International Day of Cooperatives – “A development model more respectful of the individual”, says Terzi

“With their impetus towards solidarity and mutuality, cooperatives show that it is possible for us to help each other and to combine profit with ethical values. I hope very much that the International Year will play part in expanding your splendid model even more widely throughout the world”. This was the point underscored by Foreign […]

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International day of Cooperatives: A sustainable development model. Terzi attending celebrations

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is attending the celebrations for the International Day of Cooperatives in his capacity as Chair of the National Committee for the International Year of Cooperatives 2012. The event is being held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. Today’s event follows on from the meeting of the National Committee, which […]

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Interview detail

“Yes, we’ve certainly dragged our feet on the violence in Syria. At this point we could have had 10,000 people still alive instead of 10,000 victims”. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, speaking on the plane bringing him back to Rome from Lebanon. He was there to visit the Italian […]

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Speech detail

(Please check against text as delivered Signor Presidente,Onorevoli Deputati e Senatori,Signora Leymah Gbowee Signore e Signori, ho accolto con piacere l’invito a intervenire a questo incontro perché i temi toccati riflettono una delle direttrici prioritarie della diplomazia italiana. L’Italia ha ispirato le linee fondamentali della sua politica estera al valore della riconciliazione e della dimensione […]

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Vukovar: Charity match for Italian regions hit by the earthquake

The authorities of the municipality of Vukovar and the Vukovarsko-Srijemska Region have organised a “Croatian Heart for Italy” initiative to support the Italian communities hit by the earthquakes of 20 and 29 May 2012. They acted in collaboration with the Croatian Cro Unum Humanitarian Association, headed by Prof. Dragan Primorac; the Association of Children of […]

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Press release detail

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the positive outcome of the case of the three Italian fishing boats seized near the port of Benghazi. Once the paperwork has been completed, they could head back to Italy within the next 24 hours. Minister Terzi had been following the case personally since 7 June, the day the […]

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Los Angeles: fund-raising appeal to restore Ferrera’s Municipal Theatre after the earthquake

The Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Cultural Institute and the Italo-Americano newspaper, has launched a fund-raising campaign for the Municipal Theatre in Ferrara. The campaign is an expression of solidarity – by Italians, Italian-Americans and Americans who love Italy – with the communities hit by the earthquake in Emilia Romagna. […]

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Beijing: Tuscany region’s mission to China to foster trade

Tuscany Region’s trade mission to strengthen institutional collaboration to foster trade, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy, began with a visit to Beijing on 2 and 3 July 2012. The next stages in the mission will be Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Nanning. Read more, in Italian.

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Washington: USA-EU E-Health Workshop

On 28 June Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted an E-health Workshop in organised in collaboration with the European Commission and the US Department of Health and Human Services. The event, which took place in the framework of the E-health is among the priorities of the Transatlantic Economic Dialogue (TEC), was opened by the Ambassador […]

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Italy-Germany: Inter-Governmental Summit (Villa Madama, 4 July)

Economic and political relations, industrial relations, investment. These are the main topics on the agenda for the Italian-German inter-governmental summit taking place today, 4 July 2012, in Villa Madama, Rome. The summit is being chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with the participation of ministers and business people from […]

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Religious freedom: a pillar of the new Somalia

The international community made an undertaking, here in Rome on 2-3 July 2012, to draw the face of a new Somalia. There is still a long way to go but two days of working here at the Farnesina, with over 150 delegates representing 43 states and international organisations, served to signpost more clearly the road […]

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Mission to Nigeria by Margherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies

Margherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies, is heading for Nigeria on a two-day mission. She will be meeting members of the Nigerian Government, religious leaders from the Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant communities, and representatives of civil society. Speaking on behalf of Minister Terzi, the Hon. Boniver will express Italy’s support for […]

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