LONGITUDE: Will the “social-network” bubble burst?

Are we going to see the social network bubble burst this year like the dot.com bubble did in 2000? The first 2012 issue of Longitude – under the editorship of Pialuisa Bianco and now on the newsstands – takes a long look, starting with an editorial by Minister Giulio Terzi.“A Common Euro-Mediterranean House” is Terzi’s […]

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Terzi, packed agenda as the year begins. First stop Tunis, then on to Cairo, Tripoli, Beirut, Paris and London

Minister Terzi has a January agenda packed with meetings and missions whose main focus will be the European and Mediterranean themes that are among Italy’s top foreign policy priorities. The minister’s first stop will be in Tunis on 6 January, where he will meet with new Prime Minister Jebali, President of the Republic Marzouki and […]

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Lebanon: Italy still a leader along the road to peace and development

The appointment of General Paolo Serra as UNIFIL mission commander is the latest in a series of acknowledgements of Italy’s commitment in Lebanon, and of our country’s contribution to the UN peacekeeping missions, as top G8-member supplier of troops and sixth largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping budget. Italy’s active role in Lebanon is part […]

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Cooperation: project for maternal and neonatal health in Mozambique

To provide access to safe healthcare to mothers and newborns is the aim of a project for the city of Beira in Mozambique designed by the NGO known as Doctors with Africa CUAMM. The Italian Cooperation has decided to finance the project, entitled “Maternal and neonatal health in the district of Beira” with a contribution […]

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Ministers Terzi and Di Paola pleased with appointment of Division General Paolo Serra as Commander of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola together expressed their full satisfaction with the decision by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to appoint Division General Paolo Serra Commander of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, where Italy maintains a contingent of more than 1,000 troops. The appointment of such a highly […]

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Lisbon – Presentation of the new Lancia “Thema” and “Voyager”

The Italian Embassy in Lisbon arranged for the presentation to the press of Lancia’s new “Thema” and “Voyager”, fruit of the recent integration of FIAT with the American Chrysler Group. The event was held on 12 ad 13 December. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Cooperation: Myanmar, safeguarding cultural heritage

The Italian Cooperation recently decided to make a €400,000 contribution to UNESCO for the “Capacity building for safeguarding cultural heritage” programme in Myanmar. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Minister Terzi hails Jordanian initiative in favour of MidEast peace process

Italy warmly and confidently welcomes Jordan’ s initiative to host two meetings tomorrow aimed at restarting the peace process. This is Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the two meetings, one between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and the Quartet envoys, and a second one between the Israeli and Palestinian representatives that Jordanian Foreign […]

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Terzi, A busy New Year’s agenda: Europe, the Mediterranean, trans-Atlantic relations, global actions

A full calendar of international visits and meetings awaits Minister Giulio Terzi for the coming year, according to foreign ministry spokesperson Maurizio Massari – appointments and activities by which the minister plans to follow up the foreign policy concerns he outlined to the Parliament: Europe, trans-Atlantic relations, the Mediterranean and global actions. Within the context […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

A seguito dell’entrata in vigore del Trattato di Lisbona, l’Italia e i partner comunitari hanno preso di comune accordo la decisione di procedere alla dissoluzione dell’Unione Europea Occidentale (UEO), che avverrà mediante denuncia del Trattato del 1948 da parte degli Stati membri. I dieci Stati membri hanno indicato al Consiglio Permanente dell’UEO che la cessazione […]

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