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5 December 2012

Completed legislative process for approval of law on adaptation to the International Criminal Court Statute

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi was delighted with the news of the completion of the legislative process for approval of the law, by parliamentary initiative, on adaptation to the International Criminal Court Statute, toward whose rapid achievement he had been personally engaged. The adaptation into national law of the ability to implement the Court’s […]

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4 December 2012

Minister Terzi hails appointment of Italian diplomat Giovanni Caracciolo as Secretary General of the Central European Initiative (CEI)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi was delighted to receive the news of Italian Ambassador to Paris Giovanni Caracciolo’s appointment to the post of Secretary General of the Central European Initiative (CEI), formally announced today by the organization and in effect as of January 1st 2013. “The appointment of Ambassador Caracciolo”, Terzi underscored, “is acknowledgement […]

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3 December 2012

Longitude: “The reluctant reformer”

“The reluctant reformer”, è il titolo di copertina del numero 22 di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola il 5 dicembre prossimo. Si tratta di un bilancio sui primi sei mesi del governo del socialista Francois Hollande che ha sconfitto il presidente uscente Sarkozy con un programma politico “molto di sinistra” che […]

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3 December 2012

Longitude: “The reluctant reformer”

“The reluctant reformer”, is the cover article of issue no. 22 of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco and available on newsstands as of 5 December. The article takes stock of the first 6 months of the Presidency of French Socialist Francois Hollande who defeated the incumbent Sarkozi with a “very left-wing” political platform […]

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30 November 2012

Human rights: Italy determined to combat sexual abuse of children, says Terzi

Italy is “united in its determination to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the second day of the international conference on “The Role of International Cooperation in combating sexual violence against children”. Also attending the conference were the Ministers for Welfare, […]

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30 November 2012

Middle East: UN – Palestine must now resume talks. Well-considered decision by Palazzo Chigi, firm friendship with Israel

A “well-considered decision” by the Italian Government, a return to the negotiating table, Italy’s firm friendship with Israel. These are the key elements of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s response to journalists’ questions in the margins of the conference at the MFA on combating sexual violence against children, the day after the UN’s decision to accept […]

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27 November 2012

EU: Minister Terzi welcomes Court of Justice judgment on language equality

“A judgment that Italy welcomes most warmly”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on hearing of the ruling published today by the European Union’s Court of Justice. The judgment establishes that the publication in just three languages (English, French and German) of the Union’s open competitions for the recruitment of administrators and assistants, and […]

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26 November 2012

Minister Terzi receives the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Fathallah Sijilmassi, at the Farnesina today. Minister Terzi underscored that Italy will continue to support the Arab Spring transition countries at the levels of political dialogue and economic cooperation. He confirmed Italy’s intention to enhance the role of the Union for […]

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26 November 2012

Middle East: Re-activate the European mission at the Gaza border, is Terzi’s proposal to Ashton

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has today formalised the Italian proposal to re-activate the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) at the Gaza Strip. Minister Terzi submitted the proposal to the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, and to the European Union member states, the aim being to intensify the EU’s potential role in maintaining the truce between […]

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26 November 2012

UN: adoption at committee stage of the Resolution against female genital mutilation is an important advance. We must now continue our efforts until the battle is won

“A reason for special satisfaction for Italy and an important step forwards in a campaign for civility that must be continued until the battle is won”. These were Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s words on learning of the adoption, just minutes ago in New York, of the Resolution on intensifying the global effort to eliminate female […]

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26 November 2012

EU Parliament: Lux Prize to “Io sono Li’” by SEGRE

Spotlight on Italian cinema: the jury of the European Parliament awarded the 2012 Lux Prize to Andrea Segre’s “Io sono lì”, a poignant and poetic story about Chinese immigration in the Northeast. The prize was presented to the artist by Martin Schulz during an official ceremony in Strasburg. Read more, in Italian.

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26 November 2012

Foreign Policy and Energy – ISPI-Farefuturo Conference – Terzi: diplomacy must maintain stable relations with suppliers, says Terzi

For Italy “it is vital to meet the challenge of energy security” as a result of our “scarce resources”, and diplomacy must “maintain stable and predictable” relations with supply and transit countries, Minister Terzi indicated in his opening speech to the Italian energy and foreign policy conference organized at the foreign ministry in Rome by […]

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