Joint ​Statement by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-YvesLe Drian, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi (13 May, 2019)

At the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, we had a very positive and productive exchange of opinions that confirmed our convergence of views on international issues. The stabilization of Libya has great relevance in ensuring both the regional security and that of Europe, but also in managing migration flows. We therefore reaffirm the importance […]

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Verdi’s Trovatore opens in Tirana to celebrate the EU Week

The Embassy of Italy in Tirana, in conjunction with the Albanian National Opera and Ballet, staged ‘Il Trovatore’, Giuseppe Verdi’s drama in four acts and the second opera of his so-called ‘trilogia popolare’. The production celebrates the 2019 EU Week and promotes the opera as a distinctive feature of Italian culture. “Wherever politics builds borders, […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 13 May: Latest news from the world

​IPS ROME 2019 – SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT “DOING BUSINESS WITH THE UN”. A seminar on international procurement “Doing Business with the UN” will be held at EXCO 2019, the first International Cooperation Expo, which will take place at the Rome Fair next 16 and 17 May. The event, which is  co-organized by Italy (the […]

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Playwriting contest “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand”

​The production of the short story entitled “Eresia catara” staged by the Istituto Comprensivo Statale Italiano in Barcelona won the first prize for higher Secondary Schools in the “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” playwriting contest.    The closing event of the contest took place in Agrigento on 7-10 May and was promoted by the Regional School Board of Sicily, […]

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Leonardo: 5 concerts in Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Bahia Blanca, a city south of the vast province of Buenos Aires, kicked off a cycle of concerts to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a concert entitled ‘Amanecer desde Toscana’ (‘Dawn in Tuscany’). With this cycle, which is entitled ‘Leonardo da Vinci, the Genius of the Universal Italy’, the […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the European Union Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in Brussels to attend the European Union Foreign Affairs Council which is scheduled to examine the most urgent matters on the international agenda. The Council is preceded by the ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), which is attended by the foreign ministers of […]

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“Minister Salvini is correct – migrant arrivals are his responsibility.” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Moavero, have you received the letter from Interior Minister Salvini asking you and Prime Minister Conte to do more with regard to the repatriation of migrants?”Yes, of course, and I have also replied. I have no fundamental objections to what Matteo Salvini has written. It is right that we need to make the complicated […]

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Minister Moavero holds a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a long telephone conversation yesterday evening with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Argentina, Jorge Marcelo Faurie. The conversation mainly focused on the situation in Venezuela. In particular, the two Ministers agreed on the importance of persevering in promoting a […]

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Minister Moavero’s reply to Minister Salvini

In his reply to the letter from the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, agreed on the goal of making the system to repatriate migrants who have not been recognised the right of asylum more effective. He also pointed out that it could be useful to include […]

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Meeting on the Junior Professional Officer Program

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the 12th Meeting on the Junior Professional Officer / JPO Program from 8 to 10 May. The meeting was attended by more than 120 delegates from member countries and representatives of international organizations, including the UN Secretariat, specialized agencies, United Nations funds and programs, and the World Bank. The […]

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Italy among the key international players in the Space industry

Within the context of Italian participation in the Satellite 2019 Exhibit in Washington, the President of the Italian Space Agency, Giorgio Saccoccia, spoke at the conference organised by the Italian Embassy to present the governance framework of the Italian space industry. The conference, which was inaugurated by the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando […]

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Italy’s economic diplomacy, 10 May: latest news from the world

EXCO 2019: PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE “IN GARA CON NOI – TENDER LAB” INITIATIVE The presentation event of “In Gara con Noi – Tender Lab” will take place at the MAECI/AICS stand on 15 May, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Exco 2019, the first international cooperation fair that will be held from 15 to 17 May […]

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