Eritrea, Sister Giovanna Comencini receives an award

Today, the Italian Ambassador to Eritrea, Marco Mancini, presented a plaque to the Combonian missionary Giovanna Comencini, known as Sister Giannantonia, born in 1920, from Verona, who arrived in Eritrea in 1948 and is currently living in the sisters’ house in Asmara, where the small ceremony was held. The initiative, promoted by the Vice Minister […]

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Award to Sister Giovanna Comencini, born in 1920, in Eritrea since 1948. Vice Minister Sereni: “It is to people like her that we owe a great deal of our civilisation’.

Today, the Italian Ambassador to Eritrea, Marco Mancini, presented a plaque to the Combonian missionary Giovanna Comencini, known as Sister Giannantonia, born in 1920, from Verona, who arrived in Eritrea in 1948 and is currently living in the sisters’ house in Asmara, where the small ceremony was held. The initiative, promoted by the Vice Minister […]

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“The Italian innovation” – New integrated promotion formats. Presentation event

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio attends the presentation event of “The Italian innovation” – New integrated promotion formats. As part of the actions to revitalise the Country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the National Institute of Astrophysics […]

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INFORMATION NOTE – DANTE 700 WORLDWIDE – Presentation event of the Foreign Ministry’s initiatives (17 March 2021, 10:00 – only streaming)

On Wednesday, 17 March 2021, at 10:00, there will be the presentation event, in virtual format, of the initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri. The Foreign Ministry is taking part in the celebrations with a number of initiatives around the […]

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Minister Di Maio speaks at the meeting of the Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council

Today, Minister Luigi Di Maio participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council dedicated to European migration strategies in the framework of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Recalling the proposals contained in the national document shared by Italy at EU level, the Minister stressed the close […]

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Joint Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and Italy

The following statement was released by United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising: Today marks ten years since the Syrian […]

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Minister Di Maio speaks at the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation

The first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation has been held today, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in the presence of Vice Minister Marina Sereni. The Joint Committee has approved a package of initiatives worth a total of over 106 million Euros. Among these, […]

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South Sudan. Humanitarian flight by Italian Cooperation to supply humanitarian goods

A humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation landed this afternoon at the airport of Juba, in South Sudan, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, with a cargo of 12 tonnes of humanitarian goods, relief materials and food aid, provided by the Italian Cooperation and civil society organisations respectively. The shipment, made […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 15 March: breaking news from around the world

UNITED KINGDOM – WEBINAR ON HEALTH CERTIFICATES IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR The Italian Embassy in London and the ICE Agency’s Brexit Desk are organising an information meeting on the introduction of mandatory health certificates in the agri-food sector. The effective date of the measure, initially scheduled for 1 April 2021, has now been postponed to […]

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Information Note – THE ITALIAN INNOVATION. NEW INTEGRATED PROMOTION FORMATS – Presentation event (online, 16 March 2021, 15:00)

On Tuesday, 16 March 2021, at 15:00 there will be the presentation event, in virtual form, of Italian innovation – New integrated promotion formats. As part of the actions to revitalise the Country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), the National Research Council […]

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Authorisation mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines

“In an effort to ensure timely access to COVID-19 vaccines for all EU citizens and to tackle the current lack of transparency of vaccine exports outside the EU, the European Commission has adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111 of 29 January 2021. The Regulation has established an authorisation mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines and active substances […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano speaks at the conference “Italy as a Maritime Country

Manlio Di Stefano, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has spoken at the conference “Italy as a Maritime Country: Challenges and Opportunities”, held today at the Livorno Naval Academy in the presence of authoritative speakers from the institutional, defence, academic and business sectors. Organised by the Italian Navy, in collaboration with Limes, the […]

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