Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Immigration and Asylum of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, met today in Rome. They had a comprehensive meeting during which an innovative Memorandum of Understanding on foreign policy dialogue was signed, establishing a mutual consultation mechanism between Italy […]

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“DIPLOMACY FOR ITALY – Security and Growth in Europe and in the World” (at 10 a.m. on 24 July 2019, Auditorium Parco della Musica)

“Diplomacy for Italy – Security and Growth in Europe and in the World”, the introductory event to the Conference of Italian Ambassadors on schedule at the Farnesina from 24 to 26 July, is being held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica of Rome today. It is an international promotion event aimed at showing the general […]

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The Farnesina Collection Celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary

The Farnesina Collection of Contemporary Italian Art celebrates its twentieth anniversary and, to honor this important anniversary, twenty-one new works by twentieth century “classics” and young artists will be exhibited for the Conference of Ambassadors. In addition to works by Campigli, Burri, Greco, Marini, Paladino, Pomodoro and Capogrossi, the exhibition will display the installations of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 22 July: Latest News from the World​

PORTUGAL: ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI ACQUIRES SEGURADORAS UNIDAS AND ADVANCE CARE FOR €600 MILLION Pursuant to an agreement with Apollo Global Management, Assicurazioni Generali has acquired two Portuguese companies: Seguradoras Unidas and AdvanceCare (a service company) for a total of 600 million euros. The two companies are worth 510 million euros and 90 million euros respectively. This […]

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Update on the condition of Italian climber Francesco Cassardo

The Foreign Ministry confirms that Italian mountain climber, Francesco Cassardo, appears to be in better conditions than initially feared. He was airlifted from the Gasherbrum VII peak to the “Combined Military Hospital” in the city of Skardu in a helicopter rescue operation organised by the Pakistani Authorities. The Foreign Ministry thanked the Pakistani Authorities for […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 18 July: latest news from the world​

POLAND – IABM 2019 (International Automotive Business Meeting) The third edition of the International Automotive Business Meeting (IABM2019) is scheduled to be held in the Polish city of Dąbrowa Górnicza on 13 and 14 November.The IABM is an exclusive 2-day B2B event in the automotive sector attended by experts of the sector, automobile manufacturers, major […]

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Case of climber Cassandro – Update

The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Pakistan continue to follow the case of the Italian mountain climber Francesco Cassardo, who suffered an injury on the Gasherbrum VII, by continuously keeping in contact with his family. Also Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is being constantly kept informed. Today’s last contact between the Foreign Ministry’s […]

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The case of Italian climber Cassardo

Upon the immediate and compelling impulse of Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Pakistan immediately contacted the local Authorities yesterday, obtaining the intervention of a helicopter rescue mission. According to the information available, the operation has been impossible up to now for technical reasons, which have made it […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi in Florence to attend the ceremony to return the “Vase of Flowers”

Today, in Florence, in the Sala Bianca of the Pitti Palace Museum,  Minister Moavero Milanesi attended the ceremony to return the “A Vase of Flowers”, the famous painting by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum, together with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Alberto Bonisoli, the Commanding General of the […]

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Italian-Czech Business Forum on “Innovation for better life”

The Italian-Czech Business Forum entitled “Innovation for Better Life” was on the agenda of the visit to the Czech Republic by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Manlio Di Stefano. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in Prague, the Foreign Ministry of the Czech Republic, Confindustria, ABI and […]

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Electronic ID cards for Italians abroad​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today countersigned the inter-ministerial decree establishing the procedures to issue the Electronic Identity Card for Italians abroad, thus completing the process initiated yesterday with the signature of Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The new document will be issued by the Italian diplomatic and consular network […]

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Changes to the Press Accreditation Notice – 13th Conference of Italian Ambassadors (Farnesina, 24 – 26 July 2019)

On Wednesday, 24, Thursday 25 and Friday 26 July, the Farnesina will host the 13th Conference of Italian Ambassadors, on the theme: “Continuity and Change in Italian Foreign Policy towards the Horizon of   2030”. Speakers at the event will be the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero […]

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