Italian Economic Diplomacy 05 February: latest news from the world

FINLAND: ENERGY TRANSITION GUIDELINES The new guidelines for the Government’s energy transition programme were recently issued, setting the “carbon neutrality” targets for 2035. For the time being, the plan is based on three measures. First of all, taxation: effective from 2021, excise duties for electricity due by the manufacturing industry will be gradually scaled down, […]

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Myanmar: the great music of Italy comes to Yangon

The “2020 Cultural Season”, promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Yangon, was inaugurated on 31 January with a concert entitled “When the piano meets the oboe”. This initiative is part of a series of events designed to present the Burmese public with a rich and diversified panorama of Italian music.  The Maestros Alberto […]

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International Day against Food Waste

Today is the International Day against Food Waste. The UN General Assembly has included the objective of halving food waste in the 2030 Agenda Objectives. The Farnesina is at the forefront of promoting worldwide a sustainable nutrition.

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Ms Sereni meets the members of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Near Eastern

This morning, at the Farnesina, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni met the members of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Near Eastern of La Sapienza University of Rome.  This Mission is led by Professor Paolo Matthiae, who, since 1964, has been leading the excavation that brought to light the remains of the ancient city of Ebla, Syria. […]

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Ms Sereni meets the members of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Near Eastern

This morning, at the Farnesina, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni met the members of the Italian Archaeological Mission in Near Eastern of La Sapienza University of Rome.  This Mission is led by Professor Paolo Matthiae, who, since 1964, has been leading the excavation that brought to light the remains of the ancient city of Ebla, Syria. […]

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Textile industry: Scalfarotto at the inauguration of Milano Unica

Today, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto, attended the inauguration of Milano Unica, with the President of ICE-Agenzia, Carlo Ferro. This is a key event for the textiles and accessories sector, attended every year by over 400 exhibitors, about 20% of which from abroad. “Fashion is one of the pillars of the Italian economy […]

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Textile industry: Scalfarotto at the inauguration of Milano Unica

Today, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto, attended the inauguration of Milano Unica, with the President of ICE-Agenzia, Carlo Ferro. This is a key event for the textiles and accessories sector, attended every year by over 400 exhibitors, about 20% of which from abroad. “Fashion is one of the pillars of the Italian economy […]

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Ms. Sereni attends High-Level OSCE Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism

This morning, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, attended the High-level OSCE Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism, organised by the Albanian Chairmanship, thus furthering the path opened by the Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2018. During her address, the Deputy Minister emphasised that the Italian Government had lately taken two […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 04 February: latest news from the world

SERBIA – THE SERBIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY SIGNS A COOPERATION PROTOCOL WITH THE ITALIAN COMPANY NOVAMONT. A cooperation protocol was recently signed in Belgrade by the Environment Minister, Goran Trivan, and the CEO of Novamont, Catia Bastioli, for developing a separate waste collection system for urban, industrial and agricultural waste, aimed at the production of bioplastics, […]

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Ms. Sereni attends High-Level OSCE Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism

This morning, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, attended the High-level OSCE Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism, organised by the Albanian Chairmanship, thus furthering the path opened by the Italian Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2018. During her address, the Deputy Minister emphasised that the Italian Government had lately taken two […]

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Meeting of Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Greece met today in Rome to discuss their excellent bilateral relations, migration issues, Libya crisis, recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and energy related issues. On migration, the Ministers agreed that next months will be crucial for relaunching the EU Asylum System’s reform negotiations, whose goal should be […]

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Meeting of Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Greece met today in Rome to discuss their excellent bilateral relations, migration issues, Libya crisis, recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and energy related issues. On migration, the Ministers agreed that next months will be crucial for relaunching the EU Asylum System’s reform negotiations, whose goal should be […]

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