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4 July 2013
ROMANIA – Italian Embassy hails settin up of Schengen Commission

The 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 […]

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3 July 2013
‘Datagate’: Bonino in Parliament (Thursday 4 July) – Relations with the U.S. on matters of information management

“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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Interviews
2 July 2013
Bonino: «The U.S., Europe and Italy share a bond of friendship. We must now avoid a free-trade block» (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – According to Minister Emma Bonino, the Datagate scandal is altering international balances. The idea that the United States could spy on its Western allies has shaken the European Union. What does the nation’s foreign policy chief think? “We reacted immediately and demanded verification from our American counterparts. I admit that the affair is […]

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2 July 2013
EUROPE – Bonino: Rekindling the pro-Europe passion

It is necessary to rekindle the “pro-Europe passion”, without giving in to “pessimism”, since “there is no alternative” to the EU. Minister Bonino spoke at the foreign ministry in Rome during the dedication of a hall to Ambassador Silvio Fagiolo, one of the leaders in the formation of the European Community and who recently passed […]

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1 July 2013
Croatia in the EU – Balkans European integration an Italian priority

At midnight on July 1st Croatia officially became the 28th member of the European Union. Tens of thousands of people celebrated through the night in the squares and streets of all the country’s cities a goal reached after ten years of reforms aimed at democratic and liberal development. President Napolitano and Minister Bonino at the […]

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Press Releases
27 June 2013
Minister Bonino meets the President of the African Union, Zuma at the MFA

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met the President of the African Union (AU), the South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, at the Foreign Ministry today, 26 June. The meeting reflects Italy’s policy of strengthening dialogue with Africa and with the African Union. Women and young people in African societies The need to increase women’s role in Africa societies […]

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Interviews
26 June 2013
«A crucial week for Europe», says Bonino (Il Messaggero)

This is a crucial week for Europe: a week of internal and external challenges The economic and financial crisis is severely testing the ability of our common institutions to balance austerity and growth, a vital condition to address the key problem of unemployment. Europe is more than just a spread. A healthy Union must also […]

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25 June 2013
TURKEY : Green light for EU negotiations, to Bonino’s satisfaction

The European Union’s ministers for European affairs have decided to open regional policy negotiations, starting in October. Bonino: “We’ve avoided a stalemate. I’ve spoken to Davutoglu and we’ll see what Ankara does”. “There is now a chance we can avert the risk of stalemate, and that’s a cause for satisfaction”. This was Foreign Minister Emma […]

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24 June 2013
Syria – Bonino at Foreign Affairs Council – “Political solution the only way”. Visit to Jordan for refugee emergency

“The only solution to the Syrian crisis is the political solution”, as Foreign Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. The “Geneva 2” peace conference is the only way, as the Minister reiterated at the “Friends of Syria” meeting in Doha on Saturday 22 June. And the conference […]

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Press Releases
24 June 2013
Croatia’s accession to the European Union

Germany deposited its ratification of the Treaty on Croatia’s accession to the European Union, which constituted the final step in the Treaty’s entry into effect. Croatia, which becomes a member of the European Union on July 1st, submitted its application for accession on 21 February 2003 and negotiations began on 3 October 2005. The Accession […]

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