Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

8 August 2013

Messaggio del Ministro Bonino per la commemorazione della tragedia di Marcinelle

On 8 August, Italy remembers the Marcinelle tragedy, the worst mining disaster ever to occur in Europe, in which 262 miners of 12 different nationalities lost their lives. 136 of them were Italian. In memory of that day, 8 August is a day of Commemoration of the Sacrifices of Italian Workers Throughout the World. On […]

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6 August 2013

Italy-Russia: agreements for growth. Year of tourism to be launched in November in Trieste

“We’re working on a series of agreements that, once signed, will make a marked and positive impact on the lives of Italian companies and households. And we’re doing so as part of our diplomacy for growth policy in the framework of economic recovery”. Work on the agreements is on-going, in the run-up to the Italian-Russian […]

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6 August 2013

Travelling abroad – Don’t panic, but be careful, Bonino tells Italian tourists

“I’ve advised all Italian tourists to be careful. Anyone going to the Red Sea, for example, should avoid day-trips. They should be careful, but there’s no need to panic”. The point was reiterated by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking on the Unomattina programme on the situation and the possible risks faced by Italians holidaying abroad. […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2013

Foreign Minister Bonino received news of the death of Renato Ruggiero with “profound sadness”

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino received the news of the death of Renato Ruggiero with “profound sadness”. “With the death of Renato Ruggiero”, the minister stated, “we lose an eminent protagonist of 20th century Italian diplomacy, who placed his exceptional professional and moral stature at the disposal of his nation in his many responsibilities […]

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Interviews

2 August 2013

Bonino «Ancora ombre sul caso kazako»

«Sui Marò io sono sempre più speranzosa che la road map che ci eravamo dati, porti al risultato atteso. Attendiamo la conclusione dell’inchiesta, e poi a settembre l’apertura del processo davanti alla corte speciale. Credo che potremo riportarli a casa prima di Natale». Ogni giorno ha la sua pena per Emma Bonino, che dalla plancia […]

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Interviews

2 August 2013

Bonino «Ancora ombre sul caso kazako»

«In the case of the marines, I am more hopeful than ever that our road map will lead to the expected results. We are awaiting the end of the inquest, and then the opening of the trial in a special court in September. I think we will be able to bring them home before Christmas”. […]

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31 July 2013

Egypt: Italy and Europe urge dialogue – for the moment no reciprocal intention to negotiate, says Bonino

Italy continues to appeal, along with the rest of Europe, for dialogue in Egypt, for the “inclusive negotiations” that are the only route to resolving the dramatic crisis; but for the moment, “there have been no serious moves toward dialogue and inclusiveness on the part of the government in power”, nor “from the other side”, […]

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30 July 2013

Egypt: Italy-EU, inclusive political negotiations Bonino briefs Parliament, Ashton mission to Cairo

There are no “alternatives” in Egypt to “serious political negotiations inclusive of all the political forces whom the leaders have allowed full freedom of movement and expression”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who will brief the parliament tomorrow, 31 July, on the situation in Egypt and the Middle East. Italy’s position, according to […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2013

Egypt, Bonino firmly condemns escalation of violence. “Extremely urgent that Egyptian political forces meet to seriously discuss national reconciliation”

“I wish to express my firmest condemnation of those responsible for the escalation of the violence in Egypt. The news of dozens of victims is confirmation – if that were necessary – of the extreme urgency that all political forces meet to discuss national reconciliation”, was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment today. The […]

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Speeches

26 July 2013

Intervento del Ministro Emma Bonino alla Presentazione del rapporto 2013 di Nessuno Tocchi Caino

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Quando l’anno scorso partecipai alla presentazione del rapporto di Nessuno Tocchi Caino, non potevo certo immaginare che a un anno di distanza mi sarei trovata dall’altra parte del tavolo per fare il punto sull’azione del Governo sulla lotta alla pena di morte nel mondo. Ma credo di poter […]

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26 July 2013

Egitto: appello del Ministro Bonino “Promuovere la pacificazione e la stabilità” (in translation)

Il Ministro Emma Bonino , che “segue costantemente” gli sviluppi della situazione dell’Egitto, rivolge “un forte appello a tutti gli attori istituzionali e politici egiziani, ed anche alla società civile, a contribuire, sia nel linguaggio che nei comportamenti concreti, a promuovere la pacificazione e la stabilità” del Paese mediorientale. In quest’ambito, secondo la titolare della […]

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26 July 2013

Egypt: Bonino calls for “a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation”

“Egypt must open a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation as the only approach to overcome their differences”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who is following developments in Egypt closely. “I strongly urge all Egyptian institutional and political actors, and civil society too, to play their part – both in […]

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