EXPO VENLO – Record visitor numbers during the Italian pavilion’s first few weeks

The first few weeks of the Italian Pavilion at the Venlo Expo – running in the Dutch city from 5 April to 7 October 2012 – have seen record visitor numbers of around 3000 people each day. The first arts event organised by the Italian Commission for Floriade 2012 has been another success. The concert […]

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NATO: Consultation on Afghanistan post-2014 – NATO-Russia Council 10 years on from the agreement reached in Italy

Minister Giulio Terzi is attending the meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers taking place in Brussels today 18 and tomorrow 19 April 2012. The meeting is part of the run-up to the Alliance’s Summit in Chicago in May, which will focus on Afghanistan and in particular on the nature of the NATO mission post-2014 […]

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Mariani freed: Wide-ranging diplomatic action, says Terzi

The release of Mariasandra Mariani was the result of “wide-ranging diplomatic action with the governments of the region, with the focus on the absolute and priority need to safeguard the life of the hostage, an Italian citizen who was kept in terrible conditions for 14 months, an appalling length of time”.This was the comment of […]

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Europe and the Arab Springs: a conference at the Alcide De Gasperi Foundation

“The European Union and the social and political stabilisation strategies of the Mediterranean’s non-European countries”. That is the second annual discussion of the Alcide De Gasperi Foundation – Konrad Adenauer Stiftung taking place today, Wednesday 18 April 2012, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. The event is being held in […]

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Press notice detail

The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will be taking place inRio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012. The deadline for media accreditation is 14 May 2012. Applications must be submitted online, following the instructions on this website: http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/events.shtml. As described on the event website, media representatives interested in attending the Conference […]

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De Mistura: “How to help the Afghans, not when to leave. That’s the question we should be asking”

“Afghanistan is more than just the Taliban and the forces loyal to Hamid Karzai’s government. The country also has a ‘third force’ that needs to be given concrete support: I’m referring to the associations and non-governmental organisations (NGO)s of Afghan civil society. That’s why our firm support for the Karzai government must be increasingly tied […]

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NATO: Terzi a ministeriale in vista vertice Chicago (in translation)

Il Ministro Giulio Terzi partecipa alla riunione dei ministri degli Esteri e della Difesa della Nato che si svolge a Bruxelles il 18 e 19 aprile in preparazione del vertice dell’Alleanza che si terrà a Chicago a maggio, il cui tema dominante sarà la fase di transizione in Afghanistan. L’Italia – ha detto il portavoce […]

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The new Head of Mission of the League of Arab States in Italy, Ambassador Al-Shibli, has presented his Letters of Credentials to Minister Terzi at the Foreign Ministry

The new Head of Mission of the League of Arab States in Italy, Ambassador Al-Shibli, presented his Letters of Credentials to Minister Terzi at the Foreign Ministry today, 17 April 2012. Today’s ceremony marked a significant new procedure and is an important signal of the increasingly close relations between Italy and the Arab League. It […]

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Minister Terzi has received the Israeli Science and Technology Minister, Daniel Hershkowitz, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received the Israeli Minister for Science and Technology, Daniel Hershkowitz, at the foreign ministry in Rome today. Italy is Israel’s leading scientific partner in Europe and the second at the global level, after the United States. The meeting enabled the two ministers to intensify the already excellent level of cooperation between […]

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Terzi: Sandra Mariani is free

“Maria Sandra Mariani is free. I’ve just told her family. I join in their great satisfaction and relief at this wonderful news”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, announcing the release of the Florentine tourist kidnapped over a year ago in Algeria. “My warmest thanks go to all those who helped achieved […]

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Cooperation: Libya, psychological and social support for children and young people

As part of the actions promoted by Italian Development Cooperation to assist Libya, the project to help young people affected by psychological trauma deriving from the recent conflict is particularly important. 6 teams of experts to reach 80,000 Libyans The project, entrusted to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and worth 1.46 million euros, aims […]

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Gaetano Martino’s European vision: a conference organised by the European University Institute

“Gaetano Martino: A European vision and a University for Europe” is the title of a conference taking place in Badia Fiesolana on 19 April 2012. The conference will examine the role of the Italian politician in the European recovery in the mid-1950s. A shared cultural and historic heritage as the foundation of European unity Gaetano […]

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