The MFA at Forum PA 2012
Once again this year, the MFA is taking part in the Public Administration Forum, now in its 23rd edition. The event will be held at Rome’s Trade Fair Centre, the Nuova Fiera di Roma, from 16 to 19 May 2012 and will be dedicated to government networks and how to use them to best effect. […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi meets the opposition. “The regime must end the violence; the Annan Plan is not open-ended”
Italy supports the Syrian opposition on the road to the pacification of the country. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the current holder of the revolving Presidency of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Bourhan Ghalioun, and underscored that it is the responsibility of the regime in Damascus to “bring an end to the unacceptable violence against […]
Read moreLibya: Change of pace needed with EU and UN. Terzi: I’ll discuss this in Brussels on Monday 14 May
“Italy firmly supports the democratic process in Libya but now a real change of pace is needed in relations”, including on the part of the rest of the international community. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of his meeting with his Libyan colleague, Ashour Bin Khayal. Terzi underscored that […]
Read moreAUSTRALIA – Alenia wins orders worth 1.1 billion euros for 10 C-27J aircraft
The Australian Government has announced it will be buying 10 C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft produced by Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica Group) at a cost of 1.4 billion Australian dollars (about 1.1 billion euros). The first plane should be delivered in 2015 and begin operating in 2016. The Italian Ambassador in Canberra, Gianludovico de Martino, supported […]
Read moreBERLINO – Accordo di collaborazione tra CNR e Istituto Studi Sostenibilità Potsdam (in translation)
L’Ambasciatore italiano a Berlino Michele Valensise ha ospitato la cerimonia di firma di un accordo di collaborazione tra il Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) e l’Istituto per gli Studi Avanzati sulla Sostenibilità (IASS) di Potsdam, alla presenza del Ministro dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca Francesco Profumo, in visita nella capitale tedesca. Progetti comuni per lo […]
Read moreSistema Paese: l’automotive italiano protagonista in Serbia (in translation)
Italia sempre più presente nel settore automobilistico serbo. Oltre una ventina di aziende italiane del settore, tra cui numerose PMI fornitrici di Fiat, e Fiat Auto Serbia stessa, hanno partecipato alla terza edizione della “Fiera Automotive” di Kragujevac, il 9 e 10 maggio scorsi. Destinazione Kragujevac Alla rassegna era abbinata anche la prosecuzione del progetto […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi to meet the opposition – The crisis will be the focus of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 14 May 2012)
Italy’s diplomatic activity continues in an attempt to resolve the Syrian crisis, through contacts with opponents to the Assad regime. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has already met the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries and in a few days will be receiving the head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun, in Rome. The announcement […]
Read moreCooperazione: Egitto, riattivata la linea di credito per le piccole imprese (in translation)
Italia e Egitto hanno firmato un accordo per riattivare le procedure e le condizioni di prestito della linea di credito italiano per le piccole imprese egiziane. L’accordo sottoscritto il 10 maggio dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia Claudio Pacifico e dal Ministro per la Cooperazione internazionale Fayza Abul Naga prevede ‘soft loan’ da parte del governo italiano pari a […]
Read moreLONDON: the Italian Embassy hosts seminars on the economy
A new series of “conversations” on global economic trends began at the Italian Embassy in London on 9 May 2012. The topic of the first round table organised by Ambassador Alain Giorgio Maria Economides and featuring leading experts in the sector was “Economic Growth Strategies from the Perspective of the Emerging Economies”. During the round […]
Read moreDIGITAL DIPLOMACY – Information and learning from the MFA blog
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a new interactive online tool for learning and sharing information: the “ISDI learning corner – get your brain in motion” blog created by the Ministry’s Diplomatic Institute (Italian initials ISDI). The initiative was conceived to provide information and guidance on resources available online that are of interest and use […]
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