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16 November 2012

Middle East: Gaza on the EU foreign ministers’ agenda Terzi trusts in Egypt’s role as moderator

The newly tense situation in the Middle East, especially in the Gaza Strip, will be on the agenda for the meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday 19 November, during the Foreign Affairs Council. “I trust”, said Minister Terzi, “that Europe will be listened to and heard as one single voice”. He added […]

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15 November 2012

Weimar plus Foreign Affairs-Defence meeting – Increased efficiency for European security

The European Union “must be able to deal with complex, multi-actor and multidimensional crises, while at the same time increasing the efficiency of its missions and operations”. This was the message of the conclusion of the meeting of Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain which took place in Paris […]

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Press Releases

8 November 2012

Under-Secretary Marta Dassù meets with French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve

Preparations for the next bilateral summit and European policy concerns formed the central focus of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome between Under-Secretary Marta Dassù and French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve. Under-Secretary Dassù and Minister Cazeneuve discussed the recent formation of the Joint Italo-French reflection group on the Mediterranean suggested by […]

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Press Releases

7 November 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Iurie Leancă. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of great cordiality and offered an opportunity to review bilateral relations and examine lines for their future development. The […]

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7 November 2012

Obama re-election: A stronger America, Italy-EU opportunities, says Terzi

“America is stronger” with the re-election of Barack Obama, and his return to the White House “is another major opportunity for the European Union and for Italy”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on Obama’s victory on RAITRE. “A stronger America” because “it will keep to a path that has been yielding results in […]

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5 November 2012

Italy-Serbia: Terzi-Dacic meeting – “Major opportunities for our firms in Belgrade”

Italy is reaping the benefits of the “increased wealth” being created by its firms in Serbia, which is “particularly appropriate and receptive”, Minister Giulio Terzi underscored at the conclusion of a meeting at the foreign ministry with Serbian Premier Ivica Dacic, recalling the strategic partnership underwritten in 2009. 500 firms, 20,000 workers The numbers speak […]

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31 October 2012

World Economic Forum – Villa Madama – Reviving the EU project; budget should look to growth, says Terzi

The European Union’s budget for 2014-20 should be focused on growth and include a strong stimulus for employment. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment as he closed the World Economic Forum workshop held in Rome on 30 October 2012. In Terzi’s opinion, the time has come to “promote a strong revival of the entire […]

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Speeches

30 October 2012

Closing address at the World Economic Forum meeting on “Rebuilding Europe’s competitiveness” (Rome, Villa Madama, 30 October 2012)

(check against delivery) Mr Børge Brende, Mrs Irene Khan, Minister Moavero, Mr Giuseppe Recchi, Mr Mauro Moretti, Mr Paul Adamson, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to thank the World Economic Forum, and especially Prof. Klaus Schwab, for organising this meeting. I am delighted that Rome and Villa Madama have been chosen to host such an […]

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Press Releases

30 October 2012

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Thanks to Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s impetus, Italy is in the forefront in promoting relations between the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the six Mediterranean nations – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Israel – that have been its partners since 1996. It is Italy’s firm conviction, in the […]

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29 October 2012

Italy-Spain – 13th intergovernmental summit – perfectly in sync on Europe’s future, euro irreversible

Italy and Spain are in perfect sync on the future of the European Union and the irreversibility of the euro, in the knowledge that their national interests coincide with those of Europe. The 13th intergovernmental summit in Madrid, chaired by Premiers Mario Monti and Mariano Rajoy, sought to strengthen the foundations of the European construction […]

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26 October 2012

Italy-Israel: intergovernmental summit – Terzi-Lieberman: EU sanctions against Iran good, concern for Syrian crisis

Strengthening economic relations and bilateral trade, as well as discussion of the most pressing regional dossiers, ranging from Syria to the stalled Middle East peace talks, to the Iranian nuclear programme combines to form the central focus of the third Italy-Israel intergovernmental summit, the first under the guidance of Premier Mario Monti, since that of […]

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26 October 2012

The EIB earmarks €200 million for Emilia Romagna

The European Investment Bank (EIB) opened a 200 million-euro credit line as a concrete gesture toward the earthquake devastated companies and communities of Emilia-Romagna. The loans will be disbursed through domestic banks in the region that were party to an agreement signed in June between Emilia-Romagna, Confindustria and the city administrations of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena […]

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