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9 October 2013
Dassù in Belgrade, relations on a sound footing

The importance and healthy state of bilateral relations between Italy and Serbia and the Italian government’s strong support for Belgrade’s accession to the European Union. These were the topics at the centre of discussions during Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù’s mission to Serbia on 8 October. The visit came one week before the third Italian-Serbian […]

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9 October 2013
Mission to Albania by Minister Bonino – Support for Tirana in EU “working on candidate status by December”

Italy has been working “to ensure that the EU Commission’s report is positive and the December European Council grants candidate status to Albania”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the joint press conference with her Albanian colleague, Ditmir Bushati, in Tirana. Support for Tirana in the EU “We’re great supporters of your joining […]

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8 October 2013
EU: Italy and Sweden intensify dialogue

Intensifying the bilateral dialogue on the principal European questions, especially in the run-up to the Italian Presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2014. That was the focus of a visit to Rome by a delegation from the Swedish Foreign Ministry, which was received at the Farnesina on 7 October 2013 to […]

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4 October 2013
Lampedusa shipwreck: Community policy needed, says Bonino

“There is no Community policy on immigration at this time. It is hoped that tragedies of this sort will open the eyes of and convince other governments to consider the need for Community policy”, Minister Emma Bonino commented on yesterday’s events in Lampedusa.

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4 October 2013
Italian schools around the world – “Let’s design a new banknote”

Students were asked to design a new banknote in a competition promoted by the Bank of Italy and the Ministry of Education, University and Research, aimed at raising economic awareness among primary and secondary school children. The foreign ministry saw to it that the initiative was extended to Italian schools around the world. Read more, […]

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1 October 2013
Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – Hungary: Second quarter annual GDP growth of 0,5%

Hungary: Second quarter annual GDP growth of 0,5% According to the Hungarian Statistics Office (KSH), Hungary showed annual GDP growth for the second quarter of 0.5%, up by 0.1% as compared with the first quarter, thanks to improvements in the construction and farming sectors. Especially significant were investments in fixed capital, which were up 4.6% […]

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Press Releases
26 September 2013
Ratification of Arms Trade Treaty a welcome step, says Bonino

“I am delighted to hear of today’s ratification of the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a step that is particularly significant since our Parliament’s approval comes during General Assembly week”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, in New York with Prime Minister Letta to represent Italy at the United Nations. “This result […]

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Press Releases
19 September 2013
Cooperation Steering Committee approves funding for 57 NGO projects in developing countries – Press Release

The Development Cooperation Steering Committee, chaired by Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, today approved funding for 57 NGO projects in development countries, for a total of €23 million. The projects are to be carried out in 25 of the Cooperation’s priority countries (among them, Afghanistan, Albania, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Sudan and the Palestinian Territories) and in crucial […]

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19 September 2013
Farnesina: Bonino meets with Armenian colleague

Bilateral relations and relations between Armenia and the European Union were the focus of a meeting today in Rome between Minister Emma Bonino and her Armenian colleague Eduard Nalbandyan. On the bilateral relations front, the two ministers expressed their hope for continued growth in trade, even in light of the already excellent results for 2012 […]

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