ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference by Minister Gentiloni, Minister Steinmeier and Minister Ayrault (Villa Madama, 12 October 2016)

On Wednesday, 12 October, at 5:30 p.m.,Villa Madama will host a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. A joint press conference is scheduled to be held at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 10 October: latest news from the world

Tunisia passes new Investment Code to attract more investments Tunisia’s new Investment Code is scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2017. It was one of the priorities set by the Government of National Unity. In view of the International Investment Conference to be held in Tunis on 29-30 November, the Code aims to […]

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Myanmar – Italy develops project to assure sustainable tourism in Myanmar

Italy stands by Myanmar in protecting the country’s cultural heritage. This effort is confirmed by the cooperation project “Sustainable destination plan for the ancient cities of upper Myanmar”, developed by the University of Florence and the Mandalay University in conjunction with the Italian Cooperation Development Agency and the Ministries of Tourism, Planning and Finance and […]

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Tunisia – ‘Fluid Identities’ at the Bardo Museum shows a different Mediterranean

An exhibition entitled “Fluid Identities” will be hosted at the Bardo Museum in Tunis as part of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World. Through multimedia projections, video mapping and an iconic object symbolizing the encounter between different cultures, the exhibition aims to show that design, in the form of the artefacts that crowd […]

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United States – Archaeology in the Mediterranean takes centre stage in Washington DC

A conference on “Archaeology in the Mediterranean Region: Economic Challenges for a Better Future”, promoted by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington and organised by Roberto Nardi, will be held on 12 October concomitantly to the opening of the exhibition “The Ancient Giants of Mont’e Prama: From Stone Fragments to […]

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Italy and the Arctic on the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration

On the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration, which established the Arctic Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosts a two-day international event dedicated to the Arctic on 10 and 11 October, 2016. The event will start on 10 October with the international conference “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective”, which […]

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The ​Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, attended the Expo Blue Sea Land

The ​Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, attended the Expo Blue Sea  Land, open in Mazara del Vallo from 6 to 9 October. Blue Sea Land 2016 – this year at its fifth edition – is the international Expo of the agro-food districts of the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East. The Expo […]

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​The Farnesina at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean

Capri played host to the International Conference on “Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Area: Energy and ICT Networks of the Future”(5-7 October) “Mediterranean Countries must multiply their efforts to relaunch  dialogue and economic and social development,” said Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, in his address to conference participants. “We believe that cooperation in energy […]

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The Farnesina launches “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” (21-27 November, 2016)

The Director General for the promotion of Italy’s cultural, economic and innovation system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Vincenzo De Luca, participated at the 1st Biennial of Italian Cooperation at Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna.  The Director General’s mission addressed modes and tools to enhance the Farnesina’s and Italian diplomatic actions across […]

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Hurricane Matthew – Two emergency interventions by the Italian Cooperation

In response to the very serious damages caused by “Hurricane Matthew” in these past hours, the Italian Cooperation has launched two emergency interventions for relief activities at a total value of a million euros. The relief efforts are to be conducted by UNICEF (600,000 euros) and by the International Federation of the Red Cross (400,000 […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 7 October : latest news from the world

Greece: tender for the privatisation of Egnatia highways soon to be launched Greece will soon launch a procedure to grant a long-term license (35 years) for 670 kilometres of Egnatia tollway connecting, from west to east, the port of Igoumenitsa to the Greek-Turkish border. Taiped, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, is expected to begin […]

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Bangladesh: Della Vedova to visit Dhaka 100 days after the attack

​One hundred days after the terrorist attack, which left 20 people dead, of which 9 Italian nationals, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 and 13 October, where he will meet the Italians resident in the capital city and pay tribute to the victims […]

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