Brazil, the “Short Film Day” initiative

The Italian Cultural Institutes in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro together with the Italian Embassy in Brazil, and in collaboration with the National Short Film Centre, are pleased to present the “Short Film Day”, an initiative dedicated to the most recent production of Italian short films scheduled for 21 June, the shortest day of […]

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ICE: Global Start Up Program, new deadline June 22nd

The announcement of May 11th of the Global Start Up Program, the integrated path of development for Italian start-ups abroad organised by ICE Agency, has been modified and republished to allow a wider participation of innovative start-ups: the new deadline is 22nd June 2020. This is the second edition of the Global Start Up Program, […]

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Minister Di Maio on a mission to Lugano

Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Lugano today.  A meeting with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, a visit to the Brogeda/Chiasso crossing and a joint press point to reaffirm and relaunch the historical proximity between the two countries are on the agenda. During the interview between Minister Di Maio and his Swiss counterpart Cassis, satisfaction […]

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Sereni at the Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit

“The private sector can play an important global role as a proactive stakeholder, for a new development model leading to positive change” said the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni, by video link, at the United Nations’ Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit. The Global Compact, an initiative created by the United Nations in 2000, is […]

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Deputy Minister Marina Sereni speaks at the UN Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit

“The private sector can play an important global role as a proactive stakeholder, for a new development model leading to positive change” said the Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni, by video link, at the United Nations’ Global Compact 20th Anniversary Leaders’ Summit. The Global Compact, an initiative created by the United Nations in 2000, is […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, June 15th: latest news from the world

ALGERIA – NEW CONTRACT FOR MAIRE TECNIMONT An important new contract has been signed between Maire Tecnimont and a consortium formed by Sonatrach with the two partners PTTEP (Thai) and PVEP (Vietnamese). The contract, of Engineering, Procurement & Construction – EPC, has a value of 400 million euros and concerns the expansion of the existing […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriations of Italians from abroad continue

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still committed to the safe repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad. In the last 3 days about 1,000 people have been repatriated, with flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of the emergency, more than 96,200 compatriots have returned with […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriations of Italians from abroad continue

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still committed to the safe repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad. In the last 3 days about 1,000 people have been repatriated, with flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of the emergency, more than 96,200 compatriots have returned with […]

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Minister Di Maio’s next missions

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will be on mission to Lugano (Switzerland) tomorrow 16 June, and to Ankara (Turkey) on Wednesday 17 June.  

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The culture of taste in Italian schools becomes a video

The culture of taste, the theme of the 2019 edition of Italian cooking week in the world, has become a food education project involving children, parents and teachers from 50 Italian schools around the world. And this project is now narrated in a video in which children from 3 to 18 years old from nine […]

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Ms Del Re to the Contact Group of Development Ministers

  Today Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Contact Group of Ministers for Development, which brings together eight countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden. The Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union, Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, was present as a guest. Speaking […]

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Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re attending the meeting of the Contact Group of Development Ministers

Today Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated by videoconference in the meeting of the Contact Group of Ministers for Development, which brings together eight countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Sweden. The Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union, Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil, was present as a guest. Speaking on […]

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