Scalfarotto “It was thanks to teamwork. Immediately a negotiation between the US and the EU”

The US administration has introduced new customs duties on EU products, but it has not affected Italy, as it did in October. Are you satisfied? “We have avoided new customs duties and we are very satisfied with this – says the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto (Italia Viva) -. The government and the institutions […]

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Minister Di Maio to the Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is today in Brussels to participate in the Foreign Affairs Council. The work program can be viewed at the following link  https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2020/02/17/

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Speech by Minister Di Maio at the Security Conference in Munich

MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE SPEECH BY THE HON. MINISTER LUIGI DI MAIO AT THE PANEL “EUROVISION CONTEST: A EUROPE THAT PROJECTS”   (Munich, 16 February 2020)      Dear Colleagues and Friends,   I am very happy and honoured to open the discussion today, on this prestigious occasion and before this attentive and expert public on international […]

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Repatriation of compatriots on board of “Diamond Princess” announced

Following Niccolò’s return from Wuhan yesterday, the repatriation of the 35 compatriots still blocked on board of the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan was decided. As for previous ones, the operation will be organised in close coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Protection, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of […]

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Scalfarotto: satisfaction for the exclusion of Italian products from the new US tariffs

Great satisfaction for the US Government’s decision not to apply additional trade tariffs to Italian products was expressed by Undersecretary Scalfarotto, who, together with officials from our Embassy in Washington, had recently met US Government officials raising awareness about the negative effects of further tariffs on Italian products, with the support also of over 40 […]

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Press accreditation notice – Di Maio in Pratica di Mare for the arrival of Niccolò (Pratica di Mare Airport, 15 February 2020)

Tomorrow, 15 February 2020 our compatriot Niccolò will return with a flight from Wuhan (China) to Pratica di Mare Airport. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will travel on site to welcome Niccolò. On the side-lines of the arrival of the aircraft, Minister Di Maio will hold a press point at […]

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Meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The meeting, which took place a few days after the resumption of the dialogue at ministerial level of the “2+2” Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Defence […]

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Meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The meeting, which took place a few days after the resumption of the dialogue at ministerial level of the “2+2” Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Defence […]

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Press accreditation notice – Signature agreement between MAECI/DGCS, AICS and AIC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 February 2020)

SIGNATURE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MAECI/DGCS, THE ITALIAN AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AND THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS – MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 19 FEBRUARY 2020, at 12.00 NOON On Wednesday 19th February 2020, at 12 noon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will host the signing of the agreement between the Directorate General for Development Cooperation […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 14 February: latest news from the world

GERMANY – SPARKLE ENABLES DAIKIN’S EUROPEAN DIGITAL CONNECTIONS Sparkle was chosen by Daikin Applied Europe to provide Internet and Voice solutions to its subsidiaries in Germany and Italy. Under the agreement, Sparkle will connect Daikin’s offices and industrial sites in Italy and Germany with redundant virtual private networks (IP VPNs), also offering Voice over IP […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke today in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”, an international event for industrial mechanics companies represented by Federazione Anima. The Undersecretary, recalling that Italy is the fifth global exporter in the industrial automation sector, stressed the government’s commitment to supporting the industry in the sector. “In recent years […]

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Di Stefano in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke today in Milan at the inauguration of “Anima Export Days”, an international event for industrial mechanics companies represented by Federazione Anima. The Undersecretary, recalling that Italy is the fifth global exporter in the industrial automation sector, stressed the government’s commitment to supporting the industry in the sector. “In recent years […]

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