The Foreign Ministry supports the solidarity initiatives launched for Venice

The Foreign Ministry has decided to sponsor initiatives to support the population and the artistic and cultural heritage of the city of Venice, by endorsing to the fund raiser promoted by the Mayor, Luigi Brugnaro. “What happens in Venice is a concern for the Government. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I intend to activate […]

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Italian Culinary Week: Brazil targets youth

The Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte targeted youth, including the very young, in order to create life-long ties with Italian gastronomy. During Italian Culinary Week in the World, which will kick off on Monday throughout the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic and consular network, Italian Chef Raffaele Autorino will hold a cooking laboratory for students of the […]

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Italian Culinary Week: Israel has ‘My Brilliant Friend’​ on the menu

The rich calendar of events for the Italian Cuisine Week organised in Israel will include a special menu drawing inspiration from Elena Ferrante’s novel ‘My Brilliant Friend’ (‘L’amica geniale’). Following the presentation to the press on Sunday, the initiatives will initiate on Monday, 18 November, with the scientific conference “Food & Foodways. Cooking as a […]

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Italian exports continue to grow

Italian exports jumped 6.2% in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.  Once again, exports grew more than the other GDP components. After the record year of 2017, our trade balance recorded a positive figure of over 35 billion euros between January and September of this year. The highest growth in Italian exports was in […]

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Participation by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni at the UNESCO Conference

Representing the Italian Government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni will go to Paris on Monday, 18 November to take part in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference taking place in the French Capital from 12 to 27 November 2019. She will also give a presentation. The General Conference gathers all the […]

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Participation by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni at the UNESCO Conference

Representing the Italian Government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni will go to Paris on Monday, 18 November to take part in the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference taking place in the French Capital from 12 to 27 November 2019. She will also give a presentation. The General Conference gathers all the […]

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Di Stefano in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano ended his diplomatic mission to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan today; the mission was to promote the country in Central Asia and renew bilateral relations with both countries. Di Stefano discussed the great challenge of Eurasian connectivity and the recent ratification and […]

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Di Stefano in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Manlio Di Stefano ended his diplomatic mission to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan today; the mission was to promote the country in Central Asia and renew bilateral relations with both countries. Di Stefano discussed the great challenge of Eurasian connectivity and the recent ratification and […]

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Scalfarotto in Tokyo on the second stop of his mission to Japan

After the stop in Osaka, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the 31st General Assembly of the Italy-Japan Business Group today in Tokyo. The two-day event of meetings and debates is an important forum for the economic and trade relations between Italy and Japan. In the morning, the Undersecretary met with the Vice Minister of Economy, Trade […]

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Scalfarotto in Tokyo on the second stop of his mission to Japan

After the stop in Osaka, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the 31st General Assembly of the Italy-Japan Business Group today in Tokyo. The two-day event of meetings and debates is an important forum for the economic and trade relations between Italy and Japan. In the morning, the Undersecretary met with the Vice Minister of Economy, Trade […]

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50th Italy-China Year, call for market survey for communication services​

In relation to the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2020, the ENIT launched a market survey to assign the service of managing the positioning, digital communication and online stakeholder engagement to support the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Read the call http://www.enit.it/it/amministrazione-trasparente-epe/bandi-di-gara-e-contratti-epe/bandi-di-gara-in-corso-epe/3169-supporto-mae-ciic.html

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Central European Initiative Business and Experts Forum

The CEI Business and Experts Forum is being held today in Milan. The event was organised as part of the Italian Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI), by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in association with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Executive Secretariat of the CEI, with the […]

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