SYRIA: ARMS EMBARGO MUST NOT EXPIRE, SAYS TERZI
Eventual disagreement among the 27 members on the sanctions in Syria would create “a paradoxical situation, given that the European embargo is intended to impact the regime”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, expressing Italy’s position on the renewal of the sanctions package to be discussed today in the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Our country, he said, […]
Read moreREPUBLIC OF CONGO – Photo exhibition on explorer savorgnan brazza)
A photographic exhibition will be held in Brazzavile, Republic of Congo, dedicated to Italo-French explorer Pietro Savorgnan di Brazza, who lived in the second half of the 19th century and for whom the capital city is named. The exhibition of 40 photos, taken by the explorer’s brother Giacomo, is entitled “The Savorgnan Saga, a journey […]
Read moreFAI – 5 CONTINENTS VOTE ON “BEST-LOVED SPOTS”
One million people, not only in Italy but in the rest of the world as well, voted on “best-loved spots” in Italy either at risk or in need of protection. The response to the 6th edition of this annual survey – promoted by the Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) in collaboration with Intesa San Paolo – […]
Read moreSyria – EU Foreign Affairs Council decides on extending sanctions
The Syrian crisis will be discussed at today’s meeting in Brussels of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which will have to decide whether to extend the sanctions against the regime, which expire on 28 February. The weapons embargo will be among the measures discussed On the diplomatic front, Arab League and UN Special Envoy Lakhdar […]
Read moreBelgrade – Italo-Serbian Partnership
A meeting was held of the Italo-Serbian Business Council, an association made up of both countries’ main firms involved in bilateral collaboration and that has become a high-level forum for dialogue between business communities and the presentation of business world proposals to institutions. The workshop offered an opportunity to examine priority sectors for Italo-Serbian collaboration, […]
Read moreTurkey – “Italian Horizons”: 50+ events – music, art and economy
Italy goes on display in Turkey with the third edition of “Italian Horizons”, a series of events across Turkey throughout 2013, presented by Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Scarante with a view to stimulating the already extraordinary development of relations between the two countries in the areas of policy, economy and culture, by actively involving the broad […]
Read moreITALY-ALBANIA – BOOK ON THE HADRIANOPOLIS EXCAVATIONS
A summary of the five-year archaeological excavation at the ancient Roman city of Hadrianopolis in Albania will be presented on 16 March next during the launch of the book ““Hadrianopolis II” at the library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. The book was edited by Roberto Perna and Dhimiter Condi who directed the field […]
Read moreItalian aid for palestinian children in Lebanon
A multi-functional centre for children and teenagers in the Nahr el Bared Palestinian camp in northern Lebanon has been reopened. The complex had been badly damaged during the 2007 conflict, and was refurbished within the context of a project co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the NGO Terre des Hommes-Italy.
Read moreADDIS ABABA – SCHOOL FOR WOMEN’s RIGHTS
A “flashmob” in the courtyard of the Istituto Galileo Galilei in Addis Ababa to promote all too often violated women’s rights. The event was organized in the Ethiopian capital within the context of the “One Billion Rising” project, a day of worldwide mobilisation against violence to women. Over 200 students interrupted their lessons and danced […]
Read moreInaugurazione anno accademico – Terzi: riportare la cultura al centro del dibattito politico
Riportare il tema della cultura al centro del dibattito elettorale: è l’appello che il ministro Giulio Terzi ha fatto dall’Università di Bergamo, per l’inaugurazione dell’anno accademico. La dimensione culturale, ha rilevato Terzi, è importante “per i giovani e per un’Italia che tutti vorremmo rafforzata e trasformata nei riferimenti fondamentali della nostra coscienza individuale e collettiva”, […]
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