Italian Economic Diplomacy 24 November: latest news from around the world

PORTUGAL – Technology is beauty. A webinar on the aerospace industry, celebrating Italian Design Day On the occasion of Italian Design Day 2020, the Italian Embassy in Lisbon is organising a webinar for 25 November at 11 a.m. (Portuguese time) entitled “Aerospace Design: Technology is Beauty”. This initiative is carried out in collaboration with the […]

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Telephone talk between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ernesto Araújo

On 23 November 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held video conference talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ernesto Araújo. The talks focused on bilateral economic and trade relations between the two Countries, Italy’s Presidency of the G20; the COP26 Conference and EU-Mercosur trade agreement; the struggle […]

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Telephone talk between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan

On 23 November 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held video conference talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan. The talks focused on cooperation in the struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic, digitalisation and economic synergies between Italy and Singapore, Italy’s Presidency of the G20 and co-Presidency of […]

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Del Re: peace negotiations, a decisive moment for Afghanistan

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference, a pledging conference co-hosted by the Governments of Afghanistan and Finland with the United Nations, to promote peace, prosperity and sustainable development in the country. “This is a decisive moment for Afghanistan: after decades of conflict and suffering, […]

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Del Re: peace negotiations, a decisive moment for Afghanistan

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference, a pledging conference co-hosted by the Governments of Afghanistan and Finland with the United Nations, to promote peace, prosperity and sustainable development in the country. “This is a decisive moment for Afghanistan: after decades of conflict and suffering, […]

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Vice Minister Sereni at the Presentation of the 16th Contemporary Art Day

“The absolute star of this initiative is the art system, with its network of museums, operators, public institutions, galleries, and artists. We wish to extend our support most of all to the latter, our artists”. This is what the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sereni, said today at the presentation of the 16th edition of Contemporary […]

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Del Re at the EU FAC on Development: urgent action needed in Tigray

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, took part in the video conference of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in its ‘development’ format. During the meeting there was a discussion on debt relief and investments to achieve the SDGs. The Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, the Commissioner for International Partnerships, […]

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Del Re at the EU FAC on Development: urgent action needed in Tigray

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, took part in the video conference of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in its ‘development’ format. During the meeting there was a discussion on debt relief and investments to achieve the SDGs. The Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, the Commissioner for International Partnerships, […]

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NINFORMATION NOTE – Presentation of the CANTICA21 WINNERS to the Press (26 November 2020)

Meeting with the media PRESENTATION OF CANTICA21 WINNERS ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART EVERYWHERE   On Thursday 26 November 2020 at 11.30 a.m., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – Directorate-General for Promoting the Country System and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) – Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity will present […]

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Di Maio: satisfaction for Grandi’s renewal of mandate at UNHCR

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed great satisfaction with the renewal of Filippo Grandi’s mandate as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the January 2021 – June 2023 period.  “This renewal of mandate is a recognition of the excellent work carried out by Filippo Grandi in recent years and of his […]

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Di Maio: A new path for the “Made in Italy” brand (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Dear Editor, we find ourselves living in difficult times and the hardest thing we have to face is uncertainty. The pandemic, and its impact on health and prevention, remain at the heart of this Government’s every effort.However, it is equally clear that there can be no return to normalcy if the determination with which we […]

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Di Stefano opens the 5th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

Today, the opening event of the “5th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” was held in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Teresa Bellanova. The “Week of Italian Cuisine” is an annual flagship event for promoting the agri-food sector, launched […]

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