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8 May 2012

Italy-Turkey: joint ventures for increased trade

Rome and Ankara have decided to develop joint ventures to increase trade and “explore development opportunities”, including in third countries. Italy has confirmed its “strong and convinced support” for Turkey’s entry to the European Union not least because, in the words of Italian Premier Mario Monti, “Turkey is capable of integration with the EU and […]

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7 May 2012

Italy-Albania: We are the leading investors, says Terzi

“With 400 Italian or Italian-Albanian companies operating in Albania, Italy is the country’s leading investor in terms of number of operators, and the second for the value of our investments”. These comments were made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking at the conference on “Albania in Europe: New opportunities for economic and industrial cooperation for […]

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7 May 2012

Religious freedom in Europe and Italy: meeting with students at the Foreign Ministry in Rome (8 May 2012)

Taking the debate on religious freedom and multicultural societies in Europe and Italy to a deeper level of analysis. That is the aim of a meeting on 8 May 2012 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome where speakers include Riccardo Pacifici, President of the Jewish Community in Rome; Abdellah Redouane, Secretary General […]

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Speeches

7 May 2012

Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato)   Signor Primo Ministro Sali Berisha, Ministro Bumci, Vice Ministro Bozdo, Presidente Urso, Vice Presidente Zegna, Presidente Dardanello, Ambasciatori, Signore e Signori,   vorrei complimentarmi con Confindustria, la Fondazione FareFuturo e Unioncamere per l’organizzazione di questa importante iniziativa, che consente di approfondire le opportunità di cooperazione economica e […]

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Speeches

7 May 2012

Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato)   Signor Primo Ministro Sali Berisha, Ministro Bumci, Vice Ministro Bozdo, Presidente Urso, Vice Presidente Zegna, Presidente Dardanello, Ambasciatori, Signore e Signori,   vorrei complimentarmi con Confindustria, la Fondazione FareFuturo e Unioncamere per l’organizzazione di questa importante iniziativa, che consente di approfondire le opportunità di cooperazione economica e […]

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Interviews

3 May 2012

Terzi: “The Europe of the future cannot operate like a ‘Directoire’” (l’Unità)

From the Tymoshenko case to the French election, via the Middle East and Africa. The interview granted to l’Unità by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is broad in scope. With one unifying strand: the Europe of today and of the future. The first “hot” dossier right now is the “Tymoshenko case”. Your German colleague has threatened […]

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30 April 2012

Iniziativa Adriatico-Ionica – Dassu’ al consiglio ministeriale Belgrado: Italia punta a nascita macroregione (in translation)

“L’Italia ha forti interessi primari nei Balcani occidentali e ritiene che l’Unione europea debba rimanere aperta all’insieme dei Paesi di tale regione. Questo è un nostro interesse nazionale e una nostra priorità di politica estera”. Lo ha detto a Belgrado il Sottosegretario Marta Dassu’, che nella capitale serba ha partecipato al 14/mo Consiglio ministeriale della […]

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Press Releases

30 April 2012

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern. The news, reported by the Office of the Ombudsman in Kiev, that Mrs Tymoshenko was subjected to physical violence during her transfer from prison to hospital cannot fail to arouse keen apprehension. The Italian Foreign Ministry is […]

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Interviews

30 April 2012

Terzi: Il ministro Terzi e i marò prigionieri

«VOGLIAMO sostenere la proiezione dell’Italia nel suo insieme su due grandi direttrici di fondo: la dimensione politica e la dimensione economica. Rientrano in questa profonda consapevolezza la responsabilità di tutelare sempre gli interessi dei nostri connazionali all’estero, quelli delle nostre imprese, ma anche la missione culturale del nostro Paese». Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi […]

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Interviews

30 April 2012

Terzi: Il ministro Terzi e i marò prigionieri

«VOGLIAMO sostenere la proiezione dell’Italia nel suo insieme su due grandi direttrici di fondo: la dimensione politica e la dimensione economica. Rientrano in questa profonda consapevolezza la responsabilità di tutelare sempre gli interessi dei nostri connazionali all’estero, quelli delle nostre imprese, ma anche la missione culturale del nostro Paese». Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi […]

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27 April 2012

EU-ASEAN SUMMIT (Brunei) – Terzi: Italy proposes mention of cooperation on piracy in conclusions

In the final conclusions of the EU-ASEAN Summit under way in Brunei, Italy has successfully promoted, “here as it did at the G8, the insertion of references in two separate parts of the text, to cooperation between the EU and ASEAN against piracy, not only in generic terms but with explicit mention of the international […]

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26 April 2012

Adriatic-Ionian Initiative – Parliament presidents discuss strengthened cooperation in Belgrade

Strengthened and improved regional cooperation in the Adriatic-Balkan basin, aimed at accelerating the European integration process, was the central focus of the 10th conference of presidents of parliament of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) members held today in Belgrade under the Serbian duty presidency. Creation of an Adriatic-Ionian macro-region Speaking for Italy was the Hon. […]

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