Italian Economic Diplomacy, 23th May 2019 – the latest news from the world

  FIAT CHRYSLER ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT PLAN IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced an 8.5 billion reais investment plan, equivalent to 1.8 million euro, to produce turbo engines and new car models. The new vehicles include a compact  Fiat SUV to be assembled in the Betim plant located near Belo Horizonte in the […]

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Budapest hosts Italian artists at “Fare Cinema” festival

Pasquale Catalano, an Italian film score composer, film director Pippo Mezzapesa and director and movie critic Mario Sesti, are scheduled to attend the Italian film festival ‘Fare Cinema’, now at its second edition, which Budapest is hosting until 28 May. The festival, which was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the President of Federesuli

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received  Mr. Antonio Ballarin, President of the Federation of the Associations of Exiles from Istria, Dalmatia and Fiume (“Federazione delle Associazioni degli Esuli Istriani, Fiumani e Dalmati” – Federesuli) at the Farnesina today. Mr. Ballarin was accompanied by the President of the  National Association ‘Venezia Giulia e […]

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Under-Secretary Di Stefano launches the Bike-Bike to Work project

On the occasion of the Foreign Ministry’s Sustainable Mobility Day, in the presence of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, a new public bicycle parking area close to the entrance of the building and a locker room with separate rooms for men and women financed by the Municipality […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re opens the ‘2019 Africa Day’ celebrations at the Farnesina

The “2019 Africa Day” took place at the Farnesina with the participation of major African diplomatic representatives, to celebrate the establishment of the African Union and strengthen relations between Italy and Africa. “African countries must still look upon Italy as a motivated and attentive partner, committed to favouring a consolidated and productive interaction, seizing all […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re chaired the third meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation at the Farnesina

The third annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, was held today at the Farnesina in the presence, among others, of the new Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri.   During today’s meeting, the Joint Committee […]

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Accreditation note for the UN SDG 16 Conference – Peace, Justice and Institutions in the 2030 Agenda (Farnesina, 27-29 May 2019)

From 27 to 29 May next, the UN Conference on SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Institutions of Agenda 2030 will be hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the title “Peaceful, Just and inclusive Societies: SDG16 implementation and the path towards leaving no one behind“.    Around 250 delegates from Member States, International Organizations and […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi attends the Annual Assembly of Confindustria

Minister Moavero Milanesi attends the Annual Assembly of Confindustria

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the French Minister of European Affairs, Amelie de Montchalin

Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met with the French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Amélie de Montchalin, on the fringes of the General Affairs Council. They expedited a joint effort to identify their possible convergences on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. ​

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier

Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met with the EU Chief Negotiator, Michel Barnier, yesterday in Brussels for an update on the latest developments on Brexit, with a special reference to today’s speech by Prime Minister Theresa May at Westminster.

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UPDATE on press accreditation notice – “Africa Day 2019” (Farnesina, Sala Aldo Moro, 23 May 2019)

On Thursday, 23 May 2019, at 3 p.m., the Farnesina will host “Africa Day 2019”, an event to celebrate the establishment of the African Union and to strengthen relations with African Countries. The event will be introduced by the Director General for Globalisation and Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Luca Sabbatucci, […]

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Melbourne hosts book club meetings dedicated to women writers

Seven meetings will be dedicated to women’s literature during the 2019 edition of Melbourne’s Book Club. The Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne decided to focus on Italian women writers to allow readers in other countries to get to know the many women writers of contemporary Italian literature. This year Kylie Doust, a specialist in Italian studies […]

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