The planet is increasingly short of water and crowded with people, and “it’s time for solutions” that will ensure the universal right to “blue gold”. The route to achieving this objective will be the focus of the 6th World Water Forum, a non-governmental organisation created in 1996 and scheduled to be held this year from […]
Read moreIl blitz anglo-nigeriano in Nigeria nel corso del quale sono rimasti uccisi l’italiano Franco Lamolinara ed un cittadino britannico e la vicenda dei due maro’ arrestati in India sono stati al centro della riunione informale dei ministri degli esteri Ue a Copenaghen. Nell’ambito della richiesta esplicita di “chiarimento” (“è necessario un chiarimento sul piano politico-diplomatico”) […]
Read moreIl Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ha chiesto al collega William Hague di fare “massima chiarezza” sul blitz in Nigeria “nel più breve tempo possibile, nelle prossime ore”. Lo ha riferito lo stesso Terzi parlando con i giornalisti a Copenaghen dove si svolge una riunione informale dei ministri degli esteri dell’Ue.
Read more“Di fronte al pericoloso precedente creatosi (sul caso dei Marò), ribadirò la priorità che per noi europei e per la comunità internazionale rappresenta la riaffermazione e la difesa dei principi che regolano l’impegno comune contro la pirateria” e le missioni militari. Lo ha detto il Ministro degli esteri Giulio Terzi appena arrivato a Copenaghen per […]
Read more“Alla luce del contesto di crescente rischio al quale sono esposti nostri connazionali in alcune specifiche situazioni internazionali, si è deciso che il Comitato interministeriale della sicurezza della Repubblica (CISR) rimarrà d’ora in poi attivato in permanenza”. Lo riferisce una nota di Palazzo Chigi, al termine della riunione del CISR svoltasi questa mattina per fare […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the positive conclusion of the case concerning 8 Italian consultants working with the Egyptian industrial group “Cleopatra”. The consultants had been held in the Group’s Ain Sokha factory during an industrial relations dispute. “Our diplomatic mission in the Egyptian capital took immediate action, in liaison with the Ministry’s Crisis […]
Read moreTo celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italian cinema’s most iconic figures, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York has organised screenings of some of his most famous films. The programme begins on 29 March 2012. Read full article, in Italian
Read morePaolo Giordano and Elisabetta Montaldo were the Italian authors appearing at the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature 2012 (6-10 March) in Dubai, now at its fourth edition. Read full article, in Italian.
Read moreItalian Development Cooperation has made a donation of 50,000 euros in response to the serious emergency that has been developing in the Congo since 4 March, following the explosion of a munitions depot in the capital, Brazzaville. The aid is to support the emergency appeal launched by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent. The […]
Read moreTo celebrate International Women’s Day, the Italian Embassy in Maputo promoted a concert by flautist Francesca Canali and the “Maputo Flute Orchestra”. The concert, which attracted an audience of 350, took place at the University of Maputo’s “Eduardo Mondlane” Cultural Centre. The concert followed four days of intensive lessons by the Italian flautist to train […]
Read moreWith the mission to Serbia led by Prime Minister Mario Monti, Italy is marking its first visit at Head of Government level since 2000. This is also Monti’s first inter-governmental summit, and testifies to Italy’s close bilateral relations and strategic partnership with Belgrade. Italy is the main sponsor of Serbia’s accession to the European Union. […]
Read moreThe second series of workshops on “Human Rights: from theory to practice” for students at Rome’s principal universities (La Sapienza, Tor Vergata, Roma Tre, Luiss, S.Pio V, LUMSA) will be opened by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at 15.00 on 13 March. The workshops will take place at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. The initiative began […]
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