Facilitation Committee approves “Ukraine” measure worth EUR 300 million to support Italian companies in reconstruction efforts. EUR 65 million in financing approved for 151 companies, plus EUR 10.2 million in support for export contracts. EUR 68 million in quasi-equity loans and EUR 3.3 million for start-up investments also approved

The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), has approved the “Ukraine” measure aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Italian companies involved in the reconstruction process. The initiative, with a total budget of EUR 300 million leveraging resources from Fund 295/73, provides for a non-repayable export contribution of up […]

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New funds to support UNICEF and WHO for Gaza and Palestine

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has allocated two new funding packages of EUR 5 million each in favour of UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with the aim of strengthening Italy’s contribution to healthcare assistance for the Palestinian population affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip. This […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli speaks at the Federvini General Assembly

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, attended the Federvini General Assembly held today in Rome. The event was also attended by the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, and the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida. In his speech, the Deputy Minister spoke of […]

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UPDATED PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (Rome, 10-11 July 2025)

UPDATED PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (Rome, 10-11 July 2025) The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, co-organised by Italy and Ukraine, will take place in Rome on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025, at the Rome Convention Center La Nuvola. Advance accreditation is mandatory. Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in attending must apply […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli visits the Rome headquarters of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture

Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, visited today the Rome headquarters of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (Centro Internazionale per l’Agricoltura Tropicale, CIAT) – a federation of non-governmental organisations engaged in various development cooperation projects – where he was received by Director General […]

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Il Vice Ministro Cirielli incontra il Vice Presidente del Comitato Internazionale della Croce Rossa

Il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Vice Presidente del Comitato Internazionale della Croce Rossa (CICR), Gilles Carbonnier, per un confronto dedicato alle principali questioni umanitarie globali. Entrambe le parti hanno confermato la volontà di rafforzare sempre di più il partenariato tra l’Italia […]

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Prosegue l’impegno della Farnesina per risolvere i casi di minori italiani contesi nel mondo

Si è tenuta oggi la periodica riunione della Task Force Minori Contesi, presieduta dall’Unità per la Tutela degli italiani all’estero del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale con la partecipazione di funzionari dei Ministeri dell’Interno e della Giustizia. In apertura il gruppo di lavoro ha espresso apprezzamento per i successi conseguiti nelle ultime […]

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Morocco, the maxi-plan for green hydrogen is underway

Five energy players selected for six projects with a total value of EUR 30.6 billion. This is how the initiative “Offre Maroc”, the strategic plan with which the Kingdom aims to become a global leader in the green hydrogen supply chain comes to fruition, opening up opportunities for investors along the entire value chain.  For this […]

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Edinburgh, the translation of Chiara Valerio’s latest novel was presented

The Scottish launch of The Little I Knew, the English translation of Chiara Valerio‘s novel Chi dice e chi tace (Sellerio, 2024), a finalist for the 2024 Strega Prize, was held on 19 June 2025 at Pilrig St Paul’s in Edinburgh. The book, translated from Italian by Ailsa Wood, was published by Foundry Editions on 10 June 2025.  The meeting […]

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International Day of Women in Diplomacy

On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, thanked Italian women diplomats and reaffirmed the Foreign Minister’s commitment to promoting gender equality. A concrete sign of progress in this direction comes from the recent appointments of the Heads of Mission by the […]

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Tajani in The Hague for the NATO Summit

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will be in The Hague today and tomorrow to participate in the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Atlantic Alliance, together with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto.  A fundamental objective of this […]

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Beijing, first translations of Leopardi and Galileo presented

The ceremony to present the first translations of Italian and Chinese classics – which will implement the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and China’s National Administration for Press and Publishing on 8 November, 2024 – took place on 18 June at the Beijing Pavilion of the BIBF (Beijing International Book Fair), […]

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