UN General Assembly – Italy’s Contribution – Religious dialogue Forum. Terzi: commitment to social plurality

Strengthening religious dialogue, fighting intolerance and violence and disseminating respect for human rights: these were the goals proposed to the UN, in the margins of the General Assembly, during a forum chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and his Jordanian colleague Nasser Judeh, whose participants included experts and members of nongovernmental educational associations […]

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Prague, launch of Italian Design Week

Italian Design Week opens on October 1st in Prague, organised by the Italo-Czech Chamber of Commerce within the 14th edition of Designblok, the Czech Republic’s most important design event. It has the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague and the local Italian Cultural Institute. This is the event’s second edition, following last year’s of […]

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“La Primavera araba è stata indubbiamente la più travolgente manifestazione della domanda di libertà e democrazia, veicolata con rapidità dai media digitali. Questi strumenti hanno creato una fitta ‘rete di libertà’ fra le nostre case e le più remote parti del mondo, soprattutto in quei contesti dove i mass-media convenzionali sono sotto censura”. Il ministro […]

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Intervento del Ministro Terzi al side- event “The Civil Society and the Education on Human Rights as a tool for promoting religious tolerance” – 67ma Sessione dell’Assemblea Generale della Nazioni Unite (New York, 27 settembre 2012) (Please check against text as delivered) I am delighted to inaugurate this event, and I wish to thank all […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Giulio Terzi ha partecipato stamani, a margine dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite, alla quarta riunione ministeriale del gruppo Friends of Yemen. L’incontro odierno, co-presieduto da Regno Unito, Arabia Saudita e Yemen, fa seguito a quello di Riad del 23 maggio, nel corso della quale è stato ribadito l’impegno della Comunità […]

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UN: Italy-Ecuador accord on Yasuni Park

Italy, Ecuador and the UN working together on the environment. Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura, Minister for Culture of Ecuador Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Bisrat Aklilu of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an accord in the margins of the 67th UNGA to protect Ecuador’s Yasuni Park. The purpose of the accord is to outline […]

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SOCIAL-MEDIA: a great vehicle for freedom, says Terzi

Linked from New York, where he was participating in the UN General Assembly, the minister spoke at the Social Media Week session on armed conflict and social-media, underscoring how these instruments were to be used responsibly. According to Minister Giulio Terzi, who spoke by video link (from New York, where he is participating in the […]

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UNGA: Italy’s Contribution – Monti: Strong EU in global interest Terzi: a more credible Council

“It has by now become clear that a stronger Europe is in the global interest”, asserted Premier Monti in a very clear message to the UN, rejecting any notion of isolationism or Euro-scepticism. “The world”, he asserted, “has learned how essential a strong and credible Europe is in confronting global economic and security challenges; and […]

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Italy wins best screenplay award in Egypt

The jury of the 28th Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival chaired by Spanish filmmaker Angeles Gonzales Sinde awarded director Fabrizio Cattani’s film“Maternity Blues” the prize for best screenplay. The event was organised by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics, and included the screenings of 14 film produced or co-produced by Greece, Turkey, Morocco, […]

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Is it still possible to see Europe as a model of peace, stability and prosperity? And where will Europe be placed in an increasingly globalised world? Imagining the Europe of the future at a moment when the current economic and financial crisis is an overriding concern could be considered a way of ignoring the problems […]

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Joint Communiqué by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Minister for Trade of Sweden A strong Arms Trade Treaty for a safer world: let’s finish our work The world still needs an Arms Trade Treaty – one that has the strength and breadth to make a […]

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Sofia: 30 september European Languages Day

Italy will be represented at European Languages Day on 30 September in Sofia through its Italian Cultural Institute there. The event will take place from 11:00 to 17:00 in front of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, and aims to celebrate European linguistic diversity and offer an opportunity to learn new words in a foreign language, […]

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