SIMEST: the activity of the 394 / PNRR Fund has been extended to 31 May 2022

The deadline for SMEs to submit applications for access to financing from the 394/PNRR Fund has been extended to 31 May 2022. The PNRR Fund is a public instrument supporting the internationalisation of Italian companies. It is financed by NextGenerationEU European resources and is managed by SIMEST in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Meeting of Minister Di Maio with Abdallah Bou Habib, the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met Abdallah Bou Habib, the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, on the sidelines of the seventh edition of the Rome Med Dialogues. Minister Di Maio recalled the traditional bonds of friendship that unite Italy to Lebanon, which is a fundamental partner […]

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Italian Cuisine Week, the ‘’Saveurs d’Italie’’ campaign in Tunis

The “Dolce Italia – Saveurs d’Italie” campaign, aimed to launch 100% Made in Italy brand food products, organised by the Italian Embassy in Tunis and ICE – the Agency for Foreign Promotion and Internationalisation of Italian enterprises, has kicked off in Tunis. The initiative, scheduled to continue until 15 December, is the closing event of […]

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Minister Di Maio: meeting with Anže Logar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Today, on the occasion of the Rome-Med Dialogues, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a meeting with Anže Logar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia. Looking ahead to the next Coordination Committee of Ministers in early 2022, which will be organised by Slovenia, Minister Di […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al Malki

Today the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad al Malki, on the sidelines of the seventh edition of the Rome Med Dialogues. Minister Di Maio reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to a just, sustainable and negotiated two-state solution between the parties, as the key to stability […]

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Washington, celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme

The Italian Embassy in Washington, DC and the United States Department of State will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Programme with a roundtable discussion entitled “The Contribution of Fulbright Scholars to Covid-19”, on the 160th anniversary of Italy-US bilateral diplomatic relations. Since its inception in 1948, the Programme has provided a great contribution […]

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Opening of the 7th edition of Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues

The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, together with Ambassador Giampiero Massolo, the President of ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies), will be opening the 7th edition of Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues.

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Week of Italian Cuisine in Baku with starred chef Heinz Beck

The “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” at Baku lights up with three Michelin stars. In fact, Chef Heinz Beck will be representing the brilliance of the Italian culinary art in Azerbaijan. Healthy cuisine and valorization of production zones, innovation and biodiversity are the key elements of the intense program organized by the Italian […]

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Minister Di Maio meets Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, the Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs of the Republic of Yemen

Today on the sidelines of the seventh edition of the Rome Med Dialogues, Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak, Minister for Foreign and Expatriates Affairs of the Republic of Yemen. At the centre of their discussion was the situation in Yemen, which continues to cause […]

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A multimedia exhibition of Pier Paolo Patti in Tehran

Pier Paolo Patti’s socially-engaged experimental multimedia art will be showcased in a new episode of the video-series produced by the Italian Embassy, called “From Tehran to Rome. A Journey through Art”, presented today at the residence of the Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone. The documentary was accompanied by an exhibition, set up in the gardens […]

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Toronto, exhibition of the ‘’Cantica dell’Inferno’’ manuscript

The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, on the occasion of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World and the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, has displayed an anastatic copy of the so-called Dante Guarneriano manuscript, one of the oldest and most richly decorated examples […]

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Minister Di Maio speaks at the launch of World Energy Outlook 2021

At the launch of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be speaking on the topic “Italy and the energy transition between CoP26 and global scenarios”.

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