On 9 March 2021, in Nicosia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades. The meeting has focused on the strengthening of bilateral cooperation and on European issues.
Read moreToday, Minister Di Maio is on a mission to the Republic of Cyprus. On the agenda: – Meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades – Meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides – Press statements – Meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary General of […]
Read moreSOUTH AFRICA – THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AfCFTA) ARE THE SUBJECT OF A WEBINAR TO BE HELD ON 11 MARCH. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria, in collaboration with the ICE Office in Johannesburg, the Italian-South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo, Africa e Affari and other organisations […]
Read moreOn 8 March, at the Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his counterpart of the Republic of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, to discuss bilateral relations between Italy and North Macedonia, the strengthening of economic cooperation in the fields of energy, infrastructure and transport, the process of European […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, 10 March 2021, at 10:30, there will be the presentation of the Smart Export project for a Digital Academy for Internationalisation. The presentation will take place in virtual format. Smart Export is an innovative project relating to high-level online training, designed to support and expand Italy’s efforts to expand on foreign markets by […]
Read moreFollowing a conversation between European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden, the EU and the USA have agreed to suspend their respective tariffs imposed in the Airbus-Boeing disputes, both on aircraft and other products, for an initial period of 4 months. The EU and the USA have also committed to […]
Read moreOn the occasion of International Women’s Day, my thoughts go out to all the women of the Foreign Ministry, in Rome and abroad, who contribute every day to the fulfilment of our mission with enthusiasm, dedication and passion. Especially over the last very difficult year, so deeply marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, I wish to […]
Read moreMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Bari today. On the agenda: Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama, and the President of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano Statements to the press Live broadcast of the Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of […]
Read moreOn 24 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a request for authorisation to export COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca, in accordance with the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111, approved on 30 January 2021, “making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation”. In previous cases of authorisation requests received from […]
Read moreToday the launch of the Farnesina italiana portal (italiana.esteri.it) for the promotion of Italian language, culture and creativity in the world. A project that sees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation engaged both as a promoter and as a producer of integrated promotional initiatives. italiana is the Farnesina’s response to the demand for Italian culture around the world. A […]
Read moreERITREA – IFAD EVENT ON THE POTENTIAL OF THE FISHERIES SECTOR IFAD, the Rome-based specialised agency of the United Nations dedicated to agricultural development, has organised an online meeting, on 11 March 2021, on the potential of the fisheries sector in Eritrea. The Country has enormous resources, mostly underutilised and to exploit which a programme […]
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