Covid19, the Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan has been signed

On 7 May, during a videoconference between the two Health Ministers, Italy and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the health field. The Memorandum strengthens the framework of international medical-scientific collaborations promoted by our country to combat the spread of COVID-19 and identify effective treatments and a vaccine against the virus. In particular, the […]

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Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Memorandum of Cooperation in the health field Italy – Japan signed today between the two Ministries of Health

On 7 May, during a videoconference between the two Health Ministers, Italy and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the health field. The Memorandum strengthens the framework of international medical-scientific collaborations promoted by our country to combat the spread of COVID-19 and identify effective treatments and a vaccine against the virus. In particular, the […]

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Sereni: dialogue between Europe and Mediterranean countries and Middle East

Today, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni has introduced the first MED Virtual Regional Meeting, organised by The Foreign Ministry, Ispi and the European University Institute. The event entitled: “Regional dynamics in a time of quarantine: rethinking the EU engagement in the post-pandemic Middle East” is part of the preparatory work for Rome MED Dialogues 2020.

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Sereni, open dialogue needed between Europe and Mediterranean countries and the Middle East

Today, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni has introduced the first MED Virtual Regional Meeting, organised by The Foreign Ministry, Ispi and the European University Institute. The event entitled: “Regional dynamics in a time of quarantine: rethinking the EU engagement in the post-pandemic Middle East” is part of the preparatory work for Rome MED Dialogues 2020.

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Beijing Embassy: online meeting with Italian academics

It was the first virtual dialogue between the Italian Ambassador in Beijing, Luca Ferrari, and the Board of Directors of the Association of Italian Academics in China (AAIIC) chaired by Professor Ivan Cardillo. The central themes of the meeting, held by videoconference, were the opportunities to strengthen the collaboration between the AAIIC, the institutions and […]

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Del Re: “Italy’s sustainable actions on food security and Covid 19” (Huffingtonpost.it)

Covid-19 requires us to rethink everything. Food safety and nutrition – universal goals – are at risk. As fundamental issues for Italy, they are cherished by the UN agencies in Rome – FAO, IFAD and WFP – and must be reconsidered. We know that supermarkets in Italy are well-stocked, but there is no doubt that […]

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Participation of Minister Di Maio by videoconference at the Foreign Affairs – Defence Table

On 7 May 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, took part in a videoconference at the Foreign Affairs – Defence Table.

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Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Fāyez al-Sarrāj

On 6 May 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Fāyez al-Sarrāj.

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UAE, over six hundred companies at the “Mercati in Diretta” webinar

A record of participation, over six hundred companies have registered: this is the outcome of the webinar dedicated to the United Arab Emirates of “Mercati in Diretta”, the ninth appointment of the cycle of meetings organised by the Foreign Ministry and the ICE Agency to deepen the prospects for relaunching the presence of Italian companies […]

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Di Stefano: For the export, a mix of guarantees and grants (Il Sole 24 Ore)

In the final rush to the May decree, increasingly similar in the drafts to a real financial manoeuvre, there is also a package of measures for exports. “We are ready with essential interventions of first support – says Manlio Di Stefano, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Five Star Movement – and then […]

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IIC Melbourne: #PlayBack, festival dedicated to contemporary theatre

With the show, Acqua di Colonia by the Compagnia Frosini-Timpano, #PlayBack, the new festival dedicated to contemporary Italian theatre organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne, kicked off. Every month #PlayBack will present the show of an Italian company that the Institute wants to signal to its audience because significant in the scenario of […]

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Emanuela Del Re holds telephone talk with Secretary of State Anne-Marie Trevelyan

The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re held a telephone conversation with the UK Secretary of State for International Development Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan, to exchange views on Italy’s and the United Kingdom’s contribution to the global response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Ms. Del Re and Ms. Trevelyan exchanged information on the two countries’ respective re-orientation […]

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