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18 December 2013

Napolitano: Ambassadors a resource for Italy’s growth Bonino: A presence in emerging and difficult countries to help our enterprises

Italy in the world and the world in Italy: interviews with the ambassadors Italy’s commitment in Libya, a nation still striving for peace almost three years after the fall of a long-lived regime; or in Afghanistan and in Iraq, to help with the reconstruction after years of war, while also paying a high price in […]

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17 December 2013

10th Ambassador’s Conference – “Italy attracting the world”: focus on diplomacy for growth

Diplomacy for growth, attracting foreign investment, internationalisation of Italian firms. These will be the topics for the 10th Ambassador’s Conference taking place on 18 and 19 December at the Farnesina. An event which, this year more than ever, will focus on the role of Italian diplomats on the road to growth that Italy intends to […]

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17 December 2013

Italy: an energy hub in the Mediterranean – Bonino in Baku to sign Azerbaijian-Europe gas pipeline project

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline(TAP), part of the pipeline linking Azerbaijian with Europe, is “a strategic project that represents an important contribution for Italy, both to cover our energy demand and to enable us to become an energy hub for southern Europe and the Mediterranean”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking in […]

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16 December 2013

EU: Foreign Affairs Council – Syrian chemical weapons to pass through Italian port

Syria’s chemical weapons will be passing through an Italian port, with the selection of the precise place being decided – and notified to the Italian Parliament – by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemic Weapons (OPWC). The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino at the end of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs […]

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Press Releases

16 December 2013

Chile: Michelle Bachelet’s re-election is good news, says Bonino. Long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration

“Michelle Bachelet’s re-election by a large majority is good news, all the more so in view of our long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment on the outcome of the election in Chile. “Throughout her mandate at the head of UN Women, Michelle was a valuable ally in the […]

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16 December 2013

Destinazione Italia – Plan approved, push toward internationalisation of businesses

Making business internationalisation more effective and, at the same time, making the Italian legislative framework more receptive and efficient for outside investors, are the main goals of the “Destinazione Italia” plan, which looks most specifically at trade relations between Italy and the rest of the world. And all contained in a decree that, as Minister […]

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16 December 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council, Bonino in Brussels – Focus on Iran, Eastern Partnership, EU-Russia relations

Iran, Syria, Lebanon, the Eastern Partnership, EU-Russia relations, the Central African Republic, the Western Balkans and Burma, are on the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels – Iran being at the top of the list. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton will outline the contents of the recent nuclear agreement […]

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16 December 2013

Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand

“Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand, a long-time friend and partner. In view of the upcoming legislative elections, we call on Thailand’s political parties to ease current tensions peacefully within the institutional framework, in compliance with democratic principles and the rule of law.”

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13 December 2013

VI Conferenza Italia-America Latina

VI CONFERENZA ITALIA – AMERICA LATINA E CARAIBI Si è svolta nei giorni 12 e 13 dicembre presso Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri la VI Conferenza Italia – America Latina e Caraibi. Quest’anno la Conferenza ha festeggiato il suo decimo anniversario e si è evoluta fino a divenire un momento d’incontro e riflessione propositivaad alto […]

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13 December 2013

Italy-Latin America, shared strategy for growth – Bonino calls for coordinate responses to global challenges

Growth, territorial development and sustainable policies, cooperation between SMEs: the three macro-headings of the sessions of the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, opened today at the foreign ministry in Rome by Minister Emma Bonino. The conference runs through Friday and its participants include a large number of Central and South American ministers and representatives […]

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12 December 2013

Expo 2015: We want to make history with women leaders, says Bonino

“The ministry of foreign affairs is working hard on its plan for a women-oriented EXPO. We truly want it to make a bit of history and that from now on an EXPO that disregards the leading role of women will be unimaginable”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino spoke at the conference “Building a Women’s […]

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10 December 2013

Discorso del Ministro Bonino alla III Giornata dell’Integrità (italian only)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) L’integrità è un tema da difendere e tutelare per qualsiasi ramo della Pubblica amministrazione, in qualsiasi paese. Ma in Italia abbiamo un problema supplementare dovuto ad antichi retaggi e da una frammentazione a livello istituzionale che spesso provoca sovrapposizioni dove, alla fine, è difficile capire chi fa cosa. […]

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