Tel Aviv – Italy taking part in agritech 2012
With more than 100 countries taking part and over 7000 foreign visitors registered to attend, AGRITECH 2012 is one of the most important international events organised in Israel. Italy is taking part with about 100 participants. These include representatives of numerous institutions: the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, the Council for Research and Experimentation in Agriculture […]
Read moreSyria: EU, new sanctions. Terzi: Difficulties for Annan Plan, but there is scope for results
The European Union foreign ministers have approved a new package of sanctions (the 15th) against the Syrian regime. The EU has added 2 companies and 3 individuals to the list of entities and persons whose assets have been frozen because they are considered as “funding sources”. With today’s decision, taken at the Foreign Affairs Council […]
Read moreLibya: EU agrees with Italian call for closer coordination
The EU Foreign Ministers have agreed with Italy’s call, voiced by Foreign Minister Terzi at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, for closer coordination with Libya at the European level on border security and immigration issues. The FAC agreed, too, with the Italian call for a change of pace by the EU with respect to […]
Read moreDIPLOMATIC 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 […]
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