Unione Europea

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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

Press release detail

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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In detail

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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Interviews

22 October 2012

Dettaglio intervista

L’Italia non cambia. Anzi, con ancora più determinazione, ribadisce la propria Ostpolitik volta a una politica di inclusione dei Balcani occidentali nell’Unione europea. Lo ribadisce chiaramente il ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi ieri a Brdo pri Kranju per guidare il Comitato dei ministri italo-sloveno. La Slovenia sta vivendo una pesante crisi economica. Che impressione ha […]

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Interviews

16 October 2012

There are no military short-cuts in Syria, says Terzi (l’Unità)

“There is no military solution to the Syrian crisis. And a political solution will necessarily involve Russia. This is still an uphill road, but it’s an essential step if the peace-keeping mission that Italy has been calling for is to take place”. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who was interviewed by […]

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15 October 2012

EU: new sanctions against Syria and Iran – A political solution the only way in Damascus, says Terzi

The European Union upped the pressure on Iran and Syria by tightening the sanctions against those two nations. The decision was taken in the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg in which Minister Giulio Terzi participated, and is aimed at bringing Teheran back to the bargaining table on its nuclear programme and convincing the Damascus regime […]

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Interviews

15 October 2012

Interview detail

Security in Northern Africa following the attack in Benghazi and the need to recuperate Russia on the Syrian crisis were the focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Terzi’s meeting with UN Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which has resulted in what US spokespersons are calling “a partnership on global themes”. Minister, how has the more […]

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Interviews

15 October 2012

Dettaglio articolo

Caro Direttore, il Nobel all’Unione europea è un premio alla carriera. Nel senso che riconosce giustamente il principale risultato storico dell’integrazione fra ex nazioni nemiche: rendere impensabile la guerra nel Vecchio Continente. Questo punto è spiegato con chiarezza nell’annuncio fatto a Oslo dal Presidente del Comitato, il segretario Generale del Consiglio d’Europa, Jagland. Il quale […]

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Interviews

15 October 2012

Dettaglio articolo

Caro Direttore, il Nobel all’Unione europea è un premio alla carriera. Nel senso che riconosce giustamente il principale risultato storico dell’integrazione fra ex nazioni nemiche: rendere impensabile la guerra nel Vecchio Continente. Questo punto è spiegato con chiarezza nell’annuncio fatto a Oslo dal Presidente del Comitato, il segretario Generale del Consiglio d’Europa, Jagland. Il quale […]

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