Euro 2012: Crisis Unit “on the case” for Italian fans
The Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit is preparing for the European soccer championship with a special task force that will monitor eventual risks for Italian fans travelling to this major sporting event to be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8 June to 1 July. 24-hour crisis rooms The initiative includes special 24-hour crisis rooms to […]
Read moreFriends of Syria meeting: diplomatic summit in Istanbul
A diplomatic summit in Istanbul, bringing together the main members of the Friends of Syria group, the U.S., Italy, France, UK and Germany, was called by the Turkish government. Italy is to be represented by Minister Giulio Terzi. A meeting of the principal partners in the Friends of Syria will be held on Wednesday in […]
Read moreSOFIA – Made in Italy in Bulgaria, Italian Festival 2012 gets under way
On 2 June the Italian Ambassador to Bulgaria Stefano Benazzo joined the Mayor of Sofia in opening the Italian Festival 2012. Now in its 9th edition, the Festival offers a vast array of events promoting Italian excellence in everything from business to culture and, naturally, food. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of […]
Read moreSyria: the Annan plann remains current, says Terzi
Italy and France agree on their analysis of the Syrian crisis, which was discussed today in Rome in a meeting between Ministers for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Laurent Fabius. “It must be stressed that the Annan plan remains current”, and at the same time we need to “ratchet up the pressure on the regime […]
Read moreQuicker passports for Italians abroad
Less bureaucracy and waiting time for to Italians who need a passport issued abroad: starting on 6 June, a new computerized system will reduce the waiting time from the current 15 to 30 days to just a few minutes, according to an announcement by Ministry spokesman Giuseppe Manzo during his weekly press briefing. A procedure […]
Read moreTerzi and Fabius meet in Rome: “Urgent and concerted” EU growth effort
“We consider critical Europe’s urgent, incisive and concerted effort to generate growth”, and are in full harmony with Paris on the matter. This was Minister Terzi’s comment during a joint press conference with his French colleague Laurent Fabius. “Recovery must go hand-in-hand with growth”, the minister underscored, stressing that “negotiations are under way at this […]
Read moreUNESCO – Milan beats Moscow and Abu Dhabi: for the ICOM 2016 General Conference
Meeting in Paris, the Advisory Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) chose Milan for its 24th General Conference, which every three years gathers over 4,000 museum and culture professionals from all over the world. Milan, which took 66% of the votes, was short-listed with other finalists Moscow (25%) and Abu Dhabi (9%). “This […]
Read moreCooperazione: Etiopia, interventi contro la siccità (in translation)
La Cooperazione Italiana sta per lanciare un nuovo programma da 1.3 milioni di euro nel sud e sud-est dell’Etiopia, per superare l’emergenza siccità e l’emergenza profughi dai paesi vicini. Sono cinque le aree identificate caratterizzate dalla cronica mancanza di acqua potabile e di adeguate strutture sanitarie. Il programma – la cui prima fase si è […]
Read moreExhibit of Titian, Veronese and Tiepolo at Poznan: Terzi, Italy and Poland share ancient cultural ties
The exhibition “Titian-Veronese-Tiepolo: masterpieces of Italian painting from the collection of the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo” opened on 2 June at the National Museum of Poznan, under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Poland. Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia attended the opening. The exhibition of Venetian and Lombard painting masterpieces from the 15th to the […]
Read moreSyria: Van Rompuy, EU and Russia back Annan plan
The Syrian crisis was among the topics of the 29th EU-Russia summit held in Strelna on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, with Russian President Putin, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, and both foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Catherine Ashton. Annan plan has the best […]
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