Nuclear Energy: Joint effort to avoid terrorist threat, Sereni said

“We need a common vision against the threat of nuclear terrorism” has stated the Vice Minister Marina Sereni speaking in Vienna at the Third International Conference on Nuclear Safety, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea). “We must make every effort – added Sereni – to minimise the vulnerability of nuclear plants and nuclear […]

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Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić

During his mission to Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, during which he confirmed that Italy will support Serbia, in connection with its EU accession process. Minister Di Maio also highlighted the strategic importance of the Italian-Serbian partnership, […]

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Antonella Cavallari appointed new Secretary General of IILA

  On the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio, the Council of Delegates of the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) formalised the appointment of the Minister Plenipotentiary Antonella Cavallari – current Central Director for Latin American and Caribbean Countries at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – to serve as […]

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Meeting Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pryistaiko

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Pryistaiko today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Farnesina. Here for the live press conference >>

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London: cinema Made in Italy festival

The usual Made in Italy film festival returns to London. The Lumière cinema in South Kensington, curated by the Istituto Luce-Cinecittà in Rome and with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, will offer a programme that includes recently produced films as well as film classics. It begins with IF ONLY (Magari) by […]

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Thessaloniki: Fine Notte Exhibition of the Italian sculptor Finotti

It opened last February 7th in Thessaloniki, at the presence of the Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, a great exhibition of the Italian sculptor Novello Finotti. The exhibition (“Fine Notte. Το τέλος της νύχτας”) hosted by the Teloglion Foundation and organized as part of the “Tempo Forte Italia Ελλάδα 2020” initiative of the Italian Embassy […]

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Mission of Minister Luigi Di Maio to Belgrade, Skopje and Pristina (10-11 February 2020)

  The Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio will be on a mission to the Western Balkans. This afternoon he will be in Serbia for institutional meetings. Tomorrow he will visit North Macedonia and Kosovo.   Stop in Belgrade Minister Di Maio meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of Serbia, […]

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Note by the Foreign Ministry – Libya

The Italian government today sent to the Libyan authorities its proposal for reviewing and updating the bilateral Memorandum of 2017 on cooperation in the field of migration. The text introduces some important innovations aimed at enhancing protection of the migrants, asylum seekers and, in particular, vulnerable people who are the victims of illegal trafficking through […]

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NEW TIME UPDATE – Press accreditation Notice – Joint press point Minister Di Maio and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko (Farnesina, 10 February 2020)

On Monday 10 February 2020, at 09.00 am, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio will meet the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko at the Farnesina. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, video operators and photographers interested in covering the event are kindly request to apply […]

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At MAECI, ASviS event on Agenda 2030

Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) was held the event “The commitment of Italy and the international community for the implementation of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development” by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS). During the event, the English version of the 2019 Report of ASVIS (asvis.it/rapporto-asvis-2019/), dedicated to […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 07 February: latest news from the world

FIRST ITALY-KUWAIT SEMINAR ON PORTS AND WATER DEPOLLUTION. The first Italy-Kuwait seminar on “water management capacity on ports and water depollution” was recently held at the headquarters of KISR (the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research). This event brought to a close a series of important initiatives on water management, organised by our Embassy to present […]

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Communiqué of the Italian Foreign Ministry on the situation in Idlib

We are following the developments taking place in the area of Idlib with concern and anxiety. The intensified clashes has caused hundreds of civil victims, thousands of casualties, further destruction and the displacement from their homes of over 500 thousand people. Italy appeals to all the conflicting parties to immediately cease hostilities and allow the […]

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