Montevideo, Matera takes centre stage in the Italian stand at Expoviajes

A setting dedicated to the city of Matera, the European capital of culture for 2019, greeted the visitors to the Italian stand in the first edition of Montevideo’s Expoviajes, a tourism exhibition organised by the Uruguayan Association of travel agencies at the LATO Technology Park, the city’s most important exposition area. Twelve thousand visitors crowded the […]

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Human Rights and Cooperation: three initiatives focused on women

The protection of human rights is a theme that is transversal to all the actions performed by the Italian Cooperation service around the world. On the international Human Rights Day, alongside the issues traditionally upheld by Italy, such as promoting a universal moratorium on the death penalty, mention should also be made of several specific […]

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

Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council The Council agenda will focus on the Western Balkans, EU cooperation with the African Union and the situation in Ukraine, Iran and Venezuela

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The Foreign Ministry’s Support: measuring its impact on the growth of the Country

‘Economic Diplomacy’ Report presented in Milan on the impact of the actions of the Foreign Ministry on enterprises abroad   The ‘Economic Diplomacy’ 2018 Report was presented today in an event at the Milan headquarters of Assolombarda on the impact of the actions of the Foreign Ministry on Italian enterprises worldwide. The Report was commissioned […]

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Italian citizen Valentino Sonzogni

As announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the Foreign Ministry confirms that Mr. Valentino Sonzogni has just embarked on a flight from Beijing to Italy after the travel ban ordered against him by Chinese Authorities was lifted. The travel ban was imposed a year ago in compliance with […]

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‘Slush’: Startups meet investors in Helsinki

The ‘Italian mission to Slush’ was a project by the Italian Embassy in Helsinki and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) in Stockholm to enable 11 Italian startups to officially attend a major international event for startups and innovation in Helsinki.  Twenty thousand participants, including 1,800 big investors, filled the Messukeskus Convention Centre where ‘Slush’ was […]

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Minister Moavero holds meetings at the OSCE Ministerial Council

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi had a series of meetings with Foreign Ministers from different countries while attending the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council  in Milan yesterday and today, 6 and 7 December. They included: Miroslav Lajčák, Slovakia, the country which takes over the OSCE […]

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Deputy Minister visits Addis Ababa

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela del Re, announced a one million euros humanitarian aid package for the people of Ethiopia during a visit to Addis Ababa.  It will allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide medicines and medical devices to displaced people in the border between the regions […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 7 December: Latest global news

ESTONIA: RAIL BALTICA PROJECT. 3TI PROGETTI ITALIA S.P.A WILL DRAW UP RAIL BALTICA GUIDELINES  Italian engineering company 3TI Progetti was awarded the tender from RB Rails AS to draw up guidelines for the design of the architectural, landscape and visual identity of the Rail Baltica project, in association with SBS Engineering Group. 3TI will draw […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi in Milan to chair the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council

Minister Moavero Milanesi with the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan “We are happy that the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan offered the opportunity for a joint statement by Armenia and Azerbaijan in view of the solution of one of the so-called protracted conflicts in Europe,” said Enzo […]

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Italian Investment Attraction Tour: stopped in Lombardy on 7 November 2018

 The Lombardy Leg of the Italian Investment Attraction Tour was held last 7 November in Milan. The event was one of the last meetings aimed at illustrating the national and regional structure to attract foreign investments to Italy and at enhancing cooperation at different levels: international, national, regional and sub-regional, in the effort to attract […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 6 December: latest news from the world

BULGARIA APPROVES ENERGY PLAN WITH POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON THE “TURKISH STREAM II” The Bulgarian National Assembly has approved the new national energy plan for 2019-2020. The document reflects the Cabinet’s will to further accelerate the development of natural gas transportation infrastructure projects and especially the connection to the Turkish Stream II line, through the creation […]

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