Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – support for industry and SMEs is my personal challenge, says Terzi

“Our challenge, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ministry dedicated to growth and with a pronounced economic bent, is to provide broad-based support for the activities” of the large-scale, medium-sized and small enterprises of the aerospace and defence industries. Minister Giulio Terzi spoke at the closing of the Finmeccanica stand at the Farnborough air […]

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DETROIT: Amb. bisogniero meets with Italian business community

On 9 July Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero visited Detroit to meet with representatives of the Italian business community there. After meeting with FIAT-CHRYSLER CEO Sergio Marchionne, the ambassador had a working lunch with representatives of Oakland County, where a large number of Italian firms such as – Magneti Marelli, Marposs, Stola Group – are […]

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‘Women in Diplomacy’ – Foreign Ministry Rome, 16 luglio

Less than 20% of the world’s decision-makers are women and, despite the important positions they hold in many fields, much remains to be done in terms of equal pay and political participation. Women, increasingly leaders in socio-economic and political transition processes, are a resource that has not yet been fully tapped. Building a Network for […]

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BEIRUT: writer Paolo Giordano at the Hay Festival 2012

On 4 July Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito participated in the opening ceremony for the 2012 Hay Festival in Beirut, dedicated to the theme: “Imagine the world”. Paolo Giordano present for Italy 2008 Strega Prize winner Paolo Giordano was present for Italy, and spoke about his first novel “The Solitude of Prime Numbers”, translated […]

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EDINBURGH: Italy at Jazz and Blues Festival

A number of prominent Italian musicians will be participating in the upcoming edition of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, to be held from 20 to 29 July, in a special section called “Jazz Italia”, which opens on 20 July at the “Queen’s Hall” with a concert by Danilo Rea and Flavio Boltro performing jazz […]

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Press release detail

Minister Giulio Terzi and Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Vicente Loscertales signed an agreement today in Rome establishing the legislative framework for the participation of the countries intending to exhibit at Milan ESPO 2015. In particular, the agreement outlines measures aimed at facilitating the activities of the personnel of those countries […]

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Afghanistan: new aid hinges on respect for women, says De Mistura

International support for Afghanistan will hinge on the commitment by its institutions to fight corruption and respect human rights, especially regarding the condition of women, Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura explained to the press after the Tokyo Conference on Sunday, which earmarked 16 billion in post-2014 aid. Massively improving the condition of women Italy “dug its […]

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Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system

The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]

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Press notice detail

A plenary session of the EU Workshop on SMEs in the framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will meet on 12 July 2012 from 16:00 to 19:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome. The event will be open to the press and chaired by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù. Participants will include Vice […]

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Business mission to Herat

Italian business persons from the marble sector on a mission to Herat met in early July with Nasim Doost, President of the Equity Capital Group, the main Afghan group in the sector of marble quarrying and cutting, along with the Governor of the Province Daoud Saba and President of the Chamber of Commerce Khatibi. The […]

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Dettaglio intervista

Margherita Boniver, inviato speciale della Farnesina per le Emergenze umanitarie, è appena rientrata dalla Nigeria dove, nella capitale Abuja, ha avuto una serie di incontri con numerosi esponenti governativi. Che impressione ha riportato dalla Nigeria? Intanto ho trovato la capitale Abuja sempre più blindata, anche rispetto alla mia precedente missione di maggio: posti di blocco, […]

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Dettaglio intervista

La strage dei cristiani in Nigeria, nella città di Jos, nella quale sono morte 22 persone tutte di fede cristiana, porterebbe la firma del gruppo terroristico islamico “Boko Haram”. Le vittime dell’attacco di domenica scorsa partecipavano al funerale di alcune delle persone uccise il giorno prima a Barkin Ladi, sempre nella stessa zona, dove un […]

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