Leonardo-Iveco Consortium wins tender for light armoured vehicles in Brazil

The Leonardo-Iveco Consortium has won a major tender for the supply of 8×8 Centauro II armoured vehicles for the Brazilian Army. The contract is expected to be signed around 5 December. The Consortium will have to provide two examples of the armoured vehicle within six months, followed by the first supply of 96 armoured vehicles, for […]

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Antonio Tajani: «Europe lacks leaders, it must mature»

«It is right for the European Union to intervene when a member Country violates the rules of the Alliance or fails to abide by Rule of Law principles. I don’t think that it’s mandatory to be soft-handed, it is necessary to be impartial; there should not be first- and second-class Countries in how they are […]

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Antonio Tajani: «Europe lacks leaders, it must mature» (Libero)

«It is right for the European Union to intervene when a member Country violates the rules of the Alliance or fails to abide by Rule of Law principles. I don’t think that it’s mandatory to be soft-handed, it is necessary to be impartial; there should not be first- and second-class Countries in how they are […]

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Telephone conversation between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Secretary General of NATO (25 November 2022)

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. The conversation focused on some of the issues to be discussed at the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled in Bucharest on 29 and 30 November. Minister Tajani […]

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Undersecretary Maria Tripodi attends EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)

​Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, has attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) in Brussels. The items on the agenda included the reform of the World Trade Organisation, EU-US trade relations and trade support to Ukraine. Undersecretary Tripodi took the floor to stress the primary goal of the WTO institutional reform, […]

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Media Accreditation Note -Eighth edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues (Rome, Hotel Parco dei Principi, 1-3 december 2022)

PRESS NOTE Eighth edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI   “Weathering the Storm: interdependence, resilience and cooperation”   Rome, 25 November 2022 – The eighth edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues, Conference will be held from 1 to 3 December 2022 in Rome, at […]

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Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2022

Eighth edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI   “Weathering the Storm: interdependence, resilience and cooperation”   Rome, 25 November 2022 – The eighth edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues, Conference will be held from 1 to 3 December 2022 in Rome, at Hotel Parco […]

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The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – Lombardy flavours in Brussels

At the conclusion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – characterised by a rich calendar of events on the Mediterranean diet and sustainability – the Italian Embassy organised, in collaboration with the Lombardy Region, the Franciacorta consortium and other Lombardy consortia, an evening dedicated to Lombardy’s flavours. The initiative involved Michelin-starred chef […]

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Italy and South Korea mourn the passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Riboldi

Italy and South Korea mourn the passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Riboldi (on 24 November 2022). Known to all as “Il Coreano“ (The Korean), he played a very important role during the first Italian peacekeeping mission abroad in the 1950s in Korea, where he served as a non-commissioned officer at the Italian Red Cross military field […]

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CANCELLATION – PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, MR ANTONIO TAJANI (Farnesina, 28 November, 2022)

Please note that the press conference of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Antonio Tajani, initially scheduled for Monday, 28 November 2022 at 11:00 am at the Farnesina has been cancelled owing to unforeseen agenda engagements of the Minister himself.  

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The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World: Apulian Cuisine in the spotlight in Bosnia Herzegovina

The Apulia Region, with its culinary tradition, was the protagonist of the Week of Italian Cuisine in Bosnia Herzegovina, an initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Sarajevo, in partnership with the Apulia Region and the Unione Cuochi Regione Puglia (UCRP). The latter participated in the event with a delegation of four chefs led by […]

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25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina and its foreign network fully join the awareness-raising campaign “UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls. Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”, promoted by UN Women, which in 2022 focuses on the fundamental contribution given by movements, organisations and […]

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