Commemoration of the Honourabe Professor Giuseppe Vedovato

Numerous expressions of sincere sympathy have been voiced for the death of the Honourable Professor Giuseppe Vedovato, most recently at the opening of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 23 January. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs too wishes to commemorate a figure who for over half a century acted as a constant, […]

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EU-Serbia: Brussels will not impose new conditions, says Terzi

The Western Balkans “belong to Europe” and the EU is oriented toward not imposing new conditions on Serbia for obtaining Candidate Country status, Minister Terzi underscored at the end of a meeting in Rome with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic, confirming Italy’s full support for Serbian integration. As for the Kosovo question, Terzi specified that […]

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Karzai’s European tour begins in Italy – Terzi, long-term cooperation plan

Afghanistan is seeking European support at a particularly delicate moment, and is starting off from Italy. President Hamid Karzai will begin a European tour in Rome, where he is to meet with Head of State Napolitano and Premier Monti, which will then take him to Paris and London. His aim is to sign a series […]

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Italy-Serbia: Terzi meets in Rome with Vuk Jeremic

Serbia’s European integration process, EU-facilitated regional reconciliation, with particular regard to dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, and bilateral relations within the Strategic Partnership with reference to growth in trade between Italy and Serbia, were the main topics of discussion in Minister Terzi’s meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Serbian colleague Vuk […]

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Minister Terzi meets with Emirates foreign minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nayan

Minister for Foreign Affairs Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nayan. The meeting’s agenda included recent events in the Middle East and Mediterranean, and it followed Minister Terzi’s participation in the Foreign Affairs Council yesterday in Brussels and his […]

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Minister Terzi’s condolences on the death of Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza

“The tragic result of the hunger strike by Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar Mendoza is cause for deep sadness and we extends our condolences”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi added that he wanted “to understand the entire affair more deeply, particularly the reasons for its tragic conclusion”. “In light of this dramatic episode – Terzi […]

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Denmark: Copenaghen Metro, an italian success story

The Copenhagen Metro, celebrating its 10th birthday this year, is a gem of Italian technology and efficiency built by Ansaldo STS and using trains built by Ansaldo Breda. Italian also is the €2.8 billion commission to expand it to double the size, the civil engineering contracts for which have been awarded to a consortium of […]

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Bando di gara per l’affidamento in concessione del servizio di ristorazione nel Padiglione Italiano presso l’Esposizione Internazionale di Yeosu 2012 (12maggio – 12 agosto 2012) ai sensi dell’art. 30 del Dls. 163/2006 (in translation)

Il Commissariato Generale di Governo per le Esposizioni Internazionali di Yeosu e Venlo 2012intende espletare, ai sensi e per gli effetti dell’art. 30 del D. Lgs. n. 163/06 e s.m.i., una garainformale per l’individuazione di un soggetto al quale affidare in concessione la gestione delservizio di ristorazione per il Padiglione italiano presso l’Esposizione Internazionale di […]

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Italy-Arab Emirates – Terzi-Bin Zayed meeting at the foreign ministry

There are “highly significant prospects for industrial, financial and investments”, Minister Giulio Terzi said at the end of a meeting with his Arab Emirates counterpart Abdullah Bin Zayed, recalling the solid cultural collaboration the two nations enjoy and the opening of the first school for courses in Italian in that Arab country. Sheikh Bin Zayed […]

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Iran nuclear programme: new sanctions will have a clear impact, says Terzi

The fact that the Iranian leadership has been trying everything to “bypass the measures” shows that the new European sanctions against Iran are going to have a big impact. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s response in an interview with CNN after the EU Council of Foreign Ministers approved a set of new measures. The Iranian […]

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Press release: Italy joins the “Friends of Mediation” group. Minister Terzi pleased

Italy has officially become a member of the Friends of Mediation Group and will participate in the group’s summit in February in Istanbul. The group, which was formed on the initiative of Finland and Turkey and has the support of President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, has the aim of fostering the […]

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Croatia: majority “yes” vote on EU referendum

With 66.27% in favour and 33.13% against, Croatia confirmed its desire to become a member of the EU. Italy’s Ambassador in Zagreb Emanuela D’Alessandro attended a reception yesterday evening at the Parliament building for the announcement of the results of the referendum, along with President of the Republic Josipovic, Prime Minister Milanovic, President of the […]

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