Mediterranean: High-growth companies for regional development

High-growth companies and women’s entrepreneurship are the two key factors to unlock the growth potential in North Africa and the Middle East (MENA). The point was underscored in an OECD report presented at a meeting of the MENA-OECD Working Group on policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurship and the development of human capital. […]

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ICC – International criminal justice (day – 17 july)

On 17 July, for the second year, we are celebrating “International Criminal Justice Day”. The date is the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute in 1998, setting up the International Criminal Court. To commemorate this event, the ICC flag is being flown at the Farnesina and the Italian Embassy at The Hague. Until […]

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Press notice detail

A conference on “Stopping the Massacres of Christians in Nigeria. Italy’s initiatives” will take place on Thursday 19 July 2012 at the Foreign Press Association (Via dell’Umiltà 83/C – Roma). The Conference is being organised by the Foreign Ministry’s Observatory for Religious Freedom and Roma Capitale. The proceedings will be introduced by Massimo Introvigne, Coordinator […]

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Middle East: Direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must resume, says Terzi

Italy supports “the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to restart the peace process”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of a meeting at the Farnesina with his Palestinian counterpart, Riad Malki. “The status quo is not an option, especially in a situation in rapid change like that of the […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Segretario di Stato Alaya Bettaïeb, Dottoressa Agrò, Signor Vice Segretario Generale dell’OCSE, Ambasciatore Richard Boucher, Sottosegretario Claudio De Vincenti, Undersecretary Bob Hormats, Autorità, sono lieta di partecipare a questa riunione del “MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development”, che per la prima volta […]

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Women in Diplomacy – Terzi: inclusione donne parte essenziale della democrazia (in translation)

Le donne, sempre più protagoniste dei processi di transizione socio-politica ed economica, rappresentano tutt’oggi una risorsa non ancora pienamente valorizzata e molto resta ancora da fare in termini di parità economica e affermazione in politica. La conferenza ‘Women in Diplomacy’, che si è svolta alla Farnesina su impulso del Sottosegretario Marta Dassù, è servita proprio […]

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Minister Terzi’s message for International Criminal Justice Day

In the name of the Italian Government, I am delighted to publish the following message marking International Criminal Justice Day, celebrated on 17 July. “Today is ‘International Criminal Justice Day’, which commemorates and celebrates the approval of the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998 and the birth of the International Criminal Court. The creation of […]

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Bosnia: We support Sarajevo’s Euro-Atlantic prospects, says Terzi

Italy supports “Bosnia-Herzegovina’s process of closer integration with Atlantic and European Union structures”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, at the end of his meeting at the Farnesina with the Bosnian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija. Terzi pointed out that “the process now under way should lead to Sarajevo […]

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Comunicato congiunto Ministero degli Affari Esteri – Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico – OCSE

Nord Africa e Medio Oriente: imprese ad alto tasso di sviluppo ed imprenditoria femminile sono i due fattori chiave per sprigionare il potenziale di crescita nella Regione. I Governi dei Paesi del Nord Africa e del Medio Oriente devono far fronte alla sfida di creare nuovi posti di lavoro per ridurre il proprio elevato livello […]

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Press Release Detail

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the Croatian Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Mrs. Vesna Pusic, at the Farnesina today, 16 July. Minister Pusic had attended the international conference on “Women in Diplomacy – Building a Network for a Better World” The meeting confirmed the growing dynamism of bilateral relations between Italy and Croatia. These […]

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Norway: “Querini” to be staged in August

Sixty years before the discovery of America, a noble Venetian merchant was shipwrecked in an event that created an indissoluble link between the Norwegian fish market and the Italian table. The story will be brought to the stage in the opera “Querini”, directed by Henning Sommero, on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August 2012 in […]

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Women in Diplomacy – Inclusion of women an essential part of democracy, says Terzi

Women’s entry to diplomacy is an “unstoppable trend” and “their success in the international field must act as an inspiration for public sector organisations and private sector companies”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in his message to Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on the occasion of the international conference […]

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