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16 November 2013
Philippines: first load of aid made available by Italian foreign ministry arrives – INTERSOS-AGIRE ready to distribute

Bonino: “€1.1 million euro in private donations” Through “private initiatives” Italy has raised 1.1 million euro in aid for the Philippines, a sum that will be added to the funds the government has already made available for distribution by AGIRE and INTERSOS. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who spoke […]

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15 November 2013
Myanmar: Italy and EU for democratic growth and development

After Italy, Europe also is moving to strengthen relations with Myanmar, the Asian frontier. Two packed weeks of high level meetings in October marked the dynamism in Italian relations with Myanmar, and now it’s Europe taking the initiative: an EU task force in Yangon led by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and […]

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15 November 2013
Italia-Pakistan – New Archaeology Museum opens in Swat

Italy continues efforts on behalf of the cultural and artistic patrimony of Pakistan, with the opening of the new Museum of Swat in Saidu Sharif, a 1958 structure rebuilt by the Italian archaeological mission with funding from Rome. Read more, in Italian

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14 November 2013
Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 14 November: Latest World News compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor – Australia: Government of Victoria reconsiders shale gas

Australia: Government of Victoria reconsiders shale gas The government of the State of Victoria is getting ready to examine an ad hoc technical report that proposes to issue new exploration licenses and to either eliminate or limit a moratorium on “fracking” dating to late 2012. While he awaits the report’s complete examination, Minister for Energy […]

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14 November 2013
Bonino, inviata missione Unita’ di crisi Farnesina (in translation)

Per contrastare i devastanti effetti del tifone Haiyan “l’Italia c’è, si è mossa in tempo” e ha già stanziato circa un milione di euro in aiuti. E’ quanto ha assicurato il Vice Ministro Lapo Pistelli al termine di una riunione sull’emergenza Filippine svoltasi questa mattina presso la Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo della […]

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14 November 2013
Philippines – Italy sends typhoon aid to Red Cross

With the intention of providing humanitarian assistance to 100,000 families (500,000 persons) for 18 months, Italy made a new multilateral contribution of €350,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies following the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, which falls within its broader plan of one million euro in overall aid. Read […]

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13 November 2013
UN – Expo 2015 collaboration accord tomorrow

The event at Villa Madama –“Women and nutrition: ideas for a sustainable future” – is a prelude to the first conference organised within the context of Women for Expo. Speakers at the conference to take place on 14 November at FAO will include Emma Bonino and UN S-G Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition […]

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13 November 2013
Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – India: 1 billion in infrastructure investments planned

The Indian government’s 5-year plan (2012-2017) envisages investments on the order of 1 billion USD to satisfy the country’s infrastructure needs, 50% of which will come from the private sector, which will use public/private partnership (PPP) as its method for making this contribution. Two of the most ambitious projects launched are: 1) Dedicated Freight Corridors: […]

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Press Releases
13 November 2013
Philippines typhoon: Bonino–Reyes speak by telephone – Press Release

Minister Emma Bonino spoke by telephone today with Ambassador of the Philippines in Italy Virgilio Reyes, to whom she conveyed the condolences of the Italian government and people for the victims of the recent typhoon. The minister also outlined the ways in which the aid announced by our country will be distributed, and informed him […]

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