Cooperation: Albania, drug addiction treatment centre opened

A new drug addiction treatment centre has been opened in Tirana at the Mother Theresa Hospital, the country’s largest, in the presence of Health Minister Vasili. The centre, the first of its kind in Albania, was built through a joint programme by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health […]

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MFA-Turin agreement for country system promotion

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the City of Turin sealed an agreement aimed at the foreign promotion of the country system, signed by Minister Giulio Terzi and Mayor Piero Fassino.. The objective, Terzi explained, is to further “enhabce the international image that Turin already has with the UN and EU facilities hosted there, but […]

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Dassù: Italia riprende suo ruolo

Marta Dassù conosce le dinamiche di governo fin da quando era consigliere di politica estera a Palazzo Chigi con D’Alema e Amato, oltre che le studia dall’osservatorio privilegiato di Aspen Institute Italia. E preferisce il realismo della storia: Italia, non più nobile baricentro dell’Occidente, ma snodo da ricostruire nella politica internazionale con le nuove frontiere […]

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Kosovo: we support rapid EU association agreement, Terzi says

It is Italy’s hope that an association agreement between Kosovo and the European Union can be rapidly concluded, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi said after a meeting with his counterpart from Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj. That agreement would give Pristina “a solid and structured bond” with the EU, Terzi added, who then confirmed that country’s […]

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Innovation: COTEC 2011 report presented at MFA

The economic crisis has had negative effects on Italian business innovation, but the synergy between the public and private sectors can produce positive results. This was the affirmation by Director General of COTEC Claudio Roveda at the foreign ministry in Rome as he presented the 2011 annual report on innovation. The report shows, for example, […]

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Inward investment to Italy: the way is clear

The “Prontuario”, a handbook on the Italian economy to pave the way for foreign investors, prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Bank of Italy and ISTAT, was presented during the MFA-Bank of Italy conference held in the Bank’s Rome headquarters in Palazzo Koch. The handbook […]

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ITALIAN MARINES: we will never give up on them, says De Mistura

“We are ready and determined to go as high as possible. We will never give up on our servicemen”. This is a “fundamental fact, it’s happened to us today, tomorrow it could happen to anyone, even the Indians themselves who have military abroad”. This was the comment from Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura during the customary […]

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AFGHANISTAN: No change in Italian-Alliance strategy, reports Terzi

Italy’s “strategy [editor’s note: that of Italy and its allies in Afghanistan] goes forward and has not changed direction. Therefore, the timeframes are those that were described and announced”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with US Special Envoy for […]

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MARO’ : De Mistura, “non li molleremo mai. Determinati ad andare il piu’ in alto possibile” (in translation)

“Siamo pronti e determinati ad andare il più in alto possibile. Non molleremo mai i nostri marò”. Lo ha affermato il Sottosegretario agli Esteri Staffan De Mistura nel corso del consueto briefing settimanale alla Farnesina. Si tratta di un “fatto fondamentale”, ha sottolineato De Mistura che “oggi è capitato a noi e domani può capitare […]

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INTERVIEW; LIBYA: Italian Consulate in Benghazi reinstated in former location

The Italian Consulate in Benghazi goes back to its former location, a building that was burnt down during the demonstrations on 17 February 2006. “We expect to open between May and June, in a large portion that will house the visa office”, announced Italian Consul Guido De Sanctis, who has been working from temporary lodgings […]

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Speech by Minister Terzi at the 5th Bank of Italy-MFA Conference

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Governatore, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di intervenire in apertura dei lavori della V Conferenza Banca d’Italia – Ministero degli Affari Esteri. Questo incontro annuale non è solo un appuntamento del calendario istituzionale, ma è anche e soprattutto un’importante opportunità per elaborare insieme riflessioni e valutazioni sulle […]

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Italy-Slovenia: 20 years of fruitful relations, says Terzi

“As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two countries, we are also celebrating, through the arts, the fruitful and dynamic bilateral relationship between Italy and Slovenia”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he and his Slovenia colleague, Karl Erjavec, opened the exhibition entitled “Visual Identity: design for […]

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