Italian Economic Diplomacy, 06 February – Latest news from the world

Iran: relaunching tourism with investments in infrastructures Iran is determined to relaunch its tourism industry. During the 17th conference of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, which is taking place in Tehran, President Rouhani confirmed his country’s determination to relaunch the sector. The Government has set a goal of promoting foreign tourism in Iran […]

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Australia – Galileo Galilei, conference on the man who stopped the Sun

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney opens its 2017 activities with a scientific lecture. The first event offers a conference on one of the most internationally renowned Italian geniuses and perhaps one of the most controversial: Galileo Galilei. The conference lecture has been assigned to Francesca Battista, a physicist, and will be held on 9 […]

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Central Africa – Young Central African diplomats attend course at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa until 20 February

The international educational activity of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa is continuing in sub-Saharan Africa and contributing to the peaceful reconstruction of the Republic of Central Africa (RCA) by launching two training courses for diplomats, The Central African Republic has been immersed in a conflict that since 2012 has taken thousands of lives […]

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Germany – New Italian expats in Berlin to participate in art debate

Recent Italian immigration to Germany is the topic of the third event scheduled to take place at the Italian Embassy on Feb. 23. Art historian and curator Elena Agudio, art dealer Mario Mazzoli and artist Luca Trevisani, all active participants in Berlin’s contemporary art scene, will debate on “Berlin, Wunderkammer for Italian Art”. Loris Cecchini, […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister at the event hosted by Confindustria: “How much is Italy’s economic diplomacy worth? The economic impact of the Farnesina’s support to Italian companies” – Tuesday, 31 January 2017

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to express a heart-felt thanks to President Boccia and to all our friends of Confindustria for the warm welcome. As you know, I have just returned to Rome from a very important mission to the Emirates. Economic diplomacy is what […]

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Photography: France pays tribute to Mario Dondero

France is paying tribute to Mario Dondero: photographer, photojournalist and blogger who left a mark on Italy and beyond. In a public exhibition running until Monday, 27 February, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris and Castaldi Partners commemorate this legend of photojournalism who passed away just over a year ago, by exhibiting nearly one hundred […]

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Alfano: «Populism will not prevail. I hope the French will choose to remain in Europe» (La Stampa)

While waiting to take off for Brussels to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Ministers this morning, Angelino Alfano admits he cannot imagine a victory by Marine Le Pen capable of breaking up Europe. On the contrary, he admits that he finds nothing “scandalous” in the possibility of talking of a multi-speed Europe in […]

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Letter to the editor from Minister Alfano – “The strength of a Union of concentric circles” (Corriere della Sera)

I am surprised at the great stir caused by the statements recently released by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a two-speed Europe. In Europe, different speeds, concentric circles and a differentiation according to the context, are already a reality. The issue therefore is not “if” but how and when to come to terms with this […]

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Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his Macedonian counterpart Minister Poposki

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, last evening had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Poposki. The conversation – held on the eve of the Foreign and Energy ministerial meetings of the six Balkan Countries, representing a significant step towards the Western […]

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Farnesina – First Conference of the Heads of Visa Offices

The Foreign Ministry has organised the “First Conference of the Heads of Visa Offices” under the title “Visa Day”. Dedicated to the Heads of the largest Visa Offices of the Italian diplomatic and consular network, the Conference took place on 27 January with the attendance of officials who were selected by virtue of the complexity […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, receives his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani, at the Farnesina today

The rich agenda of the talks focused on the bilateral relations between the two countries, with special attention to the interests of Italian companies in Qatar and actions to attract Qatari investments in Italy. Moreover, Minister Alfano and Sheikh Al-Thani examined the current situation in Libya and Syria and discussed the state of the peace process […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 04 February – Latest news from the world

Albania launches “One-billion project financing” The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama presented the “One billion project financing” initiative. Nearly one billion dollars per year for the next three years will be made available to finance public investments either to build new infrastructure or to improve already existing ones. The initiative will target three infrastructural sectors: […]

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