Cooperation: new youth opportunities in Bosnia Herzegovina
Building the foundations for the future and for those who represent it – young people – by promoting and cultivating creativity and the possibility of opening businesses, and with them new horizons. That is the goal of a project for the development of young people in Bosnia Hezegovina launched in 2008 by the Italian NGO […]
Read moreItaly-China: Embassy in Beijing ensures quality of Italian olive oil
Italy reassures China on the quality of olive oil imported from Italy. This was the content of a communiqué from the Embassy of Italy in Beijing after the Chinese customs authorities opened an inquest into olive oil imported from Italy and alleged in an Italian news investigation to have been produced with oil from other […]
Read moreBulgaria: architectural model-making, exhibition on the theme of tolerance
Six million burnt matches and 17 years went into the construction of a model of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Rila, Bulgaria’s most important and famous: and this is only one of many attractions offered by an architectural model exhibition entitled “Tolerance: a beacon for faith and life” that opened at the national archaeological museum […]
Read more“Mettiamoci in rete” per il Burkina Faso (in translation)
“Mettiamoci in rete” per il Burkina Faso. L’iniziativa, a cui parteciperanno diverse decine di ong, si svolgerà il 15 gennaio a Firenze sotto il patrocinio del Ministero degli Affari Esteri, della Direzione Generale Cooperazione Sviluppo e del Comune di Firenze. Nel corso dell’incontro sarà presentata l’attività di Laafi Labumbu ONLUS, capofila del progetto di costituzione […]
Read moreEuropean Union: Italy and France on the same lines for a new pact, say Terzi and Juppé
Rome and Paris are on the same lines on finding a way out of the euro crisis. Both are confident that the new 26-country Treaty will be ready in time for the extraordinary EU Summit in Brussels on 30 January. This was the outcome of the meeting between Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and his French […]
Read moreCOOPERAZIONE: Afghanistan, giovani imprenditrici crescono, grazie all’Italia (in translation)
Oltre 5700 donne coinvolte, corsi di alfabetizzazione associata all’avvio di attività tradizionali,istituzione dicentri di formazione al Dipartimento degli Affari Femminili di Baghlan e al Women Garden di Kabul. Sono tra i più importanti risultati del progetto di formazione professionale e imprenditoria femminile, finanziato in Afghanistan dalla Cooperazione italiana e che si concluderà ufficialmente a marzo […]
Read moreWorld Day of Migrants and Refugees: Terzi and five other ministers to take part
Six ministers from the Monti Government, including Giulio Terzi, have signed their names to the World Day of Migrants and Refugees promoted by the Catholic Church and being celebrated on 15 January 2012. The event was presented at a press conference held this morning (10 January), with the announcement being made by the Italian Episcopal […]
Read moreIRAN: Nuclear facilities – “severe and effective sanctions now inevitable”
“The Iranian government’s decision to begin uranium enrichment at the Qom-Fordo plant is cause for deep concern and deserving of the firmest condemnation”. The statement came from foreign ministry spokesperson Maurizio Massari, according to whom “Tehran is unfortunately demonstrating its intention to move in the opposite direction to that recommended in the IAEA and United […]
Read moreItaly’s role in the Mediterranean – Terzi travels to the Arab spring countries and then on to Paris
Minister Giulio Terzi’s mission to the Mediterranean – an Italian foreign policy priority often stressed by the minister himself where Italy intends to play a frontline role – includes visits to Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, key Arab spring countries, as well as to Paris to meet with his colleague Alain Juppé and Secretary of State […]
Read moreThe interview: “System Italy” has room for growth throughout the world
Economic diplomacy is set to act as a beacon in promoting an effective presence for Italy throughout the world. So stated Minister Giulio Terzi in the interview published in the December 2011 edition of the “Diplomazia economica italiana” newsletter. What are the geographical and strategic priorities for Italian Economic Diplomacy in 2012? The priorities of […]
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