World Food Day: war on waste for ‘Zero hunger’

‘Zero hunger‘ is the global goal to abolish malnutrition by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that we can achieve all together. In this effort, “it is urgent to put in place concrete actions” said the Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, at the international conference organised at the Farnesina to celebrate World Food Day. The […]

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Archaeology: Mongolia asks Italy for help

In order to leverage the extraordinary archaeological and historic heritage of the area of Kharkhorin, in Mongolia, an agreement was signed between the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi of Turin, the Kharakhorum Museum and the State University of Ulaanbaatar with the aim of supporting museums in the effort of enabling local communities to know and enjoy […]

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“Italian Contemporary Art” Day in Brasilia

To celebrate the First Edition of the event “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”, the Italian Embassy in Brasilia had an Open Doors Day giving public access to the architectural and artistic peculiarities of the building designed by Pier Luigi Nervi, widely considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Brasilia and […]

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Press accreditation information note – Signing ceremony between Undersecretary Picchi – EUI and press point (Badia Fiesolana, 19 October 2018)​

We inform that on 19 October 2018, the Badia Fiesolana (Via dei Roccettini 9, San Domenico, Fiesole) on the premises of the European University Institute (Sala Buonsanti), will host the signing ceremony of the Addendum to the Italy/EUI host country agreement by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi. With this agreement, Italy […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re in Tripoli

As part of the preparations to organise the Conference for Libya to be held in Palermo next 12 and 13 November, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, today in Tripoli met with the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohammed Taher Siyala, the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Maitig, […]

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Meeting in Luxembourg between Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia

At the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Nicos Christodoulides, of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, of Malta, Carmelo Abela, of Slovenia, Miro Cerar and the Croatian State Secretary for European Affairs, Andreja Metelko-Zgombič, today met at the Italian Embassy in Luxembourg. The meeting of the European Union […]

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The Foreign Ministry fosters the protection of migrant minors through a 4-million-euro financing to UNICEF

The Foreign Ministry has provided for a 4-million-euro financing to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) from the Africa Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to fund actions to protect migrant minors and refugees in Libya and to combat the deep-set causes of the migration of unaccompanied minors […]

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The Embassy in Washington hosted the meeting of the representatives of the Italian community

 The Italian Embassy in Washington hosted the annual meeting of the representatives of the Italian community in the United States. The meeting focused on promoting the Italian language, the services provided to the community, the activities of the consular network and its collaboration with the elected representatives. Among the representatives of the Italian community in […]

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The Italian pavilion awarded the “best national pavilion” prize at Kampala’s International Trade Fair

At the inauguration of the 26th edition of the International Trade Fair in Kampala (UGITF), the Italian pavilion was awarded the prize of “best national pavilion”. The Trade Fair, which is organised by the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), is one of the most important promotional events in East Africa and represents a great business opportunity for […]

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Possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière

With reference to the possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière, in Piedmont, which allegedly let out two people in a nearby woodland, the Foreign Ministry informs that it immediately contacted the French Ambassador to Italy to ask for clarifications on the report. A formal request for clarifications was also submitted […]

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The EU Foreign Affairs Council gives its support to the Conference for Libya scheduled in Palermo

“Today’s discussion at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council recorded a unanimous and convinced support for the Palermo Conference next November,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, in Luxembourg.   “The European Union’s Member States and Institutions clearly reaffirmed their commitment to speak in a single voice and coherently bring forward […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council​

  Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council. On the agenda of the meeting: migration, Libya, Central African Republic and Venezuela. Minister Moavero will subsequently participate in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers Meeting.

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