Media accreditation notice – Arrival of the body of Antonio Megalizzi at the Ciampino Military Airport (18 December 2018)

Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the arrival of the body of Italian citizen Antonio Megalizzi, scheduled for today, 18 December, at the Ciampino Military Airport, are requested to apply for accreditation. Accreditation applications should be sent by email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Institutional Press and Communication Service […]

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Italy present at Design Creativity Month in China

The Milan Polytechnic participates in the Creativity Month opened at the Jinsha Ecool Park, the Design District of Chongqing, in China. The Ecool Park, located in a decommissioned factory, is an enormous complex dedicated to creative industries in the perspective of becoming the major design district in all of Southwest China. It houses exhibition spaces, […]

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

TURKEY – Sparkle enhances its ERP solution with SAP HANA at its Istanbul Data Center Sparkle, the International Services arm of the TIM Group and among the top ten global operators, enhances its ERP Infrastructure solution with the introduction of certified SAP HANA hardware in its Istanbul Data Center, Turkey. The solution, also available in […]

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UN General Assembly votes a resolution on a Moratorium on the death penalty

The  seventh Resolution on a universal Moratorium on the death penalty was adopted by the UNGA Plenary Session on 17 December. Every two years the resolution is proposed by a group of countries, including Italy, which has always been at the forefront of this campaign. The resolution received 121 votes in favour, up from 117 […]

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An Authentic Italian Christmas Celebration in Volkswagen’s Hometown

Every year, the Christmas celebration for the children of Wolfsburg, Germany, is a memorable event. Introduced in the 1980s for the children of the Italian community, thanks to the efforts of the Consular Agency of Italy, over the years this event has become an international celebration aimed at enhancing integration and dialogue between people of […]

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The Supreme Court of Thailand acquits Denis Cavatassi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms that the Supreme Court of Thailand has acquitted Denis Cavatassi, an Italian citizen detained in Thailand since 2011 and sentenced to death in 2016. “The good news of the important acquittal sentence handed down by the Thai Supreme Court this morning will enable […]

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16th session of the Italo-Russian Council on Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation (CIRCEIF)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation , Denis Valentinovich Manturov, co-chair the 16th session of the Italo-Russian Council on Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation (CIRCEIF), convening the representatives of the two Countries’ Administrations members of the Council. The CIRCEIF […]

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Concert in Bethlehem

Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean in the Church of Saint Catherine in Bethlehem A concert in the Church of Saint Catherine in Bethlehem was the closing event of the ‘Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean’ 2018 programme organised by the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem. The performance featured the European Union Youth Orchestra conducted by Maestro Paolo Olmi with […]

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Belgrade co-organises anti-corruption conference with the OSCE and Italy​

The Serbian Anti-Corruption Agency, with the support of the local OSCE Mission and of the Italian Government, organised a two-day regional conference in Belgrade entitled “Implementation of Corruption Prevention Mechanisms” to highlight the importance of prevention in combating crime and corruption. Another factor emphasised was the independence of anti-corruption agencies. The speakers at the conference […]

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution on nutrition

The important Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on nutrition was adopted today in New York, It contains practical indications aimed at promoting healthy diets and healthy lifestyles and at tackling the problem of malnutrition and poor diets.    “The final outcome is undoubtedly also an Italian success,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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Economic Diplomacy: companies and institutions meet in Oslo

Oslo hosted a meeting of the Italian business community in Norway, with a view to presenting the activities the Italian Embassy in Oslo carries out in the field of economic diplomacy, promoting networking and exchanging experiences. The institutions that attended the event were the Stockholm office of the Italian Trade Agency, ICE, the Italian-Norwegian Chamber […]

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On-line consular services can be accessed through digital identity

Italians abroad who want to use the online consular services through the ‘Fast it’ portal as of today can access them via their Digital Identity which is issued by the Public Digital Identity System, also known as SPID. Recently the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Agency for Digital Italy signed the […]

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