2013 – The Year of Italian Culture in the United States

The decision to make 2013 the Year of Italian Culture in the United States has created a golden opportunity to showcase our cultural and scientific legacies and promote the cultural and production (Brand Italia) components of our Country Development Plan. Research, discovery and innovation The goal of the Year’s theme is to present Italy as […]

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Press release detail

On the anniversary of the tragedy of Marcinelle where 262 miners lost their lives, 136 of whom were Italians, we celebrate the “National day commemorating Italian workers around the world”, instituted by the Prime Minister in 2001 in memory of one of the most painful pages in the history of Italian emigration and labour. Our […]

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WASHINGTON – The US celebrates the art and genius of Antonioni

The US is celebrating the birth of Michelangelo Antonioni (Ferrara 29 September 1912) with a retrospective of his best known films to be shown at Washington’s National Gallery of Art, American Film Institute and Italian Cultural Institute. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Strong support and solidarity with Greece, asserts Terzi

Italy offers its “strong support and solidarity” to the Greek government and to Greece in the reform process undertaken, as Minister Terzi commented in a press conference at the end of a meeting in Rome with his Greek colleague Dimitris Avramopoulos, who expressed his appreciation for Italy’s role, which he defined as “a leader” in […]

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Minister Terzi’s congratulations on the landing of NASA space rover Curiosity on the “red planet”

Minister Terzi sent a letter to the US Secretary of State today expressing his “deepest congratulations for today’s landing on the red planet of the NASA space rover Curiosity”: “A triumph”, Terzi asserted, “that marks an extraordinary moment in the progress of our planet”. “A few hours ago”, Terzi continued, “with hope and trepidation I […]

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“The defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is proof of Assad’s gradual isolation even within his own tight circle, and is a clear sign of how the violence against his own people is pushing the regime toward inexorable implosion”. So commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, according to whom “the latest developments confirm […]

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Press notice detail

Minister Giulio Terzi will meet at the foreign ministry in Rome on Tuesday 7 August with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Dimitris Avramopoulos. The meeting will conclude with a joint press conference. Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the event are asked to apply for accreditation by completing the interactive form available […]

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Minister Terzi firmly condemns suicide bombing in Yemen

“We firmly condemn this act of violence, which stirs resentment and horror and our deep condolences for the victims”. With these words Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on the news of a suicide bombing in Yemen that resulted in dozens of casualties. “Italy stands strongly behind the political and institutional transition taking place […]

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Syria: Terzi hails un resolution. A strong mandate for Annan successor

“The UN resolution on Syria, cosponsored by dozens of nations that include Italy and approved today by the UN General Assembly, is a major political development that I welcome with great satisfaction”. This was the comment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, according to whom “the UN has shown its ability to resume diplomacy […]

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Speech detail

(valid only the actual speech delivered) Signora Vice Presidente del Senato, Sen. Emma Bonino, Segretario del Partito radicale Nonviolento, Transnazionale e Transpartito, Demba Traoré, Presidente di Nessuno tocchi Caino, On.le Marco Pannella, Segretario di Nessuno tocchi Caino, On.le Sergio D’Elia, Onorevole Elisabetta Zamparutti, ho accolto con piacere il vostro invito a partecipare alla presentazione del […]

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Cina: designer italiani al lavoro per meno densita’ urbana (in translation)

Trovare soluzioni per risolvere il problema della densita’ urbana in Cina. E’ questo l’ obiettivo centrale del bando “Obbligo di sosta/0% density”, appena pubblicato e aperto a tutti gli architetti e designers italiani che operano nel paese asiatico. A emetterlo l’ ambasciata d’ Italia a Pechino, in collaborazione con la Beijing design week (Bjdw) e […]

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Alessandro Spadotto, the carabiniere officer kidnapped in Yemen on Sunday, has been released

The Foreign Ministry can confirm that Alessandro Spadotto, the carabinieri officer serving at the Italian Embassy in Yemen and kidnapped on Sunday 30 July, has been released. He is now on his way back to the capital, Sana’a. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has been following the case from the earliest stages of the kidnapping and […]

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