PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Italy–Japan Business Group (IJBG) General Assembly (Palazzo della Cancelleria, 13 May 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Italy–Japan Business Group (IJBG) General Assembly (Palazzo della Cancelleria, 13 May 2025)   The XXXIV General Assembly of the Italy–Japan Business Group (IJBG) will take place in Rome on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, at the Palazzo della Cancelleria, Piazza della Cancelleria No. 1. The Italy–Japan Business Group (IJBG) is a bilateral association […]

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Mauritania: an evolving economy driven by energy, infrastructure, and agro-industry

Before even considering the fishing industry, it is the mining sector that continues to lead Mauritania’s economy, with production on the rise. Energy, however, is the country’s emerging sector, both through transitional sources such as methane and through renewables, which hold vast but still largely untapped potential. The expansion of extractive activities, along with promising […]

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Brazil: 15 motorway concessions planned for 2025

Brazil is preparing for a major shift in its road infrastructure sector this year, with no fewer than 15 public tenders to be launched over the coming months to grant private operators the management of 8,449 kilometres of federal motorways. This programme, the largest annual motorway concession plan in the country’s history, will involve 15 […]

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REMINDER – Press Accreditation Note – Preparatory event for the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 Local and Regional Dimension (Verona, 12 May 2025)

REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Preparatory event for the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 Local and Regional Dimension (Verona, 12 May 2025)   On Monday 12 May 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the fourth preparatory event for the Ukraine Recovery Conference—scheduled to take place in Rome on 10 and 11 July 2025—will be held in Verona […]

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Tajani: “A Church that reassures. The world must listen: too many flashpoints of war” (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani, the Christian, gets straight to the heart of the matter. Pope Leo XIV, appearing before the world from the Loggia of Blessings, “spoke of God, he prayed — there’s a return to spiritual depth that, as a believer, truly moved me”. Tajani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is instead struck by the Pope’s […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the European Union’s Gymnich-format Foreign Affairs Council

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Antonio Tajani, in the European Union’s Gymnich-format Foreign Affairs Council, convened in Warsaw by the Polish Presidency of the Council. The agenda focused on the EU’s stance regarding key international crisis theatres, which […]

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Roadshow in Belgrade, Skopje and Tirana promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the CEI and the EBRD

The “Roadshow” promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with the support of the CEI Fund at the EBRD financed by Italy, concluded today in Tirana. The three stops – Belgrade (6 May), Skopje (7 May), […]

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Minister Tajani signs decree exempting US, G7, and NATO citizens from fingerprint requirement for certain national visas

Since January this year, Italy has extended the requirement to collect biometric data to include long-stay visa applications, in line with efforts to strengthen both its migration system and the security of Italy and the Schengen area. However, this requirement is not intended to place a burden on allied countries – particularly G7 members – […]

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New Delhi, Genes Mundi: The Fabric of the World

On the occasion of Fabrica, the exhibition promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation celebrating Italian excellence and inaugurated on 10 April, the Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi presented the exhibition of renowned Italian artist Daniela Papadia, in collaboration with the Chanakya School of Craft in Mumbai. Genes Mundi is […]

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Tunis, “Daccourdou” photography exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Tunisia and the Institut National du Patrimoine, presents the exhibition “DACCOURDOU. Aspects and forms of the Italian cultural presence in Tunisia. A photographic narrative”, on display in the halls of the Bardo National Museum in Tunis until 25 July 2025. The […]

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Export Plan – The Facilitation Committee has approved funding of € 109 million in favour of 228 companies. Green light has been given for the establishment of a € 500 million reserve for a new soft finance measure dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region.

The Facilitation Committee, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today approved the creation of a € 500 million reserve within the 394/81 Fund for a new soft finance line aimed at supporting investments by Italian companies with interests in the Asia-Pacific area. This new measure will become operational once the necessary implementation steps are […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli’s mission to Lithuania

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, continued his mission to Northern Europe in Lithuania, accompanied by the Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The Deputy Minister first met with his counterpart, Julius Pranevičius, before joining Minister Urso for a meeting with the Lithuanian Prime Minister, Gintautas Paluckas. […]

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