Joint Communique on Libya

The governments of Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the European Union and United Nations condemn the ongoing violence, terrorism, and extremism hijacking Libya’s development and democratic process. We call on all parties to accept an immediate, comprehensive […]

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City: new Italian Consulate General

Goals: to encourage economic growth and promote Italian culture Carlotta Colli, the new Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke with PEI News on the opening of the new diplomatic mission there. “The Consulate General is the result of a desire to increase and strengthen our institutional presence in order to help our […]

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Oman – Presentation of investment opportunities in DUQM Special Economic Zone

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will join President of the Duqm Special Economic Zone Minister Yahya bin Said Al Jabri in the presentation on 24 September at the Farnesina of investment opportunities for Italian businesses in Oman, with a special focus of the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD Duqm). The Duqm Special Economic […]

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United Nations – Italy in the forefront on climate change

A Climate Summit was held on 23 September, convened by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in the margins of the UN General Assembly. Its aim was to maintain awareness among heads of state and government of the upcoming UNFCCC conferences in Lima and Paris for the drafting of a new global accord on climate. Climate change awareness […]

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Italy-Slovakia: Della Vedova meets counterpart Peter Burian in Bratislava

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova met today in Bratislava with his Slovak counterpart Peter Burian, in which they discussed the Ukraine crisis, the EU’s enlargement to the Western Balkans, the EU’s Eastern Partnership and the southern coast of the Mediterranean. The two Under-Secretaries also agreed to meet more regularly to compare notes on […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Belgium: Selex ES signs 20m euro Post contract

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica group firm was awarded a 20 million euro contract with bpost during the Post-Expo 2014 trade fair in Stockholm. Selex ES will provide a 900-metre long Multisorting Parcel Handling System (MPHS) with a capacity of 30,000 packages per hour, to be installed in the new bpost logistics hub located in the […]

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Alessandro Di Battista Fellowship 2015-16

In 2002, the Italian Government, in collaboration with the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), established the Alessandro Di Battista Fellowship. It is co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Finance in memory of the young Italian economist Alessandro Di Battista, who came from that Ministry […]

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Speech by Minister Mogherini at the event “Ending child marriage: towards a more gender equitable world”

(Please check against text as delivered) I am very pleased to participate in such an important event, promoted by Canada and co-organized by Italy, together with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and with the sponsorship of Zambia and Yemen. According to UNICEF, a third of all teenagers worldwide is forced to enter into marriage […]

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Qatar – Infrastrutture: le aziende italiane volano (in translation)

E’ tutto pronto per la missione imprenditoriale organizzata dalla Camera di commercio italiana in Qatar e dall’Ufficio Ice di Doha. A partecipare un gruppo di imprese italiane che operano nell’edilizia, nell’arredo e nei trasporti, tutti settori collegati ai maggiori progetti infrastrutturali del paese arabo. Il mercato qatarino La missione partirà alla volta di Doha il […]

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New York – Lo ‘Stato di plastica’ della Finucci (in translation)

Dopo le tappe di Parigi, Venezia, Madrid e Roma, e’ in arrivo a New York il “Garbage Patch State” dell’artista italiana Maria Cristina Finucci, che intende cosi’ portare nel cuore delle Nazioni Unite il suo messaggio contro i residui plastici che inquinano gli oceani. Lo ‘Stato di plastica’ rappresenta la superficie occupata dai rifiuti di […]

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Brasile – Il “Filmcup” scalda i motori (in translation)

Scadono il 26 settembre i termini per iscriversi alla “FilmCup Brazil & Italy” 2014. L’evento, annunciato durante la 71esima Mostra del Cinema di Venezia, e’ uno tra i piu’ grandi mercati audiovisivi internazionali che ospitera’ l’Italia dal 25 al 27 novembre nella Cinemateca brasiliana di San Paolo in collaborazione con il mercato di Ventana Sur […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Recall: Presentation of the DUGM Special Economic Zone (Oman) (Farnesina, 24 September 2014)

The Farnesina will host the presentation, at 10:00 on Wednesday 24 September, of the DUQM Special Economic Zone (SEZAD Duqm) in Oman. Participants will include Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova and President of SEZAD Duqm, Minister Yahya bin Said Al Jabri. The Duqm Special Economic Zone, established in […]

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