Italy re-elected to the International Telecommunication Union Council

At the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), underway from 29 October to 16 November in Dubai, Italy has been re-elected to sit on the ITU Council with 168 votes. After a close competition, our Country obtained the second-largest number of votes at global level, accounting for 95% of the voting Countries, and ranked […]

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Funds allocated for UNICEF

At the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Service arranged for 500,000 euros in emergency financing to be given to UNICEF to meet the needs of the people in the Herat Province in Afghanistan, who are suffering from a drought. The initiative involves sending […]

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Commemoration of the Foreign Ministry staff who died in the First World War.

This afternoon, the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, Justice Carlo Visconti, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, commemorated the diplomats and staff of the Foreign Ministry who died for their country in the First World War. They laid two laurel wreaths at the foot of the […]

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Festival of Science 2018

Changes in nature, man and society formed the main topics of discussion at the three conferences organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Festival of Science 2018 held in Genoa. The festival was attended by 366 guests from all over the world and 20,000 students. The guest Country was Israel, […]

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​The USA return archaeological artefacts to Italy

The restitution to Italy of three artefacts of Greek epoch – a vase for oils and unguents, a wine jug and a food bowl – recovered by American authorities in the United States, the world’s major market for smuggled Italian works of art, offered the opportunity to renew the Memorandum of Understanding to combat the […]

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Italian cuisine lands in Japan’s e-commerce market

The image of pizza, fettuccine, charcuterie and cheeses, including mozzarella, dominate the Webpage dedicated to Italian food by Rakuten Ichiba, Japan’s major e-commerce platform. The page announces the upcoming “Week of Italian Cuisine”, Italy’s first promotional campaign in Japan’s e-commerce market aimed at highlighting Italian ‘CDO’ (Controlled Designation of Origin) products and spread the spirit […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a visit to Madrid.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a visit to Madrid. On Sunday, 4 November, Minister Moavero Milanesi met with the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, to discuss the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework. Today, with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, Josep […]

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Missione a Madrid del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, è in missione a Madrid. Domenica 4 novembre, incontra il Ministro dell’Agricoltura spagnolo, Luis Planas, per discutere del prossimo Quadro finanziario pluriennale del bilancio dell’Unione Europea. Lunedì 5 novembre partecipa, con il Ministro degli Affari Esteri, dell’Unione Europea e della Cooperazione spagnolo, Josep […]

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OSCE workshop on illicit art trafficking

Combating the trafficking of artefacts between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan was the theme of a workshop organised in Ashgabat as part of the OSCE activities to favour the security of borders. The initiative was promoted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship and was attended by experts and delegations from the two Countries concerned in addition to British […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi attends the Supreme Defence Council meeting at the Quirinale Palace

  Minister Moavero Milanesi attends the Supreme Defence Council meeting at the Quirinale Palace

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Conference of Italian Consuls in the World

Conference of Italian Consuls in the World ​”Consuls play an essential and priority role in assisting Italian citizens abroad for whom they represent the first and most direct contact with their homeland,” said Minister Moavero Milanesi addressing the participants at the Conference of Consuls in the World that closed today at the Farnesina.  

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The ‘Plastic-free Embassy’ initiative kicks off in Oslo

The Italian Minister of the Environment, Sergio Costa, will soon inaugurate the  ‘Plastic-free Embassy’ initiative being implemented in Oslo. In fact, the Italian Ambassador in Norway, Alberto Colella, has already started to raise the personnel’s awareness on reducing the use of unnecessary plastic. The project was launched on social media and was warmly received. Therefore, […]

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