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19 February 2014

Ukraine: Bonino, EU measures against violence perpetrators

The extraordinary council of EU foreign ministers held yesterday in Brussels decided to issue a visa and financial asset ban on the perpetrators of violence in Ukraine”, reported Minister Emma Bonino as she left the council before its conclusion. The minister also announced the opening of visa simplifications “for the wounded, civil society and dissidents”. […]

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19 February 2014

Ucraina: Bonino, violenza inaccettabile

“La gravità degli scontri in corso a Kiev pone il popolo ucraino di fronte ad una situazione drammatica, di una violenza inaccettabile che come europei condanniamo con estrema fermezza. E’ con massima preoccupazione che va considerato – e scongiurato – il rischio concreto di una guerra civile alle porte dell’Unione Europea.Insieme ai miei colleghi europei […]

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19 February 2014

Ucraina: Bonino, violenza inaccettabile

“The seriousness of the current upheaval in Kiev places Ukrainians in a dramatic situation of unacceptable violence that we must, as Europeans, most firmly condemn. It is with deepest concern that the concrete risk of civil war, at the threshold of the European Union, must be considered and eliminated. I join my European colleagues in […]

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19 February 2014

Syria – Cooperation emergency supplies from Brindisi

A humanitarian mission left with a load of emergency supplies, blankets and medical kits valued at approx. €104,000 from the UNHRD’s Brindisi logistical base on Monday for the Turkish-Syrian border, intended for the Syrian population affected by the conflict. Signal to Syrians that Italy cares The over-land mission, which should reach its destination within approximately […]

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18 February 2014

Buenos Aires – Violence against women, Conference 6 March

The conference “Conflict on Human Rights: Violence against Women”, scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires on 6 March, is being organised by the Italian embassy in Argentina in collaboration with the University of Cagliari and the Universidad del Museo Social Argentino (UMSA). Gender violence will be examined from the medical, legal and psychological points […]

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13 February 2014

Marines: Bonino to meet Human Rights Commissioner, Pillay, in Geneva

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will be meeting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in Geneva to discuss the case of the two Italian marines held in India. Minister Bonino announced the meeting to the press after her Senate briefing on the subject this morning, Thursday 13 February. The Italian government contacted […]

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13 February 2014

Marines: Bonino in Parliament – “It’s not a bilateral question. NATO and EU at our side”

The question of the two Italian marines is not a bilateral issue between Italy and India. It involves the European Union and NATO (which have lined up on Italy’s side) and concerns compliance with anti-terrorism agreements and UN decisions on anti-piracy missions. That was the central concept in Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s address to the […]

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11 February 2014

Bonino in Parliament – Marines: all options on table. They’re not terrorists: EU supports us

“All options are on the table, both diplomatic–political and judicial: the goal is for our marines to return home with dignity”. The point was explained by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her briefing to the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees on the progress in the missions currently under way and development cooperation […]

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10 February 2014

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Human rights alarm in Ukraine. Marines: charges unreasonable, says Bonino

The European Union’s foreign ministers have reiterated their alarm over the human rights situation in Ukraine, including violence, cases of missing persons, torture and intimidation. This was the comment in the Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels today, 10 February 2014, with the participation of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. The […]

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10 February 2014

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria and Ukraine a priority, Bonino – bring marines home

The Syrian crisis and its repercussions in Lebanon and Iraq, the Southern Neighbourhood, and Ukraine are among the main topics on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting of EU foreign ministers today in Brussels. Minister Emma Bonino will outline Italy’s position on the various items on the table, and will also reintroduce […]

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7 February 2014

Repubblica centrafricana: in partenza volo umanitario della Cooperazione

Per rispondere alla drammatica crisi umanitaria in corso in Repubblica Centrafricana, la Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo del Ministero degli Affari Esteri invierà il prossimo 9 febbraio un aereo cargo contenente aiuti di emergenza. L’intervento realizzato dalla Cooperazione Italiana con INTERSOS mira a ridurre il rischio di diffusione tra gli sfollati della malaria e malattie connesse […]

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7 February 2014

Repubblica centrafricana: in partenza volo umanitario della Cooperazione

In response to the dramatic humanitarian crisis under way in the Central African Republic, the Italian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispatched a cargo plane loaded with emergency aid items. The intervention aims to reduce the risk of the spread among the refugees of malaria and diseases associated poor hygienic condition. The […]

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