“Invest in Italy”

Farnesina, 13 June 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) Ambassadors, Institutional Representatives, Representatives of foreign companies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you all to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today we want to answer just one question: why invest in Italy?   The great economist John Maynard Keynes said that the social […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the First Meeting of the Italian-Armenian Commission on Economic Cooperation

Farnesina, 7 June 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) I am very happy to open the First Meeting of the Italian-Armenian Commission on Economic Cooperation. I welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs, my colleague Eduard Nalbandyan, his deputy Nazarian and Undersecretary Della Vedova. I would like to address a warm greeting […]

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Minister Alfano on diplomatic mission to Warsaw

  “Relations, especially economic and trade relations, between Italy and Poland are excellent. We intend to further intensify political dialogue, both bilateral and multilateral, also in the prospect of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, falling in 2019. I have come to Warsaw to strengthen our ties with Poland and to […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Thursday, 15 June 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host the 4th edition of the “Italianism” project entitled “The Design of the Word. The Word of Designers”

Alfano: “Let us capitalise on the relationship between our language, Italian creativity and the world of young and emerging designers “ On Thursday, 15 June 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host the 4th edition of the “Italianism” project entitled “Il design della parola. La parola ai designer” (“The Design of the Word. The Word of Designers”). […]

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Brazil – Cinema, “50 Years without Totò”: the IIC pays tribute to the Prince of Laughter

Mask, marionette, comedy icon: the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sao Paulo pays tribute to the “Prince of Laughter”. On the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Antonio de Curtis, a.k.a. Totò, on 15 April 1967, and as part of the “50 anni senza Totò” (“50 Years without Totò”) cycle of events dedicated to […]

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Italy and Mexico intensify cultural cooperation

Italy is bolstering its cooperation with Mexico in the field of culture. Italian Ambassador to Mexico, Luigi Maccotta, recently had a long and cordial meeting with the Secretary of Culture, Maria Cristina García Cepeda. The Ambassador was accompanied by the director of the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Mexico City, Marco Marica, and by the […]

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Italy at the Shanghai International Film Festival​

Anybody who knows the Shanghai International Film Festival (abbreviated as SIFF) knows that it is one of Asia’s major film festivals. This year the Festival, celebrating its twentieth edition, will run from 17 to 26 June in all the city’s major cinema theatres. Italy too will be reserved a space for its exlusive use. This […]

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Maltese Presidency of the EU. Alfano: “Six months in which Europe has shown to have confidence in itself”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, this morning attended a working breakfast meeting at Villa Madama with the Ambassadors of the European Union Member Countries accredited in Rome. The initiative is part of the activities promoted by the Embassy of Malta during its rotating presidency of the EU Council which began […]

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The Farnesina hosts event: “Investing in Italy: Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Foreign Investments”

“The Italian Government, starting from the launch of the ‘Destination Italy” programme in 2013, has placed attracting foreign investments among its top priorities through a ‘systematic’ reorganisation of the sector with the aim of improving the business environment for companies looking at Italy. Indeed, business people’s interest for Italy is very high, as I was […]

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Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola on mission to New York. Today the Italian Government official will attend several meetings at the United Nations Security Council, of which Italy is a non-permanent member this year

Today Mr Amendola attended the UN Security Council public briefing on the Central African Republic and the MINUSCA mission, which was authorised by the United Nations in 2014 for the purpose of implementing peace building efforts in the Country, protecting civilians, supporting the transition process, promoting and protecting human rights, and supporting the system of […]

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Mission in Belgium of the Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Maria Vignali

Director General Vignali met with the Presidents of the Comites of the Consular District of Brussels and Genk (Raffaele Napolitano and Antonio Enna, respectively), the President of the Comites of Mons, Ezio D’Orazio, along with the members of the CGIE elected in Belgium (Eleonora Medda and Fernando Marzo) and the staff of the consular chancery. The mission […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 12 June: latest news from the world

Australia: Government annunces the “Brisbane Metro” project​  The Government has announced the “Brisbane Metro” project to build two new lines in Brisbane. Although the project envisages the expansion and upgrade of the “Busways”, the city’s fast track bus network, it is no less significant than if it concerned real metro lines. The first phase of […]

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