Austria

The Foreign Ministry informs that this morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, communicated to the Italian Ambassador in Austria that, for the time being, he is unable to go to Vienna for one of the customary bilateral meetings proposed by the Austrian Foreign Minister.   The reason is the recurring […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – September 17: latest global news

United Arab Emirates: new success for Cimolai-Rimond in the area of infrastructure construction in Dubai The Cimolai-Rimond contracting company has recorded another success in the infrastructure construction for Dubai’s Expo2020. After winning the contract for the Al Wasl Plaza, a central hub for directing the flow of visitors to the site of the Expo, the company is now about to be […]

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Uganda, the Carabinieri train local wildlife rangers

The Carabinieri continue to offer training activities to Ugandan police both in the field of antiterrorism and of combating environmental crimes. From 20 August to 7 September, a delegation of the Carabinieri held 2 courses for 81 students, nine of whom were women, in the main police training centre in Masindi. The first course was […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi is in The Hague today

Minister Moavero Milanesi is in The Hague today. He is to hold several institutional meetings, including talks with his Dutch counterpart, Stef Block.

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Ambassador Varricchio at the Conference on Space Economics

On September 13, 2018 the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC hosted an event on cooperation in the space field and on the new frontiers in terms of investments, innovation, and international collaboration. “Space Economics: challanges and opportunities, Investment, Innovation and International partnerships” was organized in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, the Space Economy […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Maiteeg

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received at the Farnesina the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Ahmed Maiteeg. The meeting offered the opportunity for an update on the situation in Libya.

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Libya: the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and the EU Commussion sign a 50 mln Agreement

Today in Brussels, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the European Commission signed an agreement to allocate 50 million euros to 24 Libyan municipalities to meet the basic needs of the civilian population such as healthcare, education, water and energy supplies and small-scale infrastructure. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of […]

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‘Flowers at Sea’ by Bruna Esposito showcased in Coimbra

On Friday, 14 September, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Coimbra opened the exhibition ‘Flowers at Sea’ by Bruna Esposito, presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon. It is the first time that the Rome-born artist’s artworks are displayed in Portugal in an exhibition curated by Enzo De Leonibus. The exhibition is […]

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Italy and UNDP sign two agreements to upgrade the public administration in Serbia

In order to boost the assistance given to Serbia in implementing its internal reforms, especially in the public administration sector, and in stimulating regional reconciliation, Italian Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio and the UNDP Resident Representative in Serbia, Carla Robin Hershey, signed two agreements to co-finance and implement two projects in Serbia today in Belgrade. The […]

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OSCE: Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process visits Kiev

The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Franco Frattini, is in Kiev today to attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference. It is a prestigious event that the Ukrainian capital hosts every year, gathering institutional representatives, politicians, opinion leaders and internationally renowned intellectuals. Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko, is to open the event. SR Frattini will deliver […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 14 September: Latest global news

Turkey has revised its renewable energy target by passing measures to raise its clean energy production quota from 31% to over 50% by 2023. Last 3 August, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Action Plan to develop the national energy sector promoted during his first 100 days of Government envisages the use of […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, George Tsereteli

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assemby, George Tsereteli, at the Farnesina today. In the talks, they made an overview of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, also ahead of the Ministerial Meeting scheduled to be held in Milan on 6-7 December.The meeting, which took […]

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