Kampala – The Italian Embassy join forces with Uganda Bikers against tumours and AIDS

‎The Italian Embassy in Uganda is ‘on the road’ to promote prevention in combating tumours and AIDS. The Italian Ambassador, Domenico Fornara, led a delegation of the diplomatic mission on a 700 km biking tour organised by the Uganda Bikers Association in Gulu. The aim of the campaign is to promote the prevention of tumours […]

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London: visit by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in London today with a two-day agenda of meetings. Last night Mr Amendola attended an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) entitled “The role of the Italian Community in the UK”, promoted by representatives of the Italian community and organised by the LSE’s […]

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Diplomacy to promote the internationalization of Italy’s university system. The Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and Innovation, Enzo De Luca, attends the opening of Italian Language and Culture courses for foreigners at the University of Siena

“For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation it is fundamental to rely on partners like the University for Foreigners in Siena, whose Italian language and culture courses for foreign students meet the already strong and constantly growing demand around the world,” said the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 13 July: latest news from the world

Cameroon: Ministry of Agriculture signs agreement with Defino&Giancaspro to develop cassava supply chain A partnership agreement was signed between Cameroon’s Ministries of Agriculture and of Higher Education, the University of Yaounde’, the Polytechnic School and the Italian company Defino&Giancaspro for the transfer of know-how in the processing of cassava. The signing ceremony was presided by […]

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Cuba: Deputy Minister Giro signs bilateral debt treatment Agreements with Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas

In a joint mission to Havana with Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro signed bilateral debt treatment Agreements with the Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, implementing the Paris Club Multilateral Understanding signed in Paris on 12 December 2015 by Cuba and 14 creditor Countries.   […]

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South Sudan: Italian and EU citizens repatriated from Juba​

This morning an airplane of the Italian Air Force took off from the capital of South Sudan with on board 30 Italian citizens who have decided to leave Juba following the recent events. The Italians will be accommodated in Italy’s military base in Djibouti and subsequently follow on to their final destinations. On board of […]

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Tehran – The Marche Region on the lookout for new investments in Iran

The small and medium-sized enterprises of the Marche Region are looking to Iran, a country that returns to normal international relations after the lifting of the embargo and that offers great opportunities to Italian companies. An economic mission led by President Luca Ceriscioli and with approximately 50 businesses of the Marche Region is underway. The […]

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The Project – “The Italian Way”, a documentary on Italian youth living abroad

As part of the cultural initiatives to inform Italian citizens living abroad, the 2nd Office of the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Italians Residing Abroad and Migration Policies financed the 2015 production of “The Italian Way”, a documentary directed by Luigi Maria Perotti and produced by Stamen Film. The financing was allocated from Budget expenditure […]

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Moscow – Pushkin Museum and Uffizi to stage art event on Raphael

The Gallerie degli Uffizi of Florence and Moscow’s Pushkin Museum today signed a cooperation agreement at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. The first activity envisaged in the Agreement concerns the shipment to the Russian capital of some of Raphael’s most renowned masterpieces, some of which have never been brought out of Italy. The Agreement was […]

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Serbia: Institutional meetings in Belgrade of Vincenzo Amendola, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Vincenzo Amendola, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, met with Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, along with the Speaker of the House Maja Gojkovic and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic, to discuss a wide range of issues that included ​economic growth, control of migration flows and security. “This visit is the first of […]

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Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 – Presented at the Italian Foreign Ministry during an event organized with ENEA and Ministry for Economic Development

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted an event promoted by the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development -ENEA and the Ministry of Economic Development for the presentation of the International Energy Agency’s report: ETP 2016 – TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS. ETP 2016 is based on the consideration […]

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Minister Gentiloni’s visit to Dublin – Brexit, the migration emergency in the Mediterranean and the main international crises among the topics of the talks between Foreign Ministers Gentiloni and Flanagan

The visit to Dublin by Minister Gentiloni, the first visit by an Italian Foreign Minister to Ireland since 1995, will enable the resumption of the political dialogue with a European partner with which Italy holds excellent bilateral relations. The meeting with Foreign Minister Flanagan  focused on the result of the British referendum and on how […]

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