Constitutional referendum – ongoing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ information campaign for voting abroad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ information campaign to explain to compatriots abroad how to take part in the vote has started. Since the referendum was held, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Network of Embassies and Consulates have been committed to disseminating useful information on the election, both through traditional means of communication and […]

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Participation in the Foreign Affairs Council by videoconference

On August 14, 2020 Minister Luigi Di Maio participated in a videoconference at the Foreign Affairs Council. Among the topics on the agenda the situation in Belarus and the Eastern Mediterranean and developments in Lebanon and Venezuela.

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 14 August: latest news from the world 2020-07-31 Date:07/31/2020

BRAZIL – TERNA, THE CLOSING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW POWER LINE HAS BEEN SIGNED Terna, through its subsidiary Terna Plus, the Group company responsible for the development of international activities, completed the closing with Costrutora Quebec, a construction company operating in the energy sector in Brazil, for the acquisition of the Linha Verde […]

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Del Re chairs a meeting on Lebanon with Italian CSOs.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela C. Del Re chaired today a meeting on the Lebanon emergency in a video conference with representatives of Italian civil society organizations (CSOs). The meeting took stock of the response to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon following the tragic explosion in the port of Beirut on […]

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Vice Minister Del Re presides over an emergency meeting in Lebanon with Italian CSOs.

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela C. Del Re chaired today a meeting on the Lebanon emergency in a video conference with representatives of Italian civil society organizations (CSOs). The meeting took stock of the response to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon following the tragic explosion in the port of Beirut on […]

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IIC Toronto: a webinar on Raphael and Paolo Veronese

The Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C., presents On the Footsteps of the Genius: Raphael and Paolo Veronese, (Sulle orme del genio: Raffaello e Paolo Veronese) an online conference by Thomas Dalla Costa, Curatorial Fellow of the […]

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Agreement on normalisation of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates

Italy welcomes the announcement of the agreement to normalise relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. We hope that this important step will contribute to peace and stability in the Middle East. In this framework, the Israeli decision to suspend the annexation of portions of the West Bank is a positive development, which we […]

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Scalfarotto: concern about situation in Belarus

“We express all our concern and associate ourselves with the appeals of the President of the European Parliament, Mr Sassoli, and High Representative Borrell on the situation in Belarus,” said Undersecretary Scalfarotto on the eve of the extraordinary Council of EU Foreign Ministers convened for tomorrow. “The Government’s repression must be stopped immediately and the […]

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Scalfarotto: concern about the situation in Belarus

“We express all our concern and associate ourselves with the appeals of the President of the European Parliament, Mr Sassoli, and High Representative Borrell on the situation in Belarus,” said Undersecretary Scalfarotto on the eve of the extraordinary Council of EU Foreign Ministers convened for tomorrow. “The Government’s repression must be stopped immediately and the […]

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Telephone interview of Minister Di Maio with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Minister reiterated the need for all parties to maintain a moderate and cooperative approach to reduce tensions and resolve outstanding issues. In this […]

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Scalfarotto: satisfaction with USTR decision on duties

Undersecretary Scalfarotto expressed great satisfaction for the decision of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) not to add any additional duty to Italian products as part of the six-monthly review of the measures adopted in implementation of the WTO ruling on Airbus subsidies, providing for increases only for specific categories of goods from France and […]

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Sereni: “Italy is ready to support the rebirth of Lebanon. These are the three challenges Beirut has to face”. (Il Foglio)

With the resignation of the Diab government in Lebanon, the dramatic interweaving of three emergencies has become very evident: humanitarian, economic-social and political. On a humanitarian level, the terrible explosion on 4 August in the port of Beirut plunged hundreds of dead, thousands injured and the enormous destruction of the city. This situation was already […]

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