An administrative twinning was officially announced between the European Union and Georgia for the development of that country’s National Agency for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. The initiative will receive one million euro in EU funding and last for 18 months. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreA significant moment in the meeting of scientific attachés, being held today and tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome, came with the signing of an operational convention between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at further strengthening what are already excellent relations. Signed by MFA Secretary General Michele […]
Read moreOn the basis of the results of the report by the Chief of Police presented yesterday evening in Parliament by the Minister for the Interior, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino summoned Chargé d’affaires of Kazakhstan Zhanybek Manaliyev to the foreign ministry, in the absence of Kazakh Ambassador Adrian Yelemessov. Minister Bonino expressed surprise and […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is in Budapest today for a meeting with her Hungarian colleague Janos Martonyi, dedicated to an exchange of views on the work of the Group of Reflection on the Future of Europe – on the eve of the 19 July meeting in Palma de Majorca – with a view […]
Read moreWith one year to go until our EU Presidency in the second half of 2014, Italy has renewed its commitment to achieving political union in the framework of a “United States of Europe”. Because there is no alternative to a strong “EU project” if the Union wants to go on playing a leading role on […]
Read moreThe federalist solution “is not too popular in European organisations, indeed in some cases it’s opposed. But I believe that, in spite of that resistance, the United States of Europe are the only road to take”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino as she concluded her presentation at East Forum 2013 on […]
Read moreThe Italian “system” can succeed, but we need “a change of pace and continuity in our commercial foreign policy in the international markets and, above all, in China. There’s a great demand worldwide for the ‘Made in Italy’ brand, a demand that exceeds our capacity to respond. Italy can offer much more than the Four […]
Read more“Europe: rediscovering federalist origins to avoid decline”, is the title of an article by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino for the latest issue of the magazine “East-European Crossroads”, directed by Flavio Fusi. An article in which the minister analyses the limitations and virtues of a Europe that, 60 years on, “allows its inhabitants to […]
Read moreRelations with Egypt and relations with the U.S. in matters of data management were the topics of a briefing by Minister Emma Bonino before the joint Parliamentary Constitutional Affairs, Foreign and Defence Commissions. Process of constitutional normalisation obligatory, respect for fundamental rights The minister explained that, in Egypt, a “significant” portion of the population considered […]
Read moreItaly awaits clarification on Datagate, since a relationship of trust between allies is at stake. At the same time, suspending free-trade negotiations set to being on Monday in Washington would run counter to our own interests, stated Minister Emma Bonino in a briefing on the government’s relations with the U.S. in matters of information management […]
Read moreThe Embassy of Italy in Bucharest hailed the institution of a joint Romanian Upper and Lower House Commission to support that country’s accession to the Schengen area. President of the Commission, Senator Mircea Geoana, underscored, in particular, expectations that the legislative and executive wings send a unified message regarding the possibility of reaching a decision […]
Read more“Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management” will be the topic of Minister Emma Bonino’s briefing, on behalf of the government, on Thursday 4 July before the joint constitutional, foreign and defence commissions of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. In the margins of a Confindustria conference, and in an interview with […]
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