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24 July 2012

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Not long from now our children and grandchildren may find themselves caught in the undertow of a rising tide of fundamentalism, unconventional military threats, uncontrolled migration flows or stiff economic competition. What will our defence be when they accuse us of not having given them the instruments and policies for preventing Europe from becoming a […]

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23 July 2012

Bucharest : The Italian “frecce tricolori” at the international air show

The Italian “Frecce Tricolori” joined Romanian and Turkish acrobatic air displays to give additional spark to the Bucharest International Air Show on 21 and 22 July. The crew were guests of honour at a promotional event held at the residence of Italian Ambassador Cospito and organised by the Fruili Venezia Giulia Region and the Vienna […]

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20 July 2012

Riunione a Bruxelles degli Ambasciatori d’Italia presso i Paesi dei Balcani Occidentali, presieduta dal Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Marta Dassù. (in translation)

“L’Italia si conferma un partner strategico dei Paesi dei Balcani Occidentali nel loro percorso di avvicinamento all’Unione Europea”, così ha commentato il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Marta Dassù al termine della riunione che ha presieduto oggi a Bruxelles,ed alla quale hanno partecipato il Rappresentante Permanente d’Italia presso l’Unione Europea, Ambasciatore Ferdinando Nelli Feroci, gli Ambasciatori […]

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19 July 2012

Bucharest: a ceremony commemorating Falcone and Borsellino

A ceremony to commemorate judges Falcone and Borsellino, 20 years on from their tragic deaths. During the ceremony, attended by Justice Minister Titus Corlatean, the Mayor, and the head of the DEA at the Italian Embassy, the Italian Ambassador, Mario Cospito, remembered the high moral stature of the two judges killed by the mafia. He […]

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17 July 2012

Dettaglio intervento

EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)in the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) (Fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Vice Presidente Tajani, Ambasciatore Sapiro, Ambasciatore Thorne, Presidente Squinzi, autorità e rappresentanti del mondo delle imprese, Signore e Signori, sono particolarmente lieta di ricevervi al Ministero degli Affari Esteri per inaugurare oggi […]

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16 July 2012

Bosnia: We support Sarajevo’s Euro-Atlantic prospects, says Terzi

Italy supports “Bosnia-Herzegovina’s process of closer integration with Atlantic and European Union structures”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, at the end of his meeting at the Farnesina with the Bosnian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Zlatko Lagumdzija. Terzi pointed out that “the process now under way should lead to Sarajevo […]

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Press Releases

16 July 2012

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the Croatian Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Mrs. Vesna Pusic, at the Farnesina today, 16 July. Minister Pusic had attended the international conference on “Women in Diplomacy – Building a Network for a Better World” The meeting confirmed the growing dynamism of bilateral relations between Italy and Croatia. These […]

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Speeches

10 July 2012

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Quo vadis Europe? Since Italy has constantly been in favour of enlargement – the Italian Parliament was among the first ones in Europe to ratify Croatia’s accession – allow me to shift the perspective a bit. In a sense, I would like to reverse the question: can the EU […]

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9 July 2012

EU-Albania: Tirana’s candidacy is of interest to Italy, says Terzi

It is “one of Italy’s goals and interests to facilitate the European Union’s granting of candidate status to Albania in every way possible”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Albanian counterpart Edmond Panariti. Tirana, Terzi continued, “is making a major […]

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9 July 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi hailed the election of the Hon. Riccardo Migliori as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for the coming year. “This is without a doubt a great success for Italy”, Minister Terzi underscored, “and recognition of the credibility and results achieved in recent years by the Hon. Migliori and the […]

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Interviews

9 July 2012

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The Balkans are a crucial economic market for Italy’s development, within the context of a European integration capable of ensuring stability and cooperation between peoples. This, in brief, is the formula of Italy’s Ostpolitik outlined by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. The economic crisis is also impacting on Slovenia, where a portion […]

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5 July 2012

Italy-Germany – United to strengthen the EU, says Terzi

The Italian-German inter-governmental summit was “rich in substance” because it examined “the principal European issues and saw bilateral economic relations further strengthened”. These were the comments of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking on “Radio Anch’io”, on the outcome of the meeting in Villa Madama. The summit was chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and the […]

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