Matthew Giuffrida will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco

Matthew Giuffrida, a painter who was born near New York City, raised in Washington and now living and working in California, at Vallejo, said of his artistic experience: “During the course of my 45-year-journey as a painter, I have had the opportunity to travel and see many works of art – some famous and some […]

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Conference of the Ambassadors in Milan

“Milan is Italy’s economic capital and this is why we have decided to close the 12th Conference of Ambassadors in this city, which has a great symbolic value for economic diplomacy, an instrument that is being increasingly leveraged to obtain important tangible results, which are estimated to contribute 1% to the Country’s GDP. After analysing […]

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Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his French counterpart

This morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. During the conversation, which was scheduled during the bilateral meeting between the two ministers last Monday in Rome, Le Drian reported on the outcome of the initiative launched by French President […]

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INFORMATION NOTICE – 4th Day of the 12th Conference of Italian Ambassadors (Milan, 27 July 2017)

On Thursday, 27 July, at 2:45 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will attend the afternoon session (at Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca) of the Milan edition of the twelfth Conference of Italian Ambassadors dedicated to the theme: “Milan and Made in Italy products: the key elements in promoting Brand Italy in the […]

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The Farnesina today hosted the signing ceremony of two Memorandums of Understanding between MEDENER and RCREEE and between MEDENER and RES4MED

The President of the Mediterranean Association of National Agencies for for the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy – MEDENER – signed two Memorandums of Understanding on 25 July, 2017: one with the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and the other with the Association for Renewable Energy Solutions for the […]

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Alfano to his Spanish counterpart Dastis: “Spain is an essential partner for Italy”

The Minister of foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met this evening with his Spanish colleague, Alfonso Maria Dastis Quecedo, who was attending the 12th Conference of  Italian Ambassadors as guest of honour. The themes discussed during the talks were, among others, bilateral relations, the Brexit, the situation in Libya and the migration issue.”Spain […]

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Alfano: «In Libya there are too many initiatives. Let us unify efforts on the UN-led mediation» (La Stampa)

Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano was satisfied when leaving the Conference of Ambassadors organised, as is customary, every year at the Farnesina. At the end of the event, which was also addressed by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, he discussed with «La Stampa» the guidelines for the next few months in the world, in […]

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Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his Jordanian counterpart

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Jordan, Mulki Ayman Al-Safadi. The conversation focused on the need to ensure that the Status Quo be respected on the Haram al-Sharif-Temple Mount compound and on the tensions that have been escalating […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 24 July: latest news from the world

United States: Enel stages ”Italian Innovability Days” in New York Enel has organised a number of activities in New York as part of the programme ‘Italian Innovability Days’. The initiative aims to leverage the business and R&D potential that the Italian energy company has acquired on the American market and present how Enel plans to […]

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The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit, together with Assaeroporti and ENAC, launches the “travel safe” campaign for people going abroad

The information campaign promoted by the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit in conjunction with Assaeroporti, the association of Italian airport managers, and ENAC, the National Civil Aviation Agency, will kick off today in 24 Italian airports. The campaign invites Italians departing for foreign destinations to use the “Viaggiaresicuri.it” and “Dovesiamonelmondo.it” portals which provide updated information […]

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Alfano: “We appreciate the will of the United Arab Emirates and of Saudi Arabia to want to solve the Gulf crisis only by diplomatic means”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “In the last few days, I have again talked about the developments in the Gulf crisis with the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates and of Saudi Arabia during their respective visits to Rome. I appreciate the will that they expressed to exclusively pursue […]

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12th Conference of Italian Ambassadors (Rome, Milan, 24-27 July 2017)

Address by the Hon. Minister at the 12th Conference of Ambassadors “Security and Growth: Challenges for Italy and Europe”- Farnesina, 24 July 2017   (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Mister President of the Republic, Madam President of the Chamber of Deputies, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Undersecretaries, Honourable Deputies and Senators, Madam […]

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