Undersecretary Amendola’s second day of mission to Minsk

The second day of the Minsk visit by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, on Friday June 23, included bilateral meetings with Belarus’s Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey and Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Evgeny Shestakov and Oleg Kravchenko. Mr Amendola was accompanied at the meetings by the Italian Ambassador, Stefano Bianchi.  The agenda included political relations, economic, cultural and scientific connections […]

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Announcement for industrial research projects funding between Italy and India

Within the framework of the Agreement  on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Republic of Italy,  signed in New Delhi on 28 November 2003 and enforced on  3 November 2009,  the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Department of Science and Technology of the […]

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Italy-Israel, the Mixed Commission for Science and Technology meets at the Farnesina

The 17th meeting of the Italy-Israel Mixed Commission was held at the Farnesina on 21 June 2017. The meeting was organised by the Office IX of the Directorate General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and Innovation (DGSP) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) as part of the Cooperation Agreement on Science, […]

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Czech Republic – The Chapel of Italians reopens in Bohemia, symbol of Italy’s presence

The count-down has begun for the conclusive phase in the restoration of the 16th century Assumption of the Virgin Mary Chapel, an icon of the centuries-old presence of the Italian community in Bohemia, which has remained closed during the last decades because it was severely degraded. To celebrate the success of the restoration work, the Minister […]

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Angola – Charity concert to fund the Obra Bella Music School in Luanda

To remove youths from the streets and, through music and schooling, provide them with an education that protects them from the risks connected to drugs and crime is the aim of the Obra Bella Music School in Luanda, in favour of which a charity concert was held at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador to […]

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Brazil – The Embassy hosts first Italian Chambers of Commerce “summit”

The Italian Embassy in Brazil has hosted the first coordination meeting of the Italian Chambers of Commerce operating in the Latin American country. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Italian consular offices, the Italian Trade Agency ICE and the Bank of Italy in Brazil. The summit was called to gather all the Italian […]

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INFORMATION ​NOTICE: Informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers – Mauerbach, 11 July 2017​

We inform that an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the OSCE will take place in Mauerbach, Austria, on 11 July 2017. The meeting will also be attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. Media representatives interested in following the event, can apply for accreditation by following the instructions […]

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Minister Alfano in Bari for “The Farnesina Meets Companies” roadshow

  “Apulia’s economy, which has recovered over the last two years, can count on the traditional agro-food sector but also on cutting edge and technology-intensive activities such as the aerospace sector. Today, Apulia’s image abroad is that of a dynamic region that combines product quality with technological innovation and great assertiveness. On the other hand, […]

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Alfano: “I wish the best success to Salamé, the new UN Special Envoy for Libya”

“Allow me to express my sincerest congratulations to Ghassan Salamé for his recent appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Libya and I wish him all the success possible,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He added: “I am sure that Ghassan Salamé will know how to exercise his delicate […]

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Undersecretary Amendola on mission to Minsk, in view of Trieste Summit

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, participated in a Ministerial Meeting of the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Minsk on Wednesday 22 June. CEI, the intergovernmental forum on regional cooperation, was chaired by Belarus this year, in preparation for the upcoming Summit on the Western Balkans which Italy will host in Trieste. Italy is among the founding countries […]

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Mexico: Eni is awarded contracts for three new exploration and production blocks

Eni has been awarded the contracts for three new exploration and production blocks in the South of Mexico. The announcement was made at a ceremony covering proposals for the first phase of  ‘Round 2’, which embraces contracts for 15 oil exploration and production blocks in the Southeast Basin and in the Gulf of Mexico, at depths ranging from 20 to 500 metres.Eni […]

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Bologna designated as the ECMWFDATA Center. Alfano “A prestigious teamwork success for Italy. Well done”.

 “I am extremely satisfied at this result: a prestigious systemic success for our Country, yet more proof that we know how to do teamwork and capitalise on the outstanding resources we dispose of and that our partners recognise,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, on commenting the news of the […]

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