Request for authorisation to export COVID-19 vaccines filed by AstraZeneca

On 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 […]

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“italiana”: language, culture and creativity in the world

Today 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 […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 04 March: breaking news from around the world

ERITREA – 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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ITALIANA. ITALIAN LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY IN THE WORLD Presentation event

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attends the presentation event of italiana, the new Foreign Ministry portal (italiana.esteri.it) for the promotion of Italian language, culture and creativity in the world.  

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian

On 3 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Aivazian. The topics discussed included: the implementation of the 9/11 Trilateral Declaration, bilateral relations between Italy and Armenia, Italy’s contribution to the future UNESCO mission in Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding areas […]

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov

On 3 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov. The talks centred on the implementation of the 9/11 Trilateral Declaration and on Italy’s participation in the reconstruction effort in Azerbaijan. Other topics included the economic and energy relations between […]

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INFORMATION NOTICE – PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH “italiana” PORTAL CELEBRATING ITALIAN LANGUAGE CULTURE AND CREATIVITY WORLDWIDE (4 March 2021, 15.00)

On Thursday, 4 March 2021, at 15.00, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will hold a press conference, in virtual format, to launch its new portal called italiana celebrating Italian language, culture and creativity worldwide (italiana.esteri.it).    The live-streamed press conference will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio.     italiana is a project developed by the Foreign Ministry to promote Italian […]

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Minister Di Maio at the Ceremony for the Lateran Treaty

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the Ceremony for the 92nd anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty and 37th anniversary of the Agreement amending the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See.      

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Telephone talks with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The talks focused on the cooperation between Italy and the EU on issues related to Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean.  

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Minister Di Maio participates in the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council – Trade

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today by videoconference in the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council – Trade dedicated to the European Commission Communication on the Union’s trade policy review. At the outset, Minister Di Maio thanked EU Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis for his briefing to the […]

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Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks today with the Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen. The talks centred on the crisis in the Tigre region and the resulting humanitarian situation. The Minister and the Commissioner discussed Italy’s possible actions, within the EU framework, to foster the cessation […]

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Minister Di Maio participates in the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council – Trade

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today by videoconference in the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council – Trade dedicated to the European Commission Communication on the Union’s trade policy review. At the outset, Minister Di Maio thanked EU Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis for his briefing to the […]

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