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Emma Bonino
Italian
Politician
About the author
The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Fact
Women are clear-headed, they are more creative and for this reason, sometimes, also more fragile.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Reason
#Women
My family had liberal positions.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Family
#Liberal
My mother was a regular church-goer and was very tolerant.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Mother
#Church
Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Life
#Men
#Difficulties
My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Family
#First
#Sense
#Mother
#School
#Deep
#Duty
#Father
#Politics
The EU should have consolidated its different presences and purposes in Kosovo earlier.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
The individual couldn't find any attention in Italy.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Attention
#Italy
The knowledge of languages was very useful. I have a university degree in foreign languages and literature.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Knowledge
#Literature
#University
The speed of movement towards independence will depend on Kosovo demonstrating that it is capable of treating minorities well. We have not always seen that.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Will
#Independence
We are aware of the strategic location of Kuwait, besides the stable region.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
I think nowadays economic liberties are an explosive issue.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
Women movements would form among the factory workers, a great mobilisation that destroyed the old models.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Old
#Women
#Workers
Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Encouraging
The two great cultural and political currents of Italy have always only been concerned with the masses.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Italy
I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Positive
#Flexibility
Kosovo's destiny is clearly to join the European Union at some point.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Destiny
A woman must combine the role of mother, wife and politician.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Wife
#Woman
#Mother
Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Community
I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Politics
I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Now
#Women
#Afghanistan
I felt that what is personal is political.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
I mean to defend the rights of individuals in a liberal prospect.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Rights
#Liberal
I met the Radicals and we liked each other reciprocally.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
I should have worried about taking responsibilities for which I was not ready.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Support
#Responsibility
#Treatment
#Crisis
I thought there had to be something I could do because it seemed crazy that, in addition to the psychological tragedy each woman has to face, came also all the rest.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Thought
#Tragedy
#Woman
#Rest
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.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#Right
#Abortion
#Parliament
#Divorce
I was very restless, but finally I found my way.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.
Emma Bonino,
Italian
Politician
#First
#Open
#Constitution