Italy-Netherlands: 2019 dense billboard of events paying homage to Vanvitelli​

A dense programme of cultural, economic and scientific events has been organised for 2019 by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in the Netherlands. The events underpin the close bilateral relationship between the two Countries in the wake of having shared the seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-2018, and within the framework of […]

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London: fifth meeting of Italy4innovation

Italy4innovation, the series of meetings promoted by the Italian Embassy in London to assist bilateral collaborations and promote the image of our Country, has reached its fifth appointment. The focus this time was on the scaling up of start-ups with great potential that need capital injections to expand in international markets. This sector in the […]

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​Mission of Foreign Minister Moavero Milanesi to South America

Since Sunday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in South America on an agenda full of meetings at top government level in three Countries:  Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The aim of the important mission is to reinforce, in tangible and operational terms, relations with a region of the world that […]

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The Foreign Ministry is worriedly following the recent and tragically conflicting events at the border between Venezuela and Brazil

​The Foreign Ministry is worriedly following the recent and tragically conflicting events at the border between Venezuela and Brazil and reaffirms its firm and clear condemnation for similar episodes, like for any other form of violence. As often reiterated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi: “The immediate entrance of humanitarian aid for […]

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Italian Cooperation service makes an emergency contribution for East Ukraine

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation service has allocated an emergency contribution of 300,000 euros to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is engaged in providing healthcare services to the population living in East Ukraine, which is affected by the serious consequences […]

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Chicago: Muti holds a concert to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre

The 75th anniversary of the Fosse Ardeatine massacre was commemorated in Chicago with a number of initiatives promoted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti, in partnership with the Italian Consulate General and Cultural Institute. On 21 February, Muti conducted Symphony N. 9 by American composer and Pulitzer prize winner William Howard Schuman, […]

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Sanremo Junior, finalists selected for Prague and Bratislava

Aneta Kalertova and Lenka Berkesova will represent the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Sanremo’s Ariston Theatre at the finale of Sanremo Junior, one of the most prestigious international contests for solo singers between 6 and 15 years of age. The two young singers, respectively 13 and 12 years old, were the stars of a special event […]

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Preparatory meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Development Cooperation (CICS) chaired by Deputy Minister Del Re

The Farnesina hosted the preparatory meeting for the Inter-ministerial Committee on Development Cooperation (CICS) chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and attended by the representatives of public administrations sitting on the Committee, including the Undersecretary for the Environment, Salvatore Micillo. The meeting focused on illustrating the draft […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi opens the first annual meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the Central European Initiative (CEI)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today opens at the Farnesina the first annual meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the EU Central European Initiative (CEI), counting 17 member States*. The meeting is convened under the Italian presidency of the CEI for 2019. With his attendance, Minister […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 21 February: latest news from the world

Canada: new investments in artificial intelligence The Premier of the State of Alberta, Rachel Notley, announced a five-year investment plan in the field of artificial intelligence worth a 100 million Canadian dollars; the objective of the plan is to produce an important multiplier effect on the economy of the Province, with the creation of about 6,000 new […]

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NATO: Ambassador Bisogniero meets Italian parliamentarians ​

The main themes on the NATO agenda, with a particular focus on dialogue with Russia and the ability of the Atlantic alliance to address the challenges from the South, were discussed at a meeting in Brussels between the Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and some members of the Italian delegation to the NATO […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini

To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Rome and Helsinki, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met Timo Soini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the country that will hold the EU presidency in the second half of this year.  

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