Press accreditation note – Presentation of the first Guide-book to Italian Roots (Farnesina, 25 September 2019)

The first Guide-book to Italian Roots will be presented at an event at the Farnesina on Wednesday 25 September 2019, at 4.00 pm. In this first edition, the Guide-book – created by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Italian Raiz Association – […]

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‘Arcipelago Italia’ at the Gothenburg Book Fair

Arcipelago Italia, is the name of the booth with which this year, from 26 to 29 September, the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm will participate in the Gothenburg Book Fair, the most important Scandinavian event dedicated to publishing. In collaboration with the Italian Embassy, ​​ICE and ENIT, Arcipelago Italia intends to present a series of […]

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Italy at the Luanda Biennale

Italy participated in the first “Biennale of Luanda: Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace”, promoted by UNESCO in partnership with the African Union and the Government of Angola. The aim of the event was to contribute to the promotion of the “culture of peace” in Africa. The Forum was attended by 12 African countries […]

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Di Maio’s reply to Orban

No unnecessary interference​Orban should avoid unnecessary interference. I will not allow anyone to judge or attack Italy, least of all those who act like sovereignists when it comes to our borders. Orban does not know the Italian people, so he should talk about his people, if he wishes to do so, not about ours “. […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 September: latest news from the world

Thailand: Government approves a set of new incentives to attract investment ​The Thai Government recently approved a set of new incentives, known as the ‘Thailand Plus Package’, aimed at attracting more foreign investment in cutting-edge technologies. Thailand intends to enhance its attractiveness as a privileged location for productive investments that in turn would allow the nation to rank among the high-income […]

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Humanitarian flight – four Libyan paediatric patients arrive in Rome

Following an initiative promoted by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and as a result of the cooperation  between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Minister of Defence, a humanitarian operation was accomplished today with the arrival in Italy of a first group of four Libyan […]

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Competences to define the commercial and promotional strategies and policies with foreign countries and encourage the internationalization of Italy’s cultural and economic system

The decree-law approved today by the Council of Ministers on the reorganization of the competences of some Ministries, transfers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the power to define the commercial and promotional strategies and policies with foreign countries and the development of the internationalization of Italy’s cultural and economic system. Besides […]

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​Libya: humanitarian operation brings to Italy four Libyan paediatric patients

Following an initiative promoted by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and as a result of the cooperation  between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Minister of Defence, a humanitarian operation was accomplished today with the arrival in Italy of a first group of four Libyan […]

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Rugby promotes Italian brands in Japan

The Italian Embassy in ​Tokyo together with the Italian Rugby Federation will promote the image of Italy in Japan at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. “We have decided to do our best to benefit from this sport event, also by conceiving it as a showcase that promotes the best that Italy can offer in cultural, commercial and […]

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Legal Affairs Officer at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched a selective procedure for identifying the new Legal Affairs officer who will serve as an expert at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union. Link: https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/trasparenza_comunicazioni_legali/bandi-gara-contratti/atti-amministrazioni-aggiudicatrici/ric_gare_ultimiins?id=1898

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“Brand in Italy”: Italian brands – Ambassadors of Italian products in the world

The presentation of the new Prometeia report entitled “Brand in Italy, Ambassadors of Italian products in the world”, organized by the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   The report analyzes the performance of Italian brands in the world with a particular focus […]

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The Meetings of Consuls

Holding meetings on a regular basis that bring together the Italian Consuls operating in different areas of the world: this is the novelty that the Farnesina, through the General Directorate for Italians Abroad, has launched as concrete follow-up to the Conference of Consuls, held in Rome in 2018. The objectives of the meetings are: to […]

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