Tajani: «The attack is on the institutions, but let us now close the case. The problems are others» (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – The latest alarm sign has just arrived from the Foreign Ministry: «After those of Saturday in Bogotà, they now inform me that there are writings at the Italian embassy in Bulgaria against the 41 bis harsh prison regime». Antonio Tajani, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister representing Forza Italia, wants «neither to overdramatise […]

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Earthquake in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria

Following the violent earthquake that struck Southern Turkey and Northern Syria at 4:17 a.m. this night, the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted the Italian citizens present in the country and is acting in close connection with the Italian embassies and consulates in the area to verify the conditions of […]

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UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE CEREMONY FOR THE HANDOVER OF A 300 CLASS PATROL BOAT TO THE LIBYAN AUTHORITIES AS PART OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SIBMMIL

UPDATE INFORMATION NOTE Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Adria (RO), 6 February 2023   On Monday 6 February 2023 starting from about 6:00 p.m., in Adria (RO), at Cantiere Navale Vittoria, the ceremony for the handover of a newly built 300 class patrol boat to the Libyan authorities, as part of the European project […]

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Italy – UN Joint Press Release | Stage set in Italy to take stock on progress towards the transformation of food systems across world at critical half-way point of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030

ROME, 3 February— On behalf of The Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Antonio Tajani, announced today the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment, will take place in Rome, Italy from 24 – 26 July 2023, at […]

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Meeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Romanian Ambassador to Rome, Gabriela Dancau (03 February 2023).

Today, Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli received the Romanian Ambassador to Italy, Gabriela Dancau, to exchange views on the state of bilateral relations between the two countries. The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to intensify the bilateral political dialogue and the already excellent bilateral economic relations between Rome and Bucharest, also in […]

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Meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; UN Food Systems Summit to be held in Rome in July

ROME – This morning at the Farnesina, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Deputy Secretary-General agreed to hold in Rome (on 24-26 July 2023) the international summit following up on the Food Systems Summit, […]

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Tajani-Crosetto: the first Foreign Affairs-Defence Roundtable of the 19th legislature

Rome, 3 February 2023. The first Foreign Affairs-Defence Roundtable of the 19th legislature of the Italian Republic got underway today in Rome, with the meeting between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Italian Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto. The initiative aims to explore issues […]

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JOINT INFORMATION NOTE: CEREMONY FOR THE HANDOVER OF A 300 CLASS PATROL BOAT TO THE LIBYAN AUTHORITIES AS PART OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT SIBMMIL

JOINT INFORMATION NOTE Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Ministry of Interior Adria (RO), 6 February 2023 On Monday 6 February 2023 starting from about 3:30 p.m., in Adria (RO), at Cantiere Navale Vittoria, the ceremony for the handover of a newly built 300 class patrol boat to the Libyan authorities, as […]

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Italian film festival “Storie dalla Montagna” on show in Bulgaria

From 6 to 9 February, the Sofia Cinema House will host the Italian Film Festival “Storie dalla Montagna”, organised by the Bansko Film Fest in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia. The festival will screen eleven internationally awarded Italian films and documentaries revolving around mountain-related topics, such as adventurous tales, alpinism, and nature. […]

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The National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” awards a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio

ROME, 2 February 2023 – Today, the National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” (ASSDIPLAR) presented a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio. The award – worth EUR 2,000 – was assigned to Alessia Matturro, who graduated with a Master’s degree in “Intercultural Communication in the Euro-Mediterranean Area” from the University of Naples […]

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First 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force

The Directorate General for Italians Abroad chaired the first 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force at the Farnesina today. This meeting, which was attended as usual senior officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice, provided an opportunity to take stock of the situations of minors involved in the conflict in Ukraine. […]

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Washington DC: Webinar for Italian Trademark Protection in the US

“Protection of Made in Italy in the US”: this is the theme of the webinar that the Italian Embassy in the United States is organising in collaboration with the Guardia di Finanza and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) – ICE Office in New York, on the protection of trademarks and patents in the US market, […]

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