be rewarded for the determination it has shown in establishing dialogue with Pristina, enacting the reforms required by Europe […]
Read moreIl Ministro Bonino a Belgrado – Impegno italiano per avere data negoziati a Consiglio Ue (in translation)
L’Italia farà tutto il possibile perché al Consiglio europeo del 27 e 28 giugno venga fissata una data chiara e precisa per l’avvio del negoziato di adesione con la Serbia. Lo ha detto a Belgrado il Ministro Emma Bonino, al termine di un colloquio con il collega serbo Ivan Mrkic, nell’ambito di una visita in […]
Read moreLOS ANGELES – Consul opens residence for Gio Ponti Show
Consul General of Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone opened his residence to the exhibition “The House, Italian-Style. Gio Ponti in LA”, a selection of original furnishings and decorations designed by one of the protagonists of 20th century design, Giuseppe Perrone. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreMinister Bonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration, regional cooperation and bilateral relations
Italy supports Serbia and Kosovo’s efforts toward European integration, not least in light of the fact that the European incentive has proven to be decisive in placing both countries on the road toward normalising relations, which culminated with the accord signed on 19 April. European integration will therefore be the main focus of Minister Emma […]
Read moreMOSCOW – Mantegna’s St. George on its first trip abroad
The painting of St. George by great Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna leaves its home at Venice’s Academy Galleries for the first time ever to be shown in Moscow at the Armoury Chamber of the Kremlin Museum through 22 June. Read more, in Italian.
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