Italian Economic Diplomacy February 19th: latest news from the world

UKRAINE FOCUSES ON ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND CONCESSIONS The Ukrainian government is working to attract foreign investment and improve the business environment, especially in terms of the rule of law and public administration efficiency, to welcome foreign investors with a target of USD 50 billion in FDI over the next five years. Particular attention is […]

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G7 and G20 Youth Summit: Young Ambassadors Society is recruiting the Italian Delegates for the Y7 and Y20 Summits.

G7 and G20 Youth Summit: Young Ambassadors Society is recruiting the Italian Delegates for the Y7 and Y20 Summits. In collaboration with the Italian government and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) is now recruiting respectively four and three delegates that will represent Italy at the Summit […]

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Signature Agreement between Maeci/Dgcs, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Italian Association of Football Players

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation / AICS and the Italian Footballers Association/ AIC, has been signed today in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, and the 2006 World Football Champions Simone Perrotta […]

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Scalfarotto at the event “China, We Are With You”

Undersecretary Scalfarotto participated today in the inauguration event of Milan Fashion Week 2020. During the event the solidarity campaign “China, we are with you” was launched by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion). The initiative includes a digital exhibition of the new collections of eight emerging Chinese designers who had the […]

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Scalfarotto at the event “China, We Are With You”

Undersecretary Scalfarotto participated today in the inauguration event of Milan Fashion Week 2020. During the event the solidarity campaign “China, we are with you” was launched by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion). The initiative includes a digital exhibition of the new collections of eight emerging Chinese designers who had the […]

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REMINDER – Media accreditation note – Italy-Azerbaijan Business Forum (MAECI, 21 February)

On Friday, 21 February 2020, alle ore 11.15, the Italy-Azerbaijan Business Forum will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The opening session will be open to the press from 11.15 to 12.30. The event will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the President of the Republic […]

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Minister Di Maio at the event “Seasonal work: dignity and legality”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today took part in the event “Seasonal work: dignity and legality” dedicated to the presentation of a project aimed at addressing the vulnerable conditions of a segment of workers in agricultural sector at risk of exploitation (known as “caporalato”, illegal recruitment), promoted by the […]

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Update 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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Media accreditation note – CGIE – Press conference Secretary General Michele Schiavone (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 February 2020 – 13.00)

On Wednesday, 19 February 2020, at 13.00, the Secretary General of the CGIE (General Council of Italian Expats) Michele Schiavone will hold a short press conference on the side-line of the meeting of the Executive Board currently taking place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Reporters and media operators interested in taking part are invited […]

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Tirana: Mario Airò’s project Modelling water on display

The lines of Castelli ceramics shapes the natural motif of water and its flow, in an environmental installation that cites the theme of the fountain. The project ‘Modelling water’, by the Italian artist Mario Airò, will be exhibited in Tirana from 27th February, thanks to the commitment of the Italian Cultural Institute. ‘Modelling water’ was […]

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Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation

The meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and of the Russian Federation (so-called Format 2+2) is taking place in Rome. The meeting is attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Defence, Lorenzo Guerini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of […]

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First performance of Lucia di Lammermoor Croatian National Theatre

Forty-five years after its last performance in Zagreb, Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor returned on Friday, February 14 at the Croatian National Theatre, directed by Maestro Pierluigi Pizzi and conducting the Zagreb Opera by Marcello Mottadelli. The evening, co-organized by the Embassy of Italy and the Superintendent of the Croatian National Theatre, was a tremendous […]

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