Libya: Terzi meets Ban Ki Moon’s Special Representative. Enhanced Italy-UN cooperation to support Libyan stabilisation

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received Tarek Mitri, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in Rome today. The Special Representative is in the capital to take part in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mediterranean Conference, being held at the Farnesina. Minister […]

Read more

Italy-Iraq – Italian diplomacy supports economy and growth, says Terzi

“We are working to ensure that Italian diplomacy focuses increasingly on economic issues, growth and, it follows, energy. This is a mission I believe to be of fundamental importance for diplomats worldwide and for those working in the producer countries”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking at the presentation of the […]

Read more

Speech detail

(valid only the actual speech delivered) Let me introduce three points – I hope they will be useful for the discussion. First, if you look to the role of women, the experience of post 89 democratic transitions in Europe is not particularly helpful. I would say that starting points are just too different. One could […]

Read more

Madrid: sell-out performances for the dancers of la Scala

The Accademia del Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company’s three performances in Madrid were a sell-out, attracting audiences of 2400. With the help of a generous contribution from Ubi Banca International, the Italian Cultural Institute in the Spanish capital presented the performances in the Teatro del Canal on 26, 27 and 28 October. The Italian Ambassador […]

Read more

World Economic Forum – Villa Madama – Reviving the EU project; budget should look to growth, says Terzi

The European Union’s budget for 2014-20 should be focused on growth and include a strong stimulus for employment. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment as he closed the World Economic Forum workshop held in Rome on 30 October 2012. In Terzi’s opinion, the time has come to “promote a strong revival of the entire […]

Read more

Press notice detail

On Wednesday 7 November 2012 the book “La mia Libia”, by Marina Cicogna, will be presented at the Farnesina in the presence of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The event will take place at 16.30. Also taking part will be the publisher, Antonio Vella of Edimond and Gaia Servadio, who wrote the foreword. The discussion will […]

Read more

Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Inspiring a generation. Next steps for the European Project. Let us start from the data. Is it really true that support for the process of European integration is declining? It is, unfortunately. The latest Eurobarometer (summer 2012) shows that trust in the European Union has fallen steadily in […]

Read more

Washington: embassy hosts concert in honour of veterans

A concert to honour the American military personnel injured during missions abroad: “Wounded Warriors” is the title of the event being hosted at the Italian Embassy in Washington on 17 November 2012, Veteran’s Day. The concert has been organised by Finmeccanica. Scientific symposium The Embassy will also be hosting a scientific symposium on Global Health, […]

Read more

Closing address at the World Economic Forum meeting on “Rebuilding Europe’s competitiveness” (Rome, Villa Madama, 30 October 2012)

(check against delivery) Mr Børge Brende, Mrs Irene Khan, Minister Moavero, Mr Giuseppe Recchi, Mr Mauro Moretti, Mr Paul Adamson, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to thank the World Economic Forum, and especially Prof. Klaus Schwab, for organising this meeting. I am delighted that Rome and Villa Madama have been chosen to host such an […]

Read more

OSCE Conference at Foreign Ministry – Italy’s role in strengthening Mediterranean partnership

There needs to be a bridge today uniting the two shores of the Mediterranean to encourage democratic processes in North Africa, and “OSCE has a role to play, along with Italy” in the achievement of this goal. These were the sentiments expressed by Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura today as he opened the OSCE Mediterranean conference […]

Read more

Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Mr. Chairman,Mr. Secretary General,Mr. President and Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,Distinguished Colleagues,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen I am particularly honoured to welcome you at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2012 OSCE Mediterranean Conference, which represents the main event throughout the annual calendar of the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership. […]

Read more

ItalY-Russia: stronger partnership to face common challenges, says Terzi

A focus on the “broad prospects for collaboration between Italy and Russia on economic and cultural levels and in a political context in which bilateral relations are marked by a strategic partnership that must also act as a catalyst in the development of increasingly strong relations between the EU and Russia”. This was Minister Giulio […]

Read more