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24 October 2013
EU-Canada: Italy welcomes agreement on CETA negotiations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the political agreement reached by the European Commission and the Canadian Government on the content of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). To know more: http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Sala_Stampa/ArchivioNotizie/Comunicati/2013/10/20131021_UeCanada.htm?LANG=EN

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30 September 2013
Statement of Prime Minister Letta at the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS     GENERAL DEBATE     STATEMENT BY     THE PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY      HIS EXCELLENCY HON. ENRICO LETTA     (NEW YORK, 25 SEPTEMBER 2013)    Mr. President, Allow me to congratulate you on your recent appointment as President of the United Nations General Assembly.You can count on Italy’s support […]

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4 September 2013
Joint Announcement of Opportunity: The COSMO-SkyMed/RADARSAT-2 Initiative

Canadian (CSA) and Italian (ASI) Space Agencies joint effort to stimulate the scientific utilization of Earth Observation data acquired by their respective national missions, RADARSAT-2 and COSMO-SkyMed, with an announcement of opportunity seeking for basic and applied research, development of algorithms, methods and applications.The call is limited to principal investigator from organizations duly established in […]

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30 August 2013
Syria: Bonino, Italy will not participate in absence of UN mandate

“Italy will not actively take part in military solutions in the absence of a UN Security Council mandate”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s said in a briefing before the joint Upper and Lower House Foreign Affairs Commissions on the latest developments in Syria and Egypt. For Italy, the minister explained, a UN Security Council […]

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7 August 2013
Commemoration of Marcinelle tragedy: Minister Bonino’s message

On 8 August, Italy remembers the Marcinelle tragedy, the worst mining disaster ever to occur in Europe, in which 262 miners of 12 different nationalities lost their lives. 136 of them were Italian. In memory of that day, 8 August is a day of Commemoration of the Sacrifices of Italian Workers Throughout the World.On 8 […]

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17 July 2013
Minister Emma Bonino’s International Criminal Justice Day message

Today, 17 July, we celebrate International Criminal Justice Day, dedicated to a fundamental tool for the promotion of legality, defence of human rights and punishment of criminals who undermine peaceful co-existence among peoples. On 17 July 1998 the International Criminal Court statute was adopted in Rome: an event that many compared in historic importance to […]

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11 July 2013
The Day of International Criminal Justice to be celebrated on 17 July.

Website of the International Criminal Court – www.icc-cpi.int

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19 June 2013
Canada Working Holiday Program for youth

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE AND WORK IN ITALY:   GET TO KNOW THE COUNTRY AND  ITS PEOPLE, LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE LIFESTYLE!The Italy-Canada Working Holiday ProgramThe youth exchange “Working Holiday” program allows young Canadians between the ages of 18 and 35 to spend up to twelve months in Italy, where they […]

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10 May 2013
Minister Bonino’s speech at “ The State of the Union” Conference (original English)

Firenze 09 May 2013     (Please check against actual speech delivered) President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, President of Tuscany Region, Enrico Rossi, Mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi, President of the European University Institute, Marise Cremona, Former Italian Prime Ministers and Ministers, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to take the floor at this prestigious State of […]

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29 April 2013
Monti-Bonino change-over: European integration, marines, Syrian crisis topics of discussion

Roma 29 April 2013     Interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti leaves post to Ministro Emma BoninoThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed hands this morning, with interim minister Mario Monti leaving his post to Minister Emma Bonino. The ceremony offered an opportunity for a cordial encounter, extended also to the upper echelons of the foreign ministry, and […]

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