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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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 27 December: Latest News from the World

Chile: Enel X launches a new e- mobility model in Santiago Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera, attended the ceremony for the delivery of the first 100 electric buses to Transantiago, the company that manages road mobility in the Chilean capital. Enel X is a fundamental partner to the project, for it provided both the financing and […]

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Terrorist attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya’s Government of National Accord

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, condemns “the terrorist attack launched today against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord,” reaffirming “Italy’s staunch commitment to combat all forms of terrorism and heart-felt solidarity with the Libyan people and their rightful aspiration for real security.” For all […]

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Tsunami in Indonesia

“We Italians stand by the people of Indonesia in a spirit of great solidarity and sincere friendship in these terrible times,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, while expressing “the deepest grief” for the families of the numerous victims claimed by the tsunami in Indonesia. The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis […]

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

​Sparkle invests in young talents to set up the Mediterranean Hub of the future with Sicily as a strategic focal point for Internet traffic as well as a laboratory of technological innovation   Sparkle, the international service provider and wholly owned subsidiary of TIM Group, which ranks among the top ten global operators, enhances its […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi receives Denis Cavatassi at the Farnesina

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received Denis Cavatassi today at the Farnesina. Mr. Cavatassi, who was arrested by Thai authorities in 2011 and sentenced to death in 2016 to be later acquitted by Bangkok’s Supreme Court, returned to Italy from Thailand this morning. “We followed his situation with the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 20 December : Latest News from the World

UAE – 20 JANUARY, 2019 IS THE DEADLINE TO BECOME TECHNICAL PARTNERS OF THE ITALIAN PAVILION AT EXPO 2020 DUBAI   The last day on which businesses can express their interest in becoming Italy’s Technical Partner at  Expo 2020 Dubai is 20 January 2019. Businesses must respond to the public notice for the expression of […]

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Collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI

RAI (the Italian broadcasting company) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) have launched a new project to showcase young emerging talents of Italian modern music as part of a cultural promotion of Italy throughout the world. A global tour will be organised in March with six young performers who are taking […]

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Humanitarian aid by the Italian Cooperation Service in the Lake Chad region

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, authorised a package of emergency contributions worth 8.4 million euros to tackle the food and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region (Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon). These funds will be used towards initiatives to help local people in the areas of food security, […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 19 December: latest global news

The government of Georgia chose the company Keios  (www.keios.it) to work in a joint venture with CMC (Georgia) to plan and oversee urban regeneration work in the spa town of Abastumani. Worth about 850,000 euros, the project is financed by the World Bank under the Third Regional Development Project. The aim is to increase tourism in […]

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