Emma Bonino
Emma Bonino
Emma Bonino is an Italian politician, who most recently served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Previously she was a member of the European Parliament and a member of the Italian Senate. She served in the government of Italy as minister of international trade from 2006 to 2008. She is a leading member of the Italian Radicals, a political party which describes itself as a "liberale, liberista e libertario". She graduated in modern languages and literature from Bocconi University in Milan...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 March 1948
CountryItaly
I should have worried about taking responsibilities for which I was not ready.
I invite him to keep control of himself and to represent Italy in a dignified way.
The states who prevented a force being deployed are an international scandal...an international disgrace, ... How can I tell them the Security Council doesn't see...doesn't listen...doesn't care.
The states who prevented a force being deployed are an international scandal... an international disgrace, ... How can I tell them the Security Council doesn't see... doesn't listen... doesn't care.
No one has left to flee the bombings, all I have spoken to have been expelled by force...we are faced with mass deportation,
Because of the regional context, because of where they come from, because of the complexity of the issue, without a strong commitment of the international community the Afghans know that they cannot do it themselves.
While many polling stations around the country opened late -- and maintaining the secrecy of the vote was not always achieved -- polling procedures were generally followed by election officials.
I hope that Berlusconi ... will not turn the Brussels summit into yet another opportunity for a brawl.
I met the Radicals and we liked each other reciprocally.
Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.
My mother was a regular church-goer and was very tolerant.
A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
I was thrown into the Parliament right away. From 1976 to 1978 I was concerned with the abortion issue, later on with that of divorce.