Erasmus: Terzi, forte coordinamento con Viminale per trovare soluzioni

“In the run-up to tomorrow’s meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Foreign Ministry is liaising closely with the Ministry for Home Affairs. We are assessing all possible means of responding to the demands of students temporarily abroad under the Erasmus programme so that they can exercise their right to postal voting”. The declaration was […]

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MALI – Italy cannot not take part in EU mission, says Terzi

21 January 2013 “I believe that a country like Italy, engaged not just in combating terrorism, but in fostering stability and development in the Sahel region, cannot not take part – even if only to a limited extent – in this operation” in Mali. These were Minister Terzi’s words as he reported to the Foreign […]

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Lebanon – Social and economic support for olive-growing regions

The “Oil of Lebanon” project providing social and economic support for olive-growing regions has come to a successful conclusion. The project, which received funding of 3.3 million euros through multilateral channels was implemented by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari in partnership with Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture. The project helped improve the quality and quantity […]

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Minister Terzi’s speech at the Forum for Italian-Swiss Dialogue

Signor Vice Presidente e Consigliere Federale, Signor Presidente del Consiglio degli Stati, Signore e Signori, desidero innanzitutto ringraziare il Presidente del Consiglio degli Stati, Filippo Lombardi, per l’onore che ci riserva con la partecipazione a questo incontro. Sono lieto di ospitare a Villa Madama la prima edizione di questo Forum di Dialogo, con cui ci […]

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MADRID – FILM PROJECT: “MEDICI CON L’AFRICA” BY MAZZACURATI

Africa is a key theme of the “Film Platform” project organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid to promote Italian film through documentaries and “shorts”. “Medici con l’Africa”, a documentary directed by Carlo Mazzacurati and shown at the Venice Film Festival in 2012, was screened on 16 January. Read more, in Italian.

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Haifa – ANSA displays Italy to Israel

“Snapping ourselves – ANSA displays Italy to Israel” is the title of a photography exhibition opening at the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa on 24 January 2013, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador Francesco Maria Talò. The exhibition, which runs until 20 March, will be introduced by Massimo Lomonaco, ANSA representative for Israel, and […]

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COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE

COMMISSIONI RIUNITE E CONGIUNTE 3a (Affari esteri, emigrazione) e 4a (Difesa) del Senato della Repubblica e III (Affari esteri e comunitari) e IV (Difesa) della Camera dei deputati COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE 13a seduta: […]

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Italy-Switzerland: First dialogue forum in Rome

“To give further impetus to the excellent bilateral relations” between Italy and Switzerland was the goal of the first bilateral dialogue forum that opened today at Villa Madama in Rome, in the presence of Foreign Ministers Giulio Terzi and Didier Burkhalter, and that was sponsored by the Embassy of Switzerland in Italy and the geopolitical […]

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Clarification on absentee voting for Italians temporarily living abroad

Pursuant to law (no. 459/2001, issued to implement art. 48 of the Constitution) the right to vote for Italian citizens living abroad is reserved to those enrolled in the AIRE. In addition to these persons, and on the basis of legislative decree (DL) no. 223/2012, which is valid only for the upcoming 2013 elections, several […]

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Maro’: Italian marines’ case transferred to special tribunal – a step forward, says Terzi

The Indian Supreme Court’s decision is “a step forward” in the case involving Italian marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, as Minister Giulio Terzi explained to the TG1 news programme, commenting on the transfer of the case to a special tribunal. “First and foremost, the court recognized that the State of Kerala did not have […]

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Košice: European Capital of Culture ceremony opens with Stefano Giannotti

World-renowned composer Stefano Giannotti will be present at the performance of his composition “Choral for the Old and New Europe” at the ceremony for the opening of Košice 2013 European Capital of Culture, representing an invitation to Europe to recycle materials to produce eco-friendly goods and energy. The Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy of Bratislava […]

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LOS ANGELES – FINAZZER’S PINOCCHIO FOR THE YEAR OF ITALIAN CULTURE

The Year of Italian Culture in the USA is proud to be represented by Carlo Collodi’s “Pinocchio”, staged by its Italian author, actor and director Massimiliano Finazzer Flory. The piece, entitled, “Pinocchio – A Puppet Story” will debut on 18 January at 18:30 at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and tour the country […]

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