Cooperation in Guatemala rebuilding homes
Through the Italian Cooperation’s “Ran Guatemala” emergency relief programme, the Embassy of Italy in Guatemala City on 24 February officially delivered 8 homes rebuilt in safe places following the disaster caused in 2010 by hurricane Agatha. The programme is funding 12 projects aimed at reducing the exposure to food, nutritional and environmental insecurity of the […]
Read moreLos Angeles – Cinema: Ferretti and Lo Schiavo, oscar for Italy
The American Academy Oscars ceremony held at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater awarded the prize for “Best Art Direction” to Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, in the respective roles of Production Designer and Set Decorator for Martin Scorcese’s film “Hugo”. In his acceptance speech, Lo Schiavo dedicated the statuette to our country. To read more select […]
Read moreEU, SYRIA: Terzi calls for a “humanitarian truce” – EU, SERBIA: yes to Candidate Country status
“I urged a humanitarian truce, and for insistence that the UN Security Council pass a decision allowing relief to reach a population victimized by unheard of violence”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s statement at the end of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers today in Brussels, which voted to approve a package of sanctions against […]
Read moreOre 12.00 – Italy-India: joint Terzi- Krishna press conference addresses marines incident, but also strengthening strategic partnership
The incident involving two marines, as well as strengthening the strategic partnership between Italy and India, were the focus of a meeting between Minister Giulio Terzi and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna, which was followed by a joint press conference.”Italy has jurisdiction in the incident involving the two Italian marines, which took place in international […]
Read moreLa crisi in Europa: l’impatto sulla politica estera (in translation)
Il 22 febbraio il Centro su Stati Uniti e Europa di Brookings (CUSE) e la Fondazione Heinrich Boell presentano una relazione sull’impatto della crisi finanziaria sull’Europa rispetto agli altri paesi nel mondo. Tra i relatori sono presenti il Sottosegretario per gli affari esteri Marta Dassù e Charles Kupchan della Georgetown University e del Council on […]
Read moreHuman Rights: a pillar of Italian foreign policy, says Terzi
”The defence of human rights is a fundamental component of Italian foreign policy”, Minister Giulio Terzi said in his speech to the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, citing Italy’s commitment to the defence of women and children against gender violence and female genital mutilation. “There is a close relationship between […]
Read moreRabat: Exhibition “the Farnesina palace and its collections”
The itinerant exhibition “The Farnesina Palace and its Collections” comes to Morocco. The event opened on 23 February at the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture (ENA) in Rabat, in the presence of Minister for Habitat and Urban Development (and former ambassador to Italy) Nabil Benabdellah, ENA Director Bensaid, Italian Ambassador Piergiorgio Cherubini, the acting cultural attaché at […]
Read moreSYRIA: Italy cites “humanitarian truce” as essential. EU, new sanctions package approved
Minister Giulio Terzi expressed the “need to find a way to call a humanitarian truce”, in Syria. Participating in the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels, which approved a new package of sanctions against the Syrian regime, the minister asserted that the Red Cross “is not even able to get in” to Homs. The […]
Read moreEducation: The Montessori method is still current, says Massolo
The Montessori method is still current after over a century and can serve as an example for our schools. The topic was the subject of a conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) with educators from a number of countries. MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo opened the Conference by lauding an educational method that […]
Read moreAnkara: Venetian routes in the Mediterranean. Photography exhibition and book presentation
The book “Percorsi veneziani nel Mediterraneo” will be presented at 18.00 on Thursday 1 March at the Contemporary Arts Centre in Ankara. The photography exhibition of the same name will be opened at the same time. Both events have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Ankara in collaboration with Cankaya City Council and […]
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