Minister Gentiloni at Milan’s Salone del Mobile and Triennale di Milano

The visit paid by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to Milan’s Salone del Mobile international furniture fair and to the Triennale di Milano design exhibition was mainly aimed at expressing the Foreign Ministry’s support to the different facets of Italian design, from the artistic to the business aspects, within the broader context of promoting Italy’s whole […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press point with Minister Gentiloni – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich (Farnesina, 15 April 2016)​

On Friday 15 April, at 4:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich at the Foreign Ministry. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for online […]

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Philippines – A webinar dedicated to Special Economic Zones

A webinar dedicated to the Philippines is about to kick off: on 20 April 2016, the Italian Foreign Ministry, in partnership with Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna, the Chamber of Commerce of Forlì-Cesena and the Philippine sector-specific agencies will hold a web seminar to illustrate the opportunities and advantages offered in the Country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ). In […]

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La Valletta – “Mediterraneità Europea” international conference to be held in Malta

The international conference entitled “Malta: identity of and identifying with the Mediterranean Civilisation, or the Mediterranean trait of Europe” will be held in Malta on Thursday, April 14 at 10 a.m. at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in La Valletta. It will be a forum for debate, reflection and exchange. “The myth of Europe […]

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Tirana – Italy and Albania launch a project to combat gender violence

Italy strikes a blow against gender violence in Albania with a project called “Gemal – Gender Mainstreaming in Albania: on the side of women against violence and exploitation”. The project, which was promoted by an NGO, CIES (Development Information and Education Centre) and co-financed with approximately 800,000 euros from Italian Development Cooperation, started in Tirana […]

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Russia – Italian Embassy hosts designer Valentin Yudashkin

The first of a series of meetings with prominent Russian and Italian cultural figures took place at the Italian embassy in Moscow. The occasion saw the presence of the famous Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, who gave a talk on the “Adventures of a Russian artist in Italy” in which he spoke about his travels […]

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Khartoum – “Toys for Tots”: Italy donates toys to Sudanese children

The “Toys for Tots” initiative launched by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum closed on April 10 after having distributed over 700 toys in Khartoum’s boys’ and girls’ orphanages and women’s penitentiary. The initiative was organised in partnership with International Voluntary Welfare Group-IVWG, a Sudanese volunteer association which has been active in helping the neediest segments […]

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Marines: postponed hearing on Massimiliano Latorre’s permanence in Italy

The Foreign Ministry informs that the hearing on the permanence of Massimiliano Latorre in Italy scheduled for today has been postponed to 26 April at the request of the Supreme Court of India.

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Italian emergency aid to Libya

During the past month of March, Italian Cooperation contributed 1 million euro to the World Food Programme (WFP) with the aim of providing food assistance for 1 month to 70,000 beneficiaries (14,000 households), selected among the most vulnerable categories (15 percent were infants under 5 years of age, and 36 percent minors between 5 and 17 […]

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Minister Gentiloni on visit to Tripoli, the first by a foreign top government official

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni visited Tripoli today, where he met Prime Minister Fayed al-Sarraj in the Bu Setta naval base. Minister Gentiloni was the first foreign top government official to visit the Libyan capital since the installation of the national unity government and he was greeted by Deputy Prime Minister Meitig at his arrival at […]

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DEI – Côte D’Ivoire passes a National Development Plan providing 44.8 bln euro investments

Côte d’Ivoire’s Government has passed a National Development Plan (NDP) setting out a 44.8 billion euro investment to promote industrialisation and generate common growth. The Government aims to turn Côte d’Ivoire into an Emerging Country by 2020. The Ivorian Government plans to recover 62% of the resources through the contribution of the private sector and […]

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The Project – “The Mask of Warka” marks Italy’s commitment to protect Iraq’s cultural heritage

Raising the interest of the international community for Iraq and the awareness of Iraqis for their own cultural heritage is the common goal of Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage and of the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. To this end, the two institutions will sign a Protocol of Understanding relative to a bilateral […]

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