“Choose Italy”, in Australia space for Italian excellence

The Italian Embassy in Australia launched a campaign entitled ‘Choose Italy’ to promote Italian excellence. The initiative will show how Italy is one of the most important and reliable partners of Australia. The campaign, which will be developed over the next three months, aims to highlight the distinctive aspects of our country. Italy is famous […]

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Statement by Spokespersons of the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden on Israeli Settlements

We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. We reiterate our strong opposition to its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which violates international law and undermines efforts for the two-state solution. We call on […]

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Bulgaria – Investment of the Italian company Wegh Group in the railroad sector

The Italian company Wegh Group recently made a major investment in Bulgaria, acquiring 50% of the Bulgarian company Aquasys JsC, owner of Bulgarski Betonni Elementi, one of the foremost companies in the railway construction sector in that country, specialized in the production of elements in concrete and particularly rail ties. WEGH Group is an Italian […]

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The Georgian Post Office issues a stamp honoring Dante

A stamp with the effigy of Dante Alighieri was designed by the famous Georgian painter, Sergo Kobuladze, in honor of the Week of the Italian Language in the World and the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the death of the Great Italian Poet, and presented in Tbilisi. Issued by the Georgian Post Office, the […]

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Vancouver: Italian Language week dedicated to “Dante, the Italian”

The Italian Consulate General in Vancouver dedicated this year’s “Week of the Italian language in the world” to “Dante the Italian”, beginning on 19 October with “Reader’s Day”, a virtual event at UBC (the University of British Columbia) organised by the reader Elena Zampieri that was attended by tutors and students of the Italian language […]

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Collaboration between ENEL X and Gogoro in the electric mobility sector

Enel X and Gogoro, a leading Taiwanese company in sustainable mobility (electric scooters), have announced a partnership to integrate Gogoro’s electricity network, managed by the state-owned Taiwan Power Company (TPC), with more than 2,100 battery recharging/replacement stations with nearly 1.3 GWh of power. This integration supports the Taiwanese electricity grid with an additional resource that […]

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In Teheran with Dante700 and Sciascia100

Today was the final day of Iran’s celebration of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Sciascia. Prizes were awarded to a group of young women, students at the universities of Teheran and Azad, winners […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – The Disputed Minors Task Force met today at the Farnesina

The Disputed Minors Task Force, whose physical meetings had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, met today at the Foreign Ministry. Chaired by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, it was attended as usual by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. As a fundamental occasion for sharing the action to be […]

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Nota Farnesina – Israele; Sereni, preoccupazione per designazione di 6 ONG palestinesi come terroriste

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Conference of Italian Missionaries Worldwide

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and H.E. Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, will open the first edition of the Conference of Italian Missionaries in the World at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Spain: Hitachi Rail wins EUR737 million contract

ILSA, the leading private high-speed rail operator in Spain, has awarded Hitachi Rail España a full-service contract worth EUR737 million over 30 years to maintain its fleet of 20 new ETR 1000 trains. The fleet will enter into service in the second half of 2022 and operate on the high-speed lines connecting Madrid with Barcelona, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies today at 15:00.  

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