SHE of Valerio Zanini wins the “Vivo d’Arte 2020” award

Valerio Zanini, a young Italian musician living in Graz, with his project SHE, wins the second edition of the “Vivo D’Arte” Award, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the Romaeuropa Foundation and the participation of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism.   The Prize aims to […]

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Minister Di Maio receives Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Farnesina, seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum. During the meeting, the two Ministers examined bilateral dossiers of strategic interest and some international and regional issues, on which there is a strong […]

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Minister Di Maio receives Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received today at the Farnesina, seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum. During the meeting, the two Ministers examined bilateral dossiers of strategic interest and some international and regional issues, on which there is a strong […]

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Sereni: Venezuela, committed to a democratic solutions

The Vice Minister Marina Sereni met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Mariela Magallanes and Isadora Zubillaga, representatives of the Venezuelan National Assembly. The two opposition representatives spoke about the further deterioration of the political situation in their country, illustrating their concerns also on the humanitarian level. Sereni reiterated the Italian Government’s support […]

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Venezuela; Sereni, concerned and committed to a democratic solution

The Vice Minister Marina Sereni met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Mariela Magallanes and Isadora Zubillaga, representatives of the Venezuelan National Assembly. The two opposition representatives spoke about the further deterioration of the political situation in their country, illustrating their concerns also on the humanitarian level. Sereni reiterated the Italian Government’s support […]

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Di Stefano in conversation with UK Secretary of State for Trade

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a video call with British Foreign Trade Secretary Graham Stuart. The conversation was an opportunity to take stock of bilateral trade relations, also in view of the Covid-19 crisis and the post-Brexit situation. Di Stefano presented the main points of the Export Pact, signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Di Stefano in conversation with UK Secretary of State for Trade

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a video call with British Foreign Trade Secretary Graham Stuart. The conversation was an opportunity to take stock of bilateral trade relations, also in view of the Covid-19 crisis and the post-Brexit situation. Di Stefano presented the main points of the Export Pact, signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Libya: Mr Di Maio in UN Security Council

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio participated yesterday afternoon in the United Nations Security Council Session on Libya in videoconference, organised by the German Presidency, in a format extended to all the countries participating in the Berlin Conference. The meeting, which was chaired by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and was attended by UN Secretary General […]

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Ms Del Re in videoconference on the Horn of Africa

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference on the Horn of Africa, organised by the Foreign Minister of Finland, Mr Haavisto. The event was attended by IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Chergui, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Di Carlo, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Urpilainen and […]

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Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re in videoconference on the Horn of Africa

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference on the Horn of Africa, organised by the Foreign Minister of Finland, Mr Haavisto. The event was attended by IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Chergui, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Di Carlo, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Urpilainen and […]

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The Foreign Ministry supports “Roots Tourism”

Roots Tourism potentially involves an estimated 60 to 80 million descendants of Italian emigrants worldwide, who reside mainly in the Americas, South Africa, Australia and European countries. They are not simply travellers: the root tourist is above all an investor and an “ambassador” of the territories he keeps in his family history. In 2018, ENIT […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 8th July: latest news from the world

Brazil – Saipem wins a 325 million dollars contract. Saipem has been awarded a contract with Petrobras for the installation of a submarine system for the pre-sal (i.e. at shallower depths than salt formations in the seabed) project in Buzios, off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest deep-water […]

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