Diplomazia Economica Italiana 09 gennaio: ultime news dal mondo

MYANMAR: INSURANCE MARKET OPENS UP TO FOREIGN COMPANIES  The Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar has announced the opening of its insurance market to foreign companies. In particular, in the life insurance sector, the Government will issue licenses to three foreign companies, which will be able to operate in the Country with their own […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi attended today’s meeting of the Ambassadors of the European Union Member States organised by the Ambassador of Rumania

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, attended today’s meeting of the Ambassadors of the European Union Member States accredited to Italy. The meeting was organised by the Ambassador of Rumania, George Gabriel Bologan, to inaugurate Rumania’s 6-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council. Minister Moavero illustrated the Government’s principal positions on […]

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Italy trains the restorers of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The three-year restoration training project by the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione (ISCR) for the technical staff of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina wound up with a seminar on the outcome of the project. The project was promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and each year focused on the […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi in Brussels to attend the General Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in Brussels today to attend the EU General Affairs Council. At the meeting, the Romanian Presidency will present its priorities for the next six months, informing the Ministers on how it intends to conduct negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027. The […]

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National Flag Day

Today, on the 222nd anniversary of the first Italian tricoloured flag, National Flag Day is being celebrated in Italy and by the diplomatic and consular network abroad. Below is the statement released by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. « Today, we are celebrating the 222nd anniversary of the first Italian tricoloured flag, the […]

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​Sudan: Minister Moavero Milanesi confirms the release of journalist Antonella Napoli​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms that Italian journalist Antonella Napoli, detained in Sudan by local Authorities, has been released. Minister Moavero had instructed the Italian Embassy in Khartoum to take immediate action in coordination with the Foreign Ministry. Local Authorities were thus contacted and asked to provide all […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 4 January: Latest News from the World

Israel: bid round for 19 offshore natural gas exploration licenses   The Israeli Energy Ministry announced a new bid round for 19 offshore exploration blocks. This is the second round after the 2016 tender, whose outcome was announced last November. The disappointing results from the first bid round (only 6 blocks were awarded out of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 2 January: latest news from the world

Australia kicks off investment strategy in the space sector   Australia has kicked off an important investment strategy in the space sector. South Australia is becoming consolidated as the State that concentrates most of the Country’s investments in this area. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, the announcement was made that the Australian Space […]

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Terrorist attack in Egypt

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo  Moavero Milanesi, expresses his deepest-felt condolences for the horrible act of terrorism perpetrated near to the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt. He said: “My thoughts go to the victims, the wounded and their families in the firm conviction that we need to stay united in the […]

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Moavero: «The EU was ready to punish us. This deal avoids instability» (Il Messaggero)

Minister Moavero, the budget bill passed after quite a bit of disagreement and controversy. Why was it absolutely necessary to close a deal with Brussels? «Our Country forms part of the Euro, the European single currency, which requires respect for several parameters in keeping public finances aimed at guaranteeing the currency’s stability and value. Reaching […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi’s mission to Washington, DC

  The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be traveling on a mission to Washington, D.C. on 3 – 4 January 2019. Several meetings are scheduled, namely: at the State Department with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; at the White House, with National Security Advisor John Bolton; and in […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 28 December: latest news from the world

El Salvador: Turboden awarded a 13-million-dollar contract for the construction of a geothermal power plant Turboden signed a 13-million-dollar contract with its Salvadoran counterpart LaGeo of the CEL Group (Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa), that it in turn won for the construction of an 8 square km geothermal power plant in Berlin, a town […]

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