DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTE – Study visit by 55 Italian diplomats to the Trevi Group
On 3 and 4 May the Trevi Group hosted a delegation of 55 Italian diplomatic at Cesena. Taking part in the study visit, organised in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Institute, were participants in the “Carlo Sforza” training course for newly recruited diplomats at “second secretary” grade and still on probation. Participants also included […]
Read moreA maritime Italy at the Yeosu Expo
A point of contact and synthesis between “Italy’s historic maritime calling and modern technologies”. That’s why Italy could not miss the International Exposition at Yeosu, in South Korea, the last stage in the run-up to the Milan 2015 Universal Expo. “It was important to be here, even at a time of crisis, to show that […]
Read moreFLORENCE – Conference on Italian economic diplomacy and emerging countries
The role of Italian economic diplomacy with respect to Turkey, India, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, China, Russia and South Africa (the BRICS and TIMBI countries) and the Foreign Ministry’s strategic lines in support of the internationalisation of the Italian economic system. These topics were the focus of a conference hosted in Florence in early May by […]
Read moreThe MFA at Forum PA 2012
Once again this year, the MFA is taking part in the Public Administration Forum, now in its 23rd edition. The event will be held at Rome’s Trade Fair Centre, the Nuova Fiera di Roma, from 16 to 19 May 2012 and will be dedicated to government networks and how to use them to best effect. […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi meets the opposition. “The regime must end the violence; the Annan Plan is not open-ended”
Italy supports the Syrian opposition on the road to the pacification of the country. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the current holder of the revolving Presidency of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Bourhan Ghalioun, and underscored that it is the responsibility of the regime in Damascus to “bring an end to the unacceptable violence against […]
Read moreLibya: Change of pace needed with EU and UN. Terzi: I’ll discuss this in Brussels on Monday 14 May
“Italy firmly supports the democratic process in Libya but now a real change of pace is needed in relations”, including on the part of the rest of the international community. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of his meeting with his Libyan colleague, Ashour Bin Khayal. Terzi underscored that […]
Read moreAUSTRALIA – Alenia wins orders worth 1.1 billion euros for 10 C-27J aircraft
The Australian Government has announced it will be buying 10 C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft produced by Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica Group) at a cost of 1.4 billion Australian dollars (about 1.1 billion euros). The first plane should be delivered in 2015 and begin operating in 2016. The Italian Ambassador in Canberra, Gianludovico de Martino, supported […]
Read moreBERLINO – Accordo di collaborazione tra CNR e Istituto Studi Sostenibilità Potsdam (in translation)
L’Ambasciatore italiano a Berlino Michele Valensise ha ospitato la cerimonia di firma di un accordo di collaborazione tra il Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) e l’Istituto per gli Studi Avanzati sulla Sostenibilità (IASS) di Potsdam, alla presenza del Ministro dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca Francesco Profumo, in visita nella capitale tedesca. Progetti comuni per lo […]
Read moreSistema Paese: l’automotive italiano protagonista in Serbia (in translation)
Italia sempre più presente nel settore automobilistico serbo. Oltre una ventina di aziende italiane del settore, tra cui numerose PMI fornitrici di Fiat, e Fiat Auto Serbia stessa, hanno partecipato alla terza edizione della “Fiera Automotive” di Kragujevac, il 9 e 10 maggio scorsi. Destinazione Kragujevac Alla rassegna era abbinata anche la prosecuzione del progetto […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi to meet the opposition – The crisis will be the focus of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 14 May 2012)
Italy’s diplomatic activity continues in an attempt to resolve the Syrian crisis, through contacts with opponents to the Assad regime. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has already met the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries and in a few days will be receiving the head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun, in Rome. The announcement […]
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