Foreign Trade: trade surplus of over 34 billion in 2023

Good news from foreign trade: in 2023, Italy recorded a trade surplus of EUR 34.5 billion, compared to 2022 that closed with a negative balance of EUR 34 billion. In 2023, Italy exported goods for EUR 626.2 billion, with a growth in average unit values of 5.3%: Italian companies are increasing their market power, challenging […]

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Croatia: the “Mediterranea” exhibition arrives in Rijeka

After Zagreb, the exhibition “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” has been inaugurated in Rijeka at the Kortil Gallery in the presence of Consul General Davide Bradanini and the Mayor of Rijeka Marko Filipović. The multimedia project, curated by Viviana Panaccia and promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Third Italy-Romania Intergovernmental Summit: meeting between Minister Tajani and Minister Odobescu

On the occasion of the third Intergovernmental Summit between Italy and Romania, scheduled to take place today in Rome, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Luminița Odobescu, at the Italian Foreign Ministry. “We wish to improve the quality […]

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Italian Pavilion at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris

Italian Ambassador Emanuela D’Alessandro, together with the President of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Matteo Zoppas, the Director of the company organising the event, Rodolphe Lameyse, and the Director of the Paris Office of the ICE Agency, Luigi Ferrelli, inaugurated the Italian Pavilion at the Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris on 12 February. The exhibition […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani takes part in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies.

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REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Italy-Romania Business Forum

REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE     On Thursday, 15 February 2024, at 4:00 p.m., the Italy-Romania Business Forum will be held at the Farnesina, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Embassy of Romania in Italy. The event is organised on the occasion of the Intergovernmental Summit between Italy and Romania […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi opens the International Conference “Engaging the Global South: the role of women in addressing key challenges”

Today, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi opened at Farnesina the proceedings of the International Conference “Engaging the Global South: the role of women in addressing key challenges”, as organised by Aspen Italia and WIIS Italy (Women in International Security) with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. […]

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Bizet’s Carmen on stage in Tunis

George Bizet’s opera Carmen will be staged on 14 and 15 February at the Tunis Opera Theatre. The performance, danced, choreographed and directed by Sofien Abou Lagraa, will feature the Opera Ballet, the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra and the Tunis Opera choir, with 120 artists on stage and no less than 11 soloists. This production is […]

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Minister Tajani participates in the celebrations for the 95th anniversary of the Lateran Treaty and 37th anniversary of the Concordat Amendment Agreement

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part today in the celebrations for the 95th anniversary of the Lateran Treaty and the 40th anniversary of the Agreement amending the Concordat held at Palazzo Borromeo, seat of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, in the presence of […]

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Entrepreneurs from Campania meet Bavaria

The Consul General of Italy to Munich, Sergio Maffettone, welcomed a delegation of institutional figures and entrepreneurs from Campania. In cooperation with ITALCAM – represented by its President, Annamaria Andretta, and its Secretary General, Alessandro Marino – the Consulate General organised two days of meetings with Bavarian institutions and companies, in order to promote an exchange of ideas and […]

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Tajani. Farnesina and ICE launch the “Digital Export Bonus Plus’” facility for the internationalisation of SMEs

Today sees the launch of the “Digital Export Bonus Plus” facility, a new business incentive programme promoted by MAECI and ICE-Agenzia, with the technical support of Invitalia, dedicated to the digital internationalisation of Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Antonio Tajani, emphasized: “The Digital Export Bonus […]

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Tripodi-Lührmann meeting: Italy and Germany strengthen cooperation in the framework of the Action Plan

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, today received the Minister of State for Europe and Climate of the German Federal Foreign Ministry, Anna Lührmann. The talks focused on bilateral relations, the implementation of the Italian-German Action Plan for enhanced cooperation, and the priorities of the Italian G7 Presidency. As Undersecretary Tripodi […]

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