POPE’S RESIGNATION: HIS MAJOR IMPACT ON CHRISTIANITY, SAYS TERZI
Benedict XVI has been “able to have a major impact on Christianity”. Minister Giulio Terzi commented on the Pope’s decision to resign, effective 28 February next. Recalling the Holy Father’s words at their latest meeting on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the Papal Bull to the Order of Malta, Terzi explained that Ratzinger […]
Read moreFoibe: persecution remains etched in the memory of all, says Terzi
“Episodes of anti-Italian persecutions in Istria, Dalmatia and Fiume must remain etched in all our memories”, so that “hostile feelings, or tendencies toward racial discrimination, toward peoples and nations who are our neighbours, such as those that led to the 1938 racial laws, will never be resussitated”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s […]
Read moreReligious freedom – ISPI Conference – Terzi: our battle against extremism in the interests of peace
The defence of religious freedom serves to combat violent forms of extremism that use religion as a pretext for their own dissemination, Minister Giulio Terzi underscored as he opened an ISPI-sponsored international workshop on the promotion of religious freedom today at the foreign ministry in Rome, co-chaired by Italy and Jordan. Italy’s guiding role in […]
Read morePrague – concert by St. George’s British International School
The student chorus and orchestra of St. George’s British International School in Rome will give a concert on Friday 15 February at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, conducted by Darren Everhart. The performance is part of a musical tour through the Czech Republic by the prestigious international school founded in 1958.
Read moreMOZAMBIQUE – ITALY DONATES €200,000 FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
The Italian government has donated €200,000 for the victims of flooding in the province of Gaza in southern Mozambique. In a communiqué issued by the Embassy of Italy in Maputo, the Italian government announced its intention to make the donation available through the World Food Program (WFP) in response to the recent flooding that has […]
Read moreJERUSALEM – ITALIAN EVENTS AT THE BOOK FAIR
From Lina Wertmuller to Giuseppe Ayala, and from Bruno Arpaia to Marco Ansaldo. These are just some of the names featured in the rich programme of events taking place in the Italian Pavilion at the 26th International Book Fair in Jerusalem, which opens on Sunday 10 February 2013. The programme was organised by the Italian […]
Read moreTrafficking – OSCE seminar – Slavery in the 21st century – development and rights essential, says Terzi
“Trafficking in human beings is one of the most abnormal crimes of today’s world: it is the slavery of the 21st century”. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the seminar on “Co-operation to Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings in the Mediterranean Region”, organised by the Organization for Security and […]
Read moreSEOUL – ITALIAN SHOE PRODUCERS LOOK TO THE EAST
The Italian footwear sector is looking increasingly to the Far East, an expanding market that appreciates the high quality of our niche products. Products such as footwear, where traditional craftsmanship combines with rigorous selection of materials and highly innovative design. Starting from this premise, 37 Italian companies, most of them from the historic footwear production […]
Read moreJerusalem – Italian events at the book fair
From Lina Wertmuller to Giuseppe Ayala, and from Bruno Arpaia to Marco Ansaldo. These are just some of the names featured in the rich programme of events taking place in the Italian Pavilion at the 26th International Book Fair in Jerusalem, which opens on Sunday 10 February 2013. The programme was organised by the Italian […]
Read moreThe Agency for a Digital Italy gives the Farnesina top marks
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is once again at the cutting edge of Italian government initiatives to develop IT infrastructure. The Director of the Agenziaperl’ItaliaDigitale (Agency for a Digital Italy), Agostino Ragosa, has paid a visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs data processing centre, where he admired the development of the MFA Cloud project. […]
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