Road and rail networks at the heart of Sweden’s new Infrastructure Plan

Last October the Swedish Transport Agency (Trafikverket) submitted to the Government its proposed National Transport Infrastructure Plan for the period 2026–2037. After a public consultation, which was concluded at the end of 2025, the Government is now expected to finally adopt the plan next spring. The plan includes maintenance and development measures for state-owned infrastructure, […]

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Senegal, the Oil and Gas Era and the Transparency Revolution

Senegal is undergoing a historic transformation that is redefining its role in the West African economic landscape. The 2024-2025 period not only marks the country’s official entry into the club of global oil and gas producers, but also coincides with a significant paradigm shift in economic governance, characterized by a strong commitment to transparency in […]

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Italy-Germany, a strategic industrial partnership for Europe’s revitalization

Italy and Germany reaffirm their role as Europe’s industrial engines, thus ushering in a new era of cooperation aimed at turning global challenges into concrete development opportunities. The goal is to strengthen industrial competitiveness and foster market balance. Bearing this in mind, the collaboration aims to ensure growth and strategic autonomy for the entire European […]

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Rome–Paris: 70 years of Twinning

On 30 January, the Ambassador of Italy to France, Emanuela D’Alessandro, hosted an official luncheon at the Hôtel de Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, the Embassy’s headquarters, to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the unique twinning relationship between Rome and Paris, in the presence of the Mayors of the two capitals. The event was attended by the Secretaries General […]

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Launch of the Institute for Training and Research on UN Agency Issues

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, took part today in the launch event of the Institute for Training and Research on UN Agency Issues (IF&RUN ETS), hosted at the Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani. In her remarks, she emphasised that the event marked the beginning of the Institute’s operational activities. Established last year, IF&RUN […]

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La Paz, Ambassador Messineo receives the Bolivian Olympic delegation

The Ambassador of Italy to Bolivia, Fabio Messineo, received the Bolivian Olympic delegation at the historic Italian Residence in La Paz on the eve of their departure for Milan, where they will participate, for the eighth time, in the Winter Olympic Games. The Ambassador recalled that Bolivia’s first participation dates back to 1956, when the […]

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Embassy of Italy in Tbilisi

Italy’s undisputed role, along with the effectiveness of Italian experience and expertise in the enhancement and protection of cultural heritage, the importance of archaeology as a tool of cultural diplomacy and mutual understanding between Italy and Georgia and a detailed presentation of the activities carried out by Italian teams of experts engaged for several years […]

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Italian Foreign Ministry measures in support of regions affected by severe weather. Tajani to visit Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia

On Monday 2 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, will pay a visit to the three regions most severely affected by recent adverse weather conditions — Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia — where he will meet, together with the Presidents of the respective Regions, representatives of local businesses and associations from the productive sector. […]

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Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Honduras

As part of a mission to Central America and the Caribbean, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, paid a brief visit to Honduras, with a stop in Tegucigalpa. During the visit, Undersecretary Silli met with the newly appointed Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mireya Agüero. The two sides expressed […]

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty responds to Tajani on the Nessy Guerra case: cooperation on this and other cases

The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, today replied to a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, regarding the case of Italian national Nessy Guerra, who has been prevented from leaving Egypt together with her young daughter, Aisha. Minister Tajani had written to Abdelatty to request the fullest cooperation in relation […]

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Prague – European fair for university education and lifelong learning

The Italian Cultural Institute of Prague participated yesterday for the first time in Gaudeamus, the European Fair for University Education and Lifelong Learning. Now in its eighteenth edition, the Fair is held annually in the Czech capital, as well as in Brno and in the cities of Nitra, Bratislava and Košice in Slovakia. During a […]

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Italian exports to non-EU countries show growth in 2025

Official foreign trade data released today by ISTAT confirm the effectiveness of the Italian Government’s strategy and the Export Plan launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, which are delivering concrete results. In December 2025, Italy’s trade with non-EU countries recorded positive growth for both imports and exports, with imports rising by 4.3% and […]

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