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Speeches
23 February 2012
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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) IntroductionI would like to thank both of you, Dr. Scheidt and Professor Nonnenmacher, for organising this event and for your kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. An epoch-making invention: the European UnionDistinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,Let me start with the words of […]

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22 February 2012
Somalia – London Conference (23 February). Strong demand for Italian role, a meeting in Rome in near future, says Terzi

Mobilising the international community to make a stronger commitment to the pacification process in Somalia. That is the goal of the international conference on Somalia taking place in London on 23 February 2012, where Italy will be represented by Minister Terzi. A goal that can achieved by taking advantage of the gradual improvement in security […]

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Press Releases
21 February 2012
Minister Terzi meets with Greek foreign minister Stavros Dima

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this evening at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas in the margins of the 5+5 Ministerial Meeting and FOROMED, the positive outcome of which was the topic of their discussion As Dimas informed him on the evolving situation in Greece, Minister Terzi confirmed […]

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20 February 2012
The Euro-Mediterranean dialogue is relaunched from Rome: the northern and southern Mediterranean countries more closely united to face new challenges

The Euro-Mediterranean dialogue has been relaunched from Rome, spurred by Italy, in a meeting of the 5+5 dialogue forum. The Forum groups together Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Malta from the northern Mediterranean and Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania from the south. It  met in the afternoon session with Egypt, Greece and Turkey in […]

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16 February 2012
Hungary: a Community approach is the best way, says Terzi

A “constructive Community approach” is the “best way” to “resolving eventual internal difficulties among Member Countries” of the EU. This was the Italian position conveyed by Minister Terzi today to his Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi in a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome, during which, among other things, they confronted some hurdles to the […]

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Interviews
16 February 2012
Terzi:«More EU funds for the southern shores» (Il Sole 24 Ore)

“For the last three months this has been my main objective; but is the focus of an entire government, not of a single ministry. The prime minister made a visit to Tripoli, and will make another to the region in April. Every ministry is involved”, says Giulio Terzi from his office at the foreign ministry. […]

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14 February 2012
Italy-Czech Rep.: Prague an important partner for relaunching the EU, says Terzi

Italy considers the Czech Republic an important EU partner, as Minister Terzi underscored in his meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg. They also agreed on the need for greater cohesion among EU Member States on promoting long-term sustainable economic growth, both European […]

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7 February 2012
Mediterranean: Italy is sponsoring Turkey in Europe, says Massari on visit to Ankara

European expansion to include Turkey and issues related to the Middle East and the Arab Spring were at the centre of the talks held by Minister Giulio Terzi’s Special Envoy for the Mediterranean, Maurizio Massari, in Ankara. As Massari reminded his Turkish interlocutors, Italy is “sponsoring” their country’s entry to the European Union. The meetings […]

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3 February 2012
LONGITUDE: “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. […]

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Press Releases
1 February 2012
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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has once again expressed his strong concerns over the systematic violation of the right to freedom of expression in Iran. “The death penalties handed down by the Iranian judicial authorities against Vahid Ashgari, Mehdi Alizadeh Fakhrabad, Saeed Malekpour and Ahmad Reza Hashempour are unacceptable”, declared Minister Terzi. He appealed to the […]

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Press Releases
30 January 2012
Minister Terzi meets with his Polish counterpart Sikorski

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Polish colleague Radoslaw Sikorski. Their meeting centred on European themes such as the neighbourhood policy, enlargement and the fiscal compact, as well as the defence of freedom of worship and development of economic opportunities for Italian firms in […]

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