Undersecretary Scalfarotto – talks with English and French Ambassadors

This morning, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met British Ambassador Jill Morris to discuss the letter that Italians living in the UK have sent to Prime Minister Johnson and our Government’s concern for our fellow countrymen, fearing that the rules in force in the kingdom are not sufficient to guarantee their safety. The Ambassador has reassured the […]

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Note Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) – Undersecretary Scalfarotto

Yesterday, by a formal decision, the Canton of Ticino took more restrictive measures on prophylaxis from COVID-19 for business activities, meetings and gatherings, churches and schools. “I have expressed to the Swiss Ambassador in Rome my satisfaction with the measures that will also make our frontier workers’ performance safer. I thanked her, once again, for […]

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Note Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) – Luca Tacchetto

Luca Tacchetto, who was abducted on 16th December 2018 in Burkina Faso with his Canadian companion Edith Blais, landed tonight at Ciampino airport. Waiting for him, the Head of the Farnesina Crisis Unit, among others, who has been at the side of the family for the last 15 months.

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Note Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) – Slovenia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been following the development of the transit situation, in particular of goods, at the border with Slovenia since yesterday. There have been intense contacts with Slovenian authorities during the night and again this morning. The Ljubljana authorities have made it clear that the long queues involving Italian vehicles on […]

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The MAECI adheres to the initiative “L’Italia chiamò” (Italy called)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) adheres to the initiative promoted by MIBACT “L’Italia chiamò. Courage, resilience, talent: the antibodies of Italians and Italians at the time of the coronavirus” (#litaliachiamo), with a video contribution dedicated to the Farnesina Collection and a focus on four works by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Vedova, Carla […]

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The MAECI adheres to the initiative “L’Italia chiamò” (Italy called)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) adheres to the initiative promoted by MIBACT “L’Italia chiamò. Courage, resilience, talent: the antibodies of Italians and Italians at the time of the coronavirus” (#litaliachiamo), with a video contribution dedicated to the Farnesina Collection and a focus on four works by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Vedova, Carla […]

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Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio interview (BBC)

Link BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51852320 Coronavirus has claimed 1,016 lives in Italy, officials say, but Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says he hopes his country will be the first in Europe to get over the emergency. Another 188 people died over 24 hours. However, Mr Di Maio told the BBC the measures imposed in the first area of […]

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Scalfarotto: Talks with Switzerland on the border situation

“Today I spoke with the Swiss Ambassador in Rome, Rita Adam, to discuss with her the situation of Italian cross-border workers. We have jointly agreed on the importance of ensuring the continuity of the opening of the border between the two countries and that workplaces are accessible to our workers under the highest health and […]

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Scalfarotto: Talks with Switzerland on the border situation

“Today I spoke with the Swiss Ambassador in Rome, Rita Adam, to discuss with her the situation of Italian cross-border workers. We have jointly agreed on the importance of ensuring the continuity of the opening of the border between the two countries and that workplaces are accessible to our workers under the highest health and […]

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Decree of March 9, 2020 – Translation of the FAQs into English, French, Spanish and German

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation informs that a translation into English, French, Spanish and German of the FAQs relating to the Decree of March 9, 2020, issued by the President of the Council of Ministers and containing the anti-Covid-19 measures adopted by the Government, is available on the Ministry website. The FAQs […]

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Afghanistan – Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United Nations

Representatives of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United Nations met on March 1 in Doha, Qatar and:   Welcomed the important steps, enabled by the United States – Taliban agreement and the United States – Afghanistan joint declaration of February 29, towards ending the war and opening the […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 10 March: latest news from the world

SPARKLE AND GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE EXPAND COLLABORATION ON THE FA-1 TRANSATLANTIC SYSTEM Sparkle, the leading international wholesale services operator in Italy and the eighth largest in the world, and Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a global leader in next-generation managed networks, have announced the expansion of their collaboration with the addition of new spectrum capacity on […]

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