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Interviews
20 January 2014
Giro: «Ue, il semestre italiano e l’ora delle scelte» (l’Unità)

L’imminenza delle elezioni europee e del semestre italiano di presidenza, rimette al centro del dibattito pubblico il tema dell’integrazione europea, così complesso e poco frequentato. È già un risultato che con la crisi finanziaria si sia parlato più di Europa, anche se limitandosi all’Euro. Posizioni divergenti su come uscire dalla crisi hanno dato vita ad […]

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Press Releases
20 January 2014
The main themes of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

The Southern Neighbourhood (particularly Syria and Egypt), Middle East peace process, Afghanistan, Iran, preparations for the EU-Russia summit, the Central African Republic and South Sudan will make up the agenda of the EU foreign ministers at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting (FAC) to be held in Brussels tomorrow. The ministers will discuss the political and […]

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15 January 2014
DEI/Sole 24 ore – Italy: Decree establishing new “brand” submitted to Senate

Italy: Decree establishing new “brand” submitted to Senate “The decree establishing the ‘Italian Quality’ brand, of which I was first signatory, was approved today by the Senate’s Industry Committee. The public consultation has now started with the representatives of employers and workers to arrive at a plan that meets with true agreement by the parties”. […]

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Press Releases
11 January 2014
Medio Oriente:disappunto e preoccupazione per decisione israeliana di costruire nuovi insediamenti in Territori Occupati

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed deep disappointment and concern over the Israeli government’s decision to go ahead with the construction of new housing in the Occupied Territories. In accordance with the European Union’s stance on the illegality of expansion of the settlements, in keeping with international law, the foreign ministry underscored that the Israeli […]

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Interviews
7 January 2014
Bonino: «Emma Bonino: l`Union européenne ne donne pas la priorité aux questions de sécurité» (Le Figaro)

Commissaire européenne à l’Action humanitaire de 1995 à 1999, Emma Bonino est ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Italie. De retour d’Iran, où elle vient d’effectuer la première visite d’un ministre occidental depuis dix ans, elle repart lundi pour une tournée en Afrique. En avril dernier, vous déclariez que la France avait bien fait d’intervenir militairement […]

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2 January 2014
Longitude: “The year of Europe”

The Dream of a Europe of and for its peoples must prevail over that of the various forms of populism, writes Prime Minister Enrico Letta in the editorial comment in Longitude, edited by Pialuisa Bianco. The January edition, which will hit the newsstands on 6 January 2014, is dedicated to Europe and the Italian Presidency […]

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27 December 2013
Bonino at Radio Radicale forum – Iran: Rowhani window will not be open forever

“The partial Rowhani/Sarif window will not be open forever”. For that reason, the time factor in the West’s dialogue with Iran “is essential”. This was one of the key passages in Minister Emma Bonino’s speech at a forum organised by Radio Radicale. The tensions in Turkey and transition in the Middle East, as well as […]

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Interviews
27 December 2013
The Bonino Method

This year-end conversation takes place on the eve of the return of Alma Shalabayeva and her small daughter Alua, an odyssey that should never have begun. A seven-month odyssey marked by strident dispute and silent, painstaking intercession. The foreign ministry was bypassed at the moment of deportation by an obliging interior ministry. Italian ambassador to […]

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18 December 2013
We hope to see more EU coordination in defence sector, says Bonino

European defence policies, the crisis in South Sudan, Egypt’s transition and the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. These were the main issues covered by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her address to the Senate and Chamber’s joint Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. The hearing, in which Defence Minister Mario Mauro also took part, was intended […]

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Press Releases
18 December 2013
Serbia-EU: Bonino welcomes Brussels’ decision to open accession negotiations

“Great satisfaction” was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s reaction to the decision by the European Union’s General Affairs Council of 17 December 2013 to open negotiations for Serbia’s EU accession. The talks will start in January 2014 with the first Inter-Governmental Conference. “This is a historic moment for Serbia and the Balkans”, declared Minister Bonino. “Italy […]

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