Terzi’s speech at Conference

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signora Chantal Compaoré, Vice Presidente del Senato, Sen. Emma Bonino, Ministro del Benin per la Famiglia, Fatouma Amadou Djibril, Ministro del Burkina Faso per la Promozione della Donna, Nestorine Sangaré, Ministro del Niger per la Promozione della Donna, Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Ministro del Lavoro, Elsa Fornero, Sottosegretario agli […]

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We must promote a USA-EU free trade area, says Terzi

The European Union and the United States must create a trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) if we are to emerge more quickly from the tunnel of the crisis. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, opening a workshop on trans-Atlantic relations organised by the Farnesina in collaboration with the Institute for International Affairs […]

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Intervento del Ministro Terzi al Convegno “Europe and the Americas deepening and widening the Atlantic”

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to Marta Dassù for organising this seminar. I also extend my warmest thanks to the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the IAI and the Compagnia di San Paolo. “The shift of power from the West to the rest” is a […]

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Female genital mutilation – Ban as soon as possible, urges Terzi

“Our goal is a complete ban on this cruel practice in the shortest time possible […] Although there are obstacles, the results so far have been encouraging”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, at the close of an event on the topic of female genital mutilation. Promoted by “Non c’è pace senza […]

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AN ITALIAN APPOINTED TO LEAD THE PRINCIPALITY’S ORCHESTRA

The new artistic and musical director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte-Carlo is an Italian, Carlo Gianluigi Gelmetti, who for a year has been working closely with the Orchestra. The appointment of this Italian maestro confirms the significant Italian presence in the Principality’s cultural and social life and strengthens the collaboration between the two countries. […]

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TOURISM – ITALY IS A TOP DESTINATION FOR THE SPANISH

The International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid has come to a close. The Fair is the tourism sector’s most important fair in Spain and one of the main international events for the industry. The Italian pavilion displayed the “Italia: Much More” slogan, and featured displays by Sardinia, Puglia and Campania Regions, with 7 Italian tour […]

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USA – year of italian culture opens in Boston

The Boston events for the Year of Italian Culture in the US got off to a great start, attracting about 7,000 people eager to celebrate the best of Italy’s arts and traditions. Highlights included the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s homage to Verdi, with an exquisite Requiem, a performance of his “Rigoletto” by the Boston Youth Symphony […]

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DUBAI – GRANDI PROSPETTIVE DA FIERA ARAB HEALTH (in translation)

Si è conclusa il 31 gennaio la fiera Arab Health, manifestazione del settore sanitario e medicale che si è svolta a Dubai. Circa 80mila i visitatori, oltre 3.500 gli espositori provenienti da 62 paesi e 32 i padiglioni nazionali. Le 160 aziende italiane presenti in Fiera “hanno dimostrato una fortissima attenzione e interesse a non […]

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Dassù: “Usa-Europa nuovo patto atlantico” (La Stampa)

La Stampa Nel Secolo del Pacifico, l`America rilancia l`Atlantico. Mentre l`Europa si chiede se e in che modo Obama 2 effettuerà il fatidico «pivot to Asia», il vicepresidente Joe Biden, dalla Conferenza di Monaco, chiede agli europei di costruire un`area di libero scambio: un mercato unico fra le due sponde dell`Atlantico, non in nome dei […]

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Workshop internazionale “Europe and the Americas – Deepening and Widening the Atlantic”

Domani 5 febbraio 2013 si svolgerà alla Farnesina il Workshop internazionale “Europe and the Americas – Deepening and Widening the Atlantic” organizzato dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri in collaborazione con l’Istituto per gli Affari Internazionali (IAI) ed il German Marshall Fund of the United States. I rappresentanti degli organi di stampa potranno seguire l’intervento inaugurale […]

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UN: Ministerial at the Farnesina – we’re working for a more open and democratic Security Council

Italy has been working for over two years for a United Nations Security Council that is “more open to democratic criteria and with more space for smaller countries”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a ministerial at the Farnesina on Security Council reform, which was attended by over […]

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Uganda Essential Partner For Italy In Sub-Saharan Africa, Says Terzi

Minister Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Ugandan colleague Sam Kutesa in the margins of the meeting “New approaches to the Security Council reform”. Central to their discussions was satisfaction for the excellent trend in bilateral relations, not least in the wake of the recent visits by government delegations to […]

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