Anti-Corruption Committee – G20 ACWG Co-Chaired by Italy

The third annual meeting of the inter-institutional anti-corruption committee was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with the committee comprising about 20 people from ministries and central public administration offices, the judiciary and law enforcement officials. The committee coordinates the work of Italian delegations to international organisations that deal with preventing […]

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Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto opens the Med 2019 Youth Forum

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto opens the Med 2019 Youth Forum: “More participation by young people in society must be encouraged for security and prosperity in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). Governments in the region will have to do their share to realise their hopes.”  

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Update on media accreditation notice – PROGRAM FOR MINISTER LUIGI DI MAIO (December 5, 2019)

We inform the press of the program for Thursday, December 5, of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, on the occasion of the MED Conference – Mediterranean Dialogues. Events open to the press: • 2:30 p.m. – Meeting of Minister Di Maio with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Pedersen, followed by a […]

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Meeting of the Italian Ambassadors to the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries

  The Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni gave the opening speech at the meeting of Italian Ambassadors to the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries as they attended the fifth edition of Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2019. The meeting, which will be addressed by Minister Di […]

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Symposium on climate change and forests in Kenya

A symposium on “Climate Change, Forests and Food Security’ was held at the headquarters of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, promoted and organised by the Italian Embassy in Nairobi and the Italian Cultural Institute in Kenya in association with ICRAF, CIFOR (Centre for International Forestry Research) and Bioversity International.  The main goal of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 4 December: latest news from the world​

BULGARIA – STUDIO FUKSAS ASSIGNED THE RENOVATION OF SVETA NEDELYA SQUARE The Fuksas Architecture Firm won the call for bids launched by the Municipality of Sofia to renovate and upgrade Sveta Nedelya Square in the capital’s city centre. The project is comprehensively worth 9 million euros. Fourteen international architecture firms participated in the tender and, […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Khartoum hosts a seminar on food education

Food education and the culture of taste will be the theme of the initiatives on programme in Khartoum to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in the World which this year the Italian Embassy in Sudan has made concomitant to the Italian Language Week. Seminars, concerts and performances will contribute to promote the learning and dissemination […]

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Reminder Press accreditation notice – Press Conference to launch the second edition of the “AIR – Artisti in residenza” Project (Farnesina, 11 December 2019)

On Wednesday, 11 December 2019, at 12:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the Press Conference to launch the second edition of “AIR – Artisti in residenza”, a project promoted by MIDJ (Associazione dei Musicisti italiani di Jazz) and organised with the support of the SIAE and in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and its […]

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Conference “Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues”, fifth edition

Tomorrow will mark the opening of the fifth edition of the Rome MED 2019 Conference. The debate will unfold around 4 themes: prosperity, security, migrations and civil society and culture, with the participation of the representatives of more than 55 Countries and over 50 participants among Heads of State, Ministers and Senior Officials of International […]

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Press accreditation notice – MED DIALOGUES – AGENDA OF MINISTER LUIGI DI MAIO (5-6-7 December 2019)

We notify Media Representatives of the Agenda of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, during the proceedings of the MED Conference – Mediterranean Dialogues scheduled to take place from 5 to 7 December 2019 (https://med.ispionline.it/). Appointments open to the Press: Thursday, 5 December • 2:30 p.m. – Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the UN Special […]

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Del Re opens the Seminar on the participation of women in peace processes

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the High-Level Seminar “Increasing the participation of women in peace processes. What roles and responsibilities for Member States?”, organised by UNWomen in partnership with Italy. The Opening Session also scheduled addresses by the Deputy Executive Director of UNWomen, Asa Regnér, and Nobel […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 3 December: latest news from the world

Serbia – Promoting nutraceutics in the balkans Belgrade will host the  “Promoting Nutraceutics in the Balkan Area” initiative, organised by the Italian Trade Agency – ICE , in conjunction with Federsalus, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on 10 and 11 December. A presentation of an Italian approach to  Nutraceutic will […]

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