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2 July 2012

“Longitude”: Arab disenchantment

“L’analisi è fondata non già sugli ultimi avvenimenti, ma su una sorta di sindrome che è scattata nei Paesi arabi dopo le rivolte”: così il direttore di “Longitude” Pialuisa Bianco spiega il titolo di copertina della rivista “Arab disillusion” in edicola a partire dal 4 luglio prossimo. “C’è un’analisi retrospettiva che spiega come attraverso epoche […]

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27 June 2012

Italy for the Mediterranean, information and development

The Mediterranean is a mirror for many of our problems – the Arab spring was not followed by a happy summer – and Rome has a pivotal place in this picture as a link between north and south. The seminar “Italy for the Mediterranean region – information and development” opened at the foreign ministry in […]

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26 June 2012

Syria: New EU sanctions – NATO condemns Turkish plane downing

International pressure tightens on Syria. During a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 25 June the European Union approved a new package of sanctions against the Damascus regime and condemned the downing of a Turkish military plane by Syria. NATO expressed the same condemnation in an extraordinary meeting convened in Brussels on […]

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26 June 2012

Terzi: Strong EU convergence on defence of religious freedom

Italy’s reflections on religious freedom and the defence of Christian minorities met with “strong convergence and support” from the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, according to Minister Giulio Terzi, who reported that “many colleagues referred in their speeches to the recent massacres in Nigeria and Christians’ forced exodus” from various parts of the […]

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26 June 2012

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: new sanctions against the regime

The EU foreign ministers approved a new package of sanctions against Syria. The decision was taken in the course of a meeting in Luxembourg in which Minister Giulio Terzi participated. The Syrian crisis was among the prominent themes of the debate, along with Egypt’s democratic transition and violence against Christians. Syrian’s unacceptable downing of a […]

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25 June 2012

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: new sanctions against the regime

The EU foreign ministers approved a new package of sanctions against Syria. The decision was made during the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, in which Giulio Terzi is also participating. The Syrian crisis is one of the topics of debate, which include the Egyptian democratic transition, Iranian nuclear programme and violence against Christians. Syria: more […]

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Press Releases

25 June 2012

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The European Southern Observatory (ESO) Industry Day in Italy 2012 was held today at the foreign ministry in Rome, and was organised in collaboration with the National Astrophysical Institute. Its purpose was the allow ESO heads to meet with participants representing over 100  Italian businesses, associations and research centres to illustrate the technological challenges and […]

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22 June 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Malta, Tonio Borg at the foreign ministry in Rome today. The meeting follows up a State visit to Italy in March by President of the Republic of Malta Abela, which gave new momentum to bilateral relations. Their discussions touched on themes […]

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21 June 2012

EU: Summit in Rome to strengthen the eurozone – EU Council an opportunity that Europe can’t miss, says Terzi

Prior to the quadrilateral summit in Rome of the heads of state of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met with the ambassadors to Italy of the 27 EU members to illustrate Italy’s positions and expectations ahead of the crucial European Council meeting in Brussels on 28 and 29 June. […]

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20 June 2012

Crisis: EU-US agree on need for growth measures, says Terzi – EU to work on a safety net for the euro zone

What emerged from the meeting with Obama and the top EU leaders at the G20 meeting that just ended in Los Cabos in Mexico was “agreement on both sides of the Atlantic on the need for growth, financial stability and fiscal responsibility”, according to Minister Giulio Terzi, who explained the “deep US concern for the […]

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18 June 2012

Nigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa Italy’s call for the EU Council to discuss it is heard

The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict, while High […]

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15 June 2012

Europe: A timetable for a turning point?

It is to be hoped that the events on the agenda for the second half of June 2012 will lead Europe and the G20 international community will find unity of intent. The goal is to draw up a road-map for economic governance and, where the European Union is concerned, the completion of the political integration […]

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