Sereni: “The death penalty, Italy is mobilised for a moratorium” (Il Riformista)

Today, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on the resolution for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Despite the pandemic crisis, the Italian Government has dedicated great attention, in recent months, to the initiative against capital punishment, which is traditionally central to our foreign policy since the United Nations approved the […]

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Sereni: The Foreign Ministry issues its first strategic policy document dedicated to Africa (Huffingtonpost.it)

For the first time the Foreign Ministry has prepared a strategic policy document dedicated to Africa, presenting it at the highest level with the participation of Minister Di Maio. A ground-breaking initiative, to be continued in the future, aimed at combining the institutional dialogue with our African partners with the essential involvement of all other […]

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9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook meeting

On 15 December 2020, the meeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, took place in virtual format. The Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook is an initiative for outlining the resources […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano: cybersecurity – a great opportunity for Italy

Deputy Minister, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke at the awards ceremony held this morning for the online CyberChallenge, organised by CINI’s National Cybersecurity Laboratory. CINI (National Inter-University Consortium for Informatics) involves more than 1300 informatics and informatics engineering lecturers, from 48 Italian Universities. This is the major Italian initiative for identifying, attracting, recruiting, and putting the […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano: Cybersecurity is a great opportunity for the country’s system

Deputy Minister, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke at the awards ceremony held this morning for the online CyberChallenge, organised by CINI’s National Cybersecurity Laboratory. CINI (National Inter-University Consortium for Informatics) involves more than 1300 informatics and informatics engineering lecturers, from 48 Italian Universities. This is the major Italian initiative for identifying, attracting, recruiting, and putting the […]

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Meeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook

The meeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, will be held today in virtual format. The Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook is an initiative for outlining the resources and guidelines […]

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INFORMATION NOTE – THE 9TH MEETING OF THE COORDINATION UNIT FOR ITALY’S INTERNATIONALISATION STRATEGY (15 December 2020)

Today, 15 December, at 16:00, the 9th Meeting of the Coordination Unit for Italy’s Internationalisation Strategy, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, will be held in virtual format. The Coordination Unit for Italy’s Internationalization Strategy is an initiative for outlining […]

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70th Anniversary of the UNHCR

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, joins the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) emphasising that: “Since the early days of the Geneva-based organization, Italy has supported the protection of refugees and displaced and stateless persons as a prerequisite for building a […]

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Presentation of the strategic document on “The Partnership with Africa”

Today, at 11.00, the launch event “The Partnership with Africa”, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy document identifying Italy’s main foreign policy priorities on the African continent, will be held in a virtual format. The first part of the conference will feature speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, […]

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6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee

Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has co-chaired, with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An, the 6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), in virtual format, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At the virtual meeting, which has been attended remotely by numerous state administrations, trade associations and businesses, the participants have […]

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6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee

Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has co-chaired, with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An, the 6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), in virtual format, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At the virtual meeting, which has been attended remotely by numerous state administrations, trade associations and businesses, the participants have […]

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60th anniversary of the OECD

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), which was established with the ambitious goal of creating a community of Countries with common values, committed to improving the lives of their citizens and to making the multilateral approach prevail over national divisions. The world has changed over the last […]

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