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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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17 September 2013

EU: Bonino – 2014: Year of the Mediterranean – Meeting with Venizelos, Presidencies with common priorities

With its consecutive Greek and Italian EU presidencies, 2014 is going to be the “year of the Mediterranean” for Europe, Minister Emma Bonino commented at the end of a meeting in Rome with her Greek colleague Evangelos Venizelos. “We enjoy excellent relations, but the focus of our discussions was on our two presidencies (Greece in […]

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Accreditation Notices

16 September 2013

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Recall – Conferenza Stampa Ministro Bonino-Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri greco Evangelos Venizelos (Farnesina, 17 settembre 2013)

Martedì 17 settembre 2013, alle ore 10.00, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Emma Bonino incontrerà alla Farnesina il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri greco Evangelos Venizelos. Al centro dei colloqui un focus sui temi europei, in particolare la rotazione della Presidenza dell’Unione Europea nel 2014, che vedrà protagoniste Grecia e Italia rispettivamente […]

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Accreditation Notices

16 September 2013

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Recall – Conferenza Stampa Ministro Bonino-Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri greco Evangelos Venizelos (Farnesina, 17 settembre 2013)

Please be reminded that Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino will meet at 10:00 on 17 September 2013 at the foreign ministry in Rome with Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Their discussions will centre on European themes, particularly the rotation of the European Union Presidency in 2014, which will pass in […]

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16 September 2013

Somalia: Bonino at the international conference – “Advances, but still many problems to resolve”

Finding the resources for the stabilisation of Somalia is the purpose of a high level conference organised by the EU in Brussels, in which Minister Emma Bonino is participating. “It is not a “turning point” but “surely a step forward”, according to the head of Italian diplomacy, as is the Kerry-Lavrov agreement on Syrian chemical […]

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Press Releases

12 September 2013

Italy welcomes the ruling by the European Union Court on publishing recruitment competition notices in all the languages of the Union

Italy welcomes today’s ruling by the European Court on the need to publish recruitment competition notices, in full, in all the languages of the Union. Indeed, the Court considered that the obligation to sit selection tests in one of just three languages (English, French or German) was not justified. Following the ruling of 27 November […]

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2 September 2013

IRAQ, Camp Ashraf: Bonino, episodio gravissimo. Il governo iracheno chiarisca

“E’ un episodio gravissimo, che suscita profonda preoccupazione. La perdita di vite umane è assolutamente inaccettabile, e va condannata con la massima fermezza”. Lo afferma il Ministro degli Esteri, Emma Bonino, in relazione alle notizie provenienti da Camp Ashraf. “Ci attendiamo – prosegue Emma Bonino – che da parte del Governo iracheno vengano immediatamente chiariti […]

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2 September 2013

IRAQ, Camp Ashraf: Bonino, episodio gravissimo. Il governo iracheno chiarisca

“A very serious incident which arouses deep concern. The loss of human lives is completely unacceptable and must be condemned with the utmost firmness”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s statement on the news from Camp Ashraf. “We expect the Iraqi Government to clarify immediately the details of an incident which appears, from the information […]

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