Foreign Ministry Note – Palestine and Israel

Italy expresses its appreciation for the announcement by the Palestinian National Authority of the resumption of collaboration with Israel, including security matters, put on hold since May. As urged by Minister Di Maio during his recent visit to Israel and Palestine, this is an important step towards re-establishing a climate of trust between the parties, […]

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Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel

The 9th semi-annual Meeting of the Special Envoys for the Sahel, chaired by Italy, was held today in virtual mode. Opening the meeting together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister Di Maio reminded that the stability of the Sahel is of fundamental importance for the security not only […]

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Foreign trade, Di Maio: “There are encouraging signs that the Pact for Export is working”

“Today, other very encouraging signsemerged from ISTAT, the Central Statistics Office, regarding foreign trade and confirming the competitive strength and commitment of Italian businesses which, despite the pandemic that has hit Italy’s economic fabric as well, nevertheless managed to achieve a 2.1% growth in exports in September 2020, on a year-over-year basis. In particular, Italy’s […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 17 November: latest news from around the world

BRAZIL – Sparkle expands its reach with a new point of presence in Porto Alegre Sparkle is further expanding its network in Brazil by opening a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Porto Alegre, which adds on to the current eleven PoPs distributed between Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Fortaleza and Salvador, thus further improving connectivity in […]

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Foreign Ministry Note – Israeli settlements in Givat Hamatos

Italy expresses its deep concern regarding the Israeli announcement of opening the bidding procedure for the construction of 1,257 housing units in Givat Hamatos and asks the authorities to go back on their decision. If built, such a settlement would seriously undermine the prospect of a future independent neighbouring Palestinian State. In line with international […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 17 November: latest news from around the world

DENMARK: MERGER OF NEXI SPA WITH NETS Italian digital payments provider Nexi SpA has finalised an all-share merger with Danish rival Nets, according to which Nexi will receive a majority stake in the new group with 61% of the shares. Nexi S.p.A. (formerly known as CartaSi) provides digital payment services and infrastructure for credit institutions, […]

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Italy expresses satisfaction over the outcome of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

The Libyan delegates attending the meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), in Tunis, have taken some important decisions. The definition of a roadmap “for the preliminary phase of a comprehensive solution” to the Libyan crisis and the creation of a new executive authority, representing all the regions of the Country and charged with […]

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Del Re: “Italy joins the Media Freedom Coalition”

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended, by VTC, the Ministerial meeting of the Media Freedom Coalition chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.  The Media Freedom Coalition is a partnership of Countries aimed at supporting the freedom and safety of journalists and media operators, both online and offline, and prosecuting violations of journalists’ […]

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Del Re: “Italy joins the Media Freedom Coalition”

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re attended, by VTC, the Ministerial meeting of the Media Freedom Coalition chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.  The Media Freedom Coalition is a partnership of Countries aimed at supporting the freedom and safety of journalists and media operators, both online and offline, and prosecuting violations of journalists’ […]

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Sereni: “Protecting girl children in war zones”

“Children are our most precious resource and their rights must be protected everywhere and in all circumstances” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, in her opening address at the video link meeting of the International Conference of the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNCAC), promoted by the University of Perugia […]

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Sereni: “Protecting girl children in war zones”

“Children are our most precious resource and their rights must be protected everywhere and in all circumstances” said the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, in her opening address at the video link meeting of the International Conference of the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNCAC), promoted by the University of Perugia […]

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New Italian strategy for migrations in Sudan

Following upon the visit of Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re to Sudan, the Italian Foreign Ministry launched phase one of the migration strategy for that country. The set of initiatives, financed with an initial contribution of 1.5 million euros from the Migration Fund, was developed, in partnership with UNHCR, IOM and UNDP, focusing on the […]

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