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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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11 November 2013
Philippines typhoon – a million euro in aid from Italy

Italy has pledged one million euro in aid to the Philippines for the typhoon Haiyan emergency, which has left at least 10,000 dead. The announcement came from Deputy Minister with the remit for international cooperation Lapo Pistelli, who explained that “in the coming hours one million euro in emergency supplies for transport, food, medicines and […]

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11 November 2013
Canberra -The ‘Mappa del mondo’ of Fra Mauro on display

The precious mid-15th century “Mappa del Mondo” by Fra Mauro, left Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana for the exhibition “Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Autralian” in Canberra, where it will remain on display at the National Library of Australia through 10 March 2014, its first ever exhibition abroad. Read more, in Italian.

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7 November 2013
Italy-China – Agricultural tourism brings new opportunities for collaboration

Establishing a global network of “agritourism” districts. That is thegoal of the first World Agritourism Development Forum which took place recently in Changsha, in China. Italy, considered to be the world’s leading country for agricultural tourism, was represented by the Under-Secretary for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy, Maurizio Martina,the mayors of 5 Italian towns and […]

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4 November 2013
Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 4 novembre: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)

Bolivia: FMI prevede crescita PIL + 4,8% Secondo il rapporto sulle prospettive dell’economia mondiale del FMI la Bolivia supererà il tasso medio di crescita dei Paesi del Sudamerica (3,2%) e con un aumento del PIL pari al 5,4% sarà la seconda economia più dinamica del continente dopo il Paraguay e insieme al Perù. La nuova […]

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4 November 2013
Longitude: “Angela the Great”

The rise of the German Chancellor and the new challenges facing her is the cover story, entitled “Angela the Great”, of the November edition of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco. China and international security are the topics covered in the leader articles, written by the editor and by Franco Frattini, Giampiero Massolo, Vincenzo […]

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Interviews
1 November 2013
Emma di lotta (prima) e di governo (adesso)

Whatever happened to Emma Bonino? A lifetime out in the field – or rather, on the ground, battling on the side of the victims of adversity, women, the persecuted, the “cleansed”, refugees, even at the cost of being taken prisoner by the Taliban or being arrested, or else of violating air embargoes or risking her […]

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30 October 2013
Italy – China: economic potential and pledge for human rights

Relations between Italy and China are good, diversified and rest on a centuries-old friendship, but there is still potential to be tapped and for bilateral economic relations to meet expectations. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of a meeting this morning in Rome with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. […]

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Press Releases
30 October 2013
Minister Bonino meets with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jan Mattsson

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Executive Director Jan Mattsson, with whom she discussed Italy’s intention to pursue collaboration with UNOPS, taking the opportunity to request an update on programmes under way. Bonino also expressed her appreciation for the high quality and sustainability […]

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Press Releases
30 October 2013
Italy-China Governmental Committee – Joint Communiqué

1. On the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic Emma Bonino, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, made an official visit to Rome on 29 October 2013. 2. The two ministers reviewed principal bilateral questions and exchanged opinions on relations between the European Union […]

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