Franco Frattini

Brazilian court: Italy can have leftist

ROME, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled a former radical convicted of four killings in the 1970s can be extradited, the Italian foreign minister said Thursday. Cesare Battisti, 54, was convicted in absentia...

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İstanbul and Venice exhibition opens

An exhibition highlighting the interaction between İstanbul and Venice from the 15th century to the 1990s in the diplomatic, military, commercial and artistic spheres opened yesterday at Sakıp Sabancı Museum in İstanbul.

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Germany wants the central bank presidency

Conspicuously absent in the debate over the two big EU posts up for grabs on Thursday, Germany has aroused suspicions that it wants a different job entirely. By Isabelle Le Page, in Frankfurt Jean-Claude Trichet, president of...

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Karzai must take 'decisive' action

Re-elected Afghan leader needs 'transparent' plan says Frattini 18 November, 17:47 (ANSA) - Re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai must take "decisive" action to convince the Afghan people he will be able to fight graft,...

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Italy's Foreign Minister says post-Lisbon EU needs a European Army

Italy is to push for the creation of a European Army after the "new Europe" takes shape at this week's crucial EU summit following the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty. Franco Frattini, the Italian Foreign Minister, said that the...

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U.S.-China Relationship Is Good for the World

Step back a moment. Most of all, Medley says, the main motor of the world economy and global system—the "G2," America and China—is a continuing source of stability. In the latest of a never-ending series of calls for an...

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European Court Rules Against Crucifixes

Italians Angered Over Ruling by ECHR Italian schools are told crucifixes are exclusionary and Italians of all political persuasions react against the secularization of the country's Roman Catholic identity. The European Court...

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No consensus yet on who should be EU president

No consensus has yet emerged on who leaders will pick to become the European Union's first full-time president, officials and envoys said Monday. The bloc's 27 national governments remain far apart with just four days to go...

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Turkish-Italian forum to take place in İstanbul

The 6th Turkish-Italian forum will take place in İstanbul on November 18-19. A press release issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and his Italian counterpart Franco...

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EU's list for top jobs 'narrowing,'Swedish presidency says

Brussels - The list of candidates for the European Union's new top jobs is getting shorter, officials from the bloc's rotating presidency said Monday ahead of a crunch summit. Sweden, the current holder of the EU's rotating...

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