Pizza takes centre stage in the Week of Italian Cuisine in Turkey

Pizza was the guest star of the Week of Italian Cuisine in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir.  The Italian Consulate and Cultural Institute organised a programme full of events to celebrate the third edition of the Week to promote the excellence of Italian food and wine. Pizza, one of the most popular foods in the world […]

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Minister Moavero meets the EU Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today received at the Farnesina the EU Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier, with whom he had an extensive exchange of views on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union.   While reaffirming […]

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Italian technology to fight cancer in Prague

An experimental structure, ELIMAIA-ELIMED, opened at the physics laboratory in the Academy of Sciences in Prague in association with the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The goal is to examine new ways of curing cancer with adrotherapy using particle beams. An Italian delegation attended the opening ceremony, led by Fernando Ferroni, President of […]

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The Ambassador of Italy visits the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

The Ambassador of Italy to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Armando Varricchio, made an institutional visit to the capital Nassau, where he met Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis, assisted by the Minister of Finance, Marlon Johnson, and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Jack Thompson. The meetings reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations, which this […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine in Lima

Numerous cultural and promotional events were featured and very well received by the public at the III edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (19-25 November 2018) in Lima, thanks to the joint efforts of the Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Peru (“CCIP”), the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) […]

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Italy’s economic diplomacy, 28 November: latest news from the world

ITALIAN AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION: OPEN PROCEDURE FOR THE SELECTION OF INNOVATIVE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES TO BE ACCEPTED FOR CO-FINANCING. The 2030 Agenda adopted by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution of 25 September 2015 fully acknowledges the key role played by the private sector as the motive force of a sustainable and inclusive economic growth […]

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Global Compact for Migration

In order to correctly understand the ongoing political debate on the ‘Global Compact for Migration’, reference should be made to the statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, in response to the question and immediate reply by Hon. Giorgia Meloni during the ‘Question Time’ last 21 November quoted below, which […]

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The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, visited the FAO headquarters in Rome, where she was received by Director-General Josè Graziano da Silva.

The meeting made an overview of the performance of the strategic partnership between Italy and FAO in achieving the common goal of promoting sustainable agriculture and food security, also in view of the effect that these can have on local conflicts and migration phenomena. The Deputy Minister and the Director-General agreed on the need for […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 November: latest news from the world

MONTENEGRO – CONCESSION PROJECT KICKS OFF FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PODGORICA AND TIVAT AIRPORTS The Government of Montenegro has decided to launch an international call for the concession of two of the Country’s civil airports: the major Podgorica Airport and the airport of the coastal resort of Tivat, which is mainly active during […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi at the Conference “For a World Without the Death Penalty”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, together with Monsignor Richard Paul Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, will open the 11th International Conference of the Ministers of Justice entitled “For a World Without the Death Penalty”, held today, 28 November, at the Chamber of Deputies. The […]

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Presentation of the book “Italians in Germany

Today the Farnesina hosts the presentation of the book “Italians in Germany”, organised by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. The volume is part of the “Italians in Europe” project, which tells the present and past history of the Italian community in key European Countries in a series of photography books, multimedia […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Milo Cerar

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Moavero Milanesi, last evening received at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Miro Cerar.  During the meeting, the ministers confirmed the two Countries’ excellent bilateral relations, which have recorded a qualitative leap in the last few months […]

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