For 8 months, the Foreign Ministers of the founding countries of Europe, along with Spain, Portugal, Austria, Poland and Denmark, have been holding informal meetings that have thus far been covered by a veil of silence. Their aim: to hold free discussions, without negotiating constraints, on the Europe of the future. And then, the night […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi will present the 2012 edition of the Italian Human Rights Yearbook at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday 20 September 2012, at 09.30. The Yearbook is produced by the “Inter-Departmental Centre for Human Rights” at the University of Padua. It covers the initiatives taken by Italy in all the international fora to […]
Read moreThe Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, awarded Ambassador Stefano Benazzo the First Class Stara Planina, the Republic of Bulgaria’s highest honour, on 31 July 2012. The honour was awarded for the Ambassador’s “exceptional merit in developing and strengthening relations between Bulgaria and Italy”. On 13 July, Ambassador Benazzo had been made an honorary citizen of the […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi presented a fund-raising campaign this morning on the Uno Mattina programme. The fund is being organised by the Italian Emergency Response Campaign (Italian initials AGIRE), with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to help Syrian refugees. Responding to the major humanitarian emergency in Syria “The first responsibility for us as […]
Read more“Our embassies are in a safe position”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking today on the Uno Mattina programme and referring to the anti-Islam film on Mohammad that is deemed to be blasphemous. “However”, added the Minister, “we are exercising the maximum surveillance”. “Our embassies are in a safe situation” Terzi explained that “we have […]
Read moreItaly attended Capac Expo Hábitat 2012, the 25th edition of the international construction trade fair. The event brings together, in Panama, the best of the construction industry, a sector that has shown strong growth rates in recent years. In 2011, the sector accounted for 10% of GDP formation and the initial figures for 2012 confirm […]
Read moreItaly has a notable presence at the 21st World Food Moscow Fair, which runs from 17 to 20 September 2012. The Fair, a leading international event in the sector for Russia and its neighbors, has attracted over 50 Italian companies, 11 of them attending as a group organised by the ICE Trade Agency. The others […]
Read moreSyria’s rebirth must necessarily follow the “Lebanon model”, a historic example in the Middle East of the possible co-existence of cultures and religions. “It’s not a utopia but a necessary policy”, insists Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, commenting on the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, “a visit that has imparted courage to the tolerant elements of […]
Read moreThe amnesty proclaimed by the Burmese authorities – which includes political prisoners, and is the third this year – bears witness to the Burmese Government’s intention to continue along the road of reforms. The statement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who noted that “in the context of the European Union’s decision to open […]
Read moreItaly and China are to collaborate in the field of radiobiology and biophysics applied to cosmic radiation, with the emphasis on industrial developments and terrestrial applications of biomedical interest. A framework collaboration agreement has been signed by ENEA, the University of Florence and the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]
Read moreBurkina Faso will remain a priority country for Italy into the next 2-3 years in terms of cooperation. Indeed, Italian Development Cooperation will be opening an office in the capital, Ouagadougou. The announcement was made by Minister Terzi at the end of a meeting at the Farnesina with his counterpart from Burkina Faso, Yipene Djibril […]
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