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

THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – ENI AWARDED A NEW CONCESSION OFFSHORE ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded the concession of exploration rights for Exploration Block 3, located in the north-western offshore of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, to a consortium led by ENI (which will participate with 70% and will have […]

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Del Re: Italy committed to reducing disaster risk

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held a virtual meeting with Mami Mizutori, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of Italian Cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction and to explore possible areas of collaboration. […]

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Del Re to the UN. Italian Cooperation is committed to reducing disaster risk

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, held a virtual meeting with Mami Mizutori, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of Italian Cooperation in the field of disaster risk reduction and to explore possible areas of collaboration. […]

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Del Re: opportunities in the Indian Ocean

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the virtual seminar on new professions for sustainable and innovative fishing in the IORA-member countries (Indian Ocean Rim Association). The event was organised by this Ministry, in partnership with the Italy-IORA committee and Federpesca, and attended, among others, by the Ministers of […]

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Del Re. Opportunities and potential for recovery in the Indian Ocean

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the virtual seminar on new professions for sustainable and innovative fishing in the IORA-member countries (Indian Ocean Rim Association). The event was organised by this Ministry, in partnership with the Italy-IORA committee and Federpesca, and attended, among others, by the Ministers of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 22 December: latest news from around the world

Sparkle and TIM Brasil Together for the Enhanced Security of the SMS Network Sparkle and TIM Brasil, one of the main TLC players in the Brazilian market, have successfully started a collaboration aimed at protecting the Application to Person (A2P) SMS network from fraudulent routing and illicit bypass attempts. Through a customised solution powered by […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 December: latest news from around the world

NORWAY – VARD WINS CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A SUBMARINE CABLE-LAYING SHIP  Shipbuilding company VARD, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, has been awarded a contract to build a submarine cable-laying vessel by Dutch company Van Oord.  The contract provides for the delivery, within 2023, of a new-generation vessel capable of using cutting-edge environmental sustainability technology in order to minimise the pollution footprint and the related drastic reduction of CO2, NOx (nitrogen oxides and dioxides) […]

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Joint press release by Foreign Ministers of Italy, Croatia and Slovenia on trilateral cooperation in the Adriatic Sea

On 19 December 2020, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Croatia and Slovenia met in Trieste to discuss the operational procedures and priority areas for enhancing trilateral cooperation in the Adriatic Sea. Building on the existing coordination mechanisms, the Ministers had a positive exchange of views on the prospects for further strengthening cooperation, also […]

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Minister Di Maio’s mission to Doha

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio’s two-day visit to Doha, Qatar, begins today. Minister Di Maio is expected in Doha today to meet his counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in the afternoon. Together they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Dialogue. Tomorrow, 21 December, the Minister of Foreign […]

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Minister Di Maio’s mission to Trieste

Trilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Anže Logar and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Gordan Grlić-Radman.

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Statistical Yearbook 2020: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in figures

The “Statistical Yearbook 2020 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in figures” has been published today. ” Each year, the document provides data on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ commitment to serving Italy in the world. It is a working tool for foreign policy operators, as well as institutional counterparts and civil […]

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Deputy Minister Scalfarotto’s mission to Switzerland

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, has visited Switzerland today. The purpose of the mission is to review bilateral relations with the neighbouring country, following the signing of understandings and agreements in various activity sectors with the new Secretary of State Livia Leu. The visit has begun with the signing […]

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