Italy-Turkey: Trade reaches a historic high
International trade between Italy and Turkey closed 2011 at a record high. For the first time ever, the total value of trade comfortably exceeded 20 billion dollars, to reach 21.3 billion. This was not unexpected, given the excellent progress in commercial relations between the two countries over the year, and translates into a rise of […]
Read moreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Terzi calls for UN Resolution condemning the practice
“2012 could be the year when, through a Resolution by the UN General Assembly, the international community condemns this barbaric practice. A practice that inflicts grievous damage on the dignity and physical and psychological health of women and girls, of whom over 140 million are affected throughout the world”. This was the declaration made by […]
Read moreYemen – Terzi meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Karman: civil society is counting on Italian support
Yemeni civil society “is counting on support from Italy and other European countries so that the transition can truly respond to the people’s desire for democracy”. Speaking was Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Rome with the Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: “A bitter pill”
A new factor has come into the mix in the race for world leadership: medical science research, which boils down to the possession of knowledge, not technologies. The topic is the subject of the cover story of the new issue of the magazine “Longitude” (chief editor, Pialuisa Bianco), available on newsstands as of 4 February. […]
Read moreLima: exhibition on Italy’s museum homes a big success
More than five thousand visitors were recorded just in the first week of the exhibition “Museum homes. The taste for living in Italy”, mounted in the Peruvian resort town of Asia, located south of Lima. They came to admire the various typologies of a very special way of living, each of which a typically Italian […]
Read moreI BRIC alla guida dell’economia globale (in translation)
Brasile, Russia, India, Cina, economie emergenti destinate a trainare l’economia mondiale: questo il focus della tavola rotonda organizzata a Napoli il 26 gennaio scorso presso il Banco di Napoli dal Gruppo Economisti di Impresa in collaborazione con SRM-Studi e Ricerche per il Mezzogiorno. In occasione dell’evento, cui ha preso parte la Direzione Generale per la […]
Read moreSlovakia: Guide to economic/commercial activities in the Slovak Republic
The Embassy of Italy in Bratislava, in coordination with the former ICE office, has prepared a “Practical guide to economic/commercial activities in the Slovak Republic”, a tool for potential Italian investors interested in investing in the country or in intensifying existing activities and commercial relations with local partners.
Read moreAfghanistan. Terzi-ISAF Commander: Agreements with Karzai hugely significant
The importance of the positive outcomes achieved and agreements signed by the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, during his visit to Italy and other European capitals was reiterated in today’s face-to-face between Minister Giulio Terzi and General John R. Allen. General Allen is the commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan The meeting […]
Read moreITALY-TURKEY: Ambassador Scarante on the run-up to the Monti-Erdogan summit
A “dense political programme” of top level visits and bilateral meetings is being drawn up by Italy and Turkey, a “strategic” partner for Rome. The news was given by Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante, in a presentation in Istanbul of the events the Italian institutions are organising in Turkey for 2012. The Ambassador also commented on Foreign […]
Read moreCooperation: ceremony for end of project to aid to Iraqi refugees in Jordan
An integrated healthcare assistance project for the Iraqi refugee community in Jordan, carried out by the nongovernmental organization “Un Ponte Per…” (UPP) with €560,000 in funding from the Italian Cooperation, was brought to a successful conclusion today in a ceremony with Ambassador Francesco Fransoni. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
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