Italian Economic Diplomacy 11 October: latest global news

Norway: the first two guides for Italian investors and exporters published The first two in a series of guides designed for Italians who wish to invest in Norway have been published. Drawn up by our Embassy in Oslo and the Stockholm branch of the Institute for Foreign Trade, the guides aim to provide information and […]

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The Deputy Foreign Minister visits Libya

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, travelled to Libya today first to meet with the President of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, in El Gubba, and then to see Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, in preparation of the Conference for Libya scheduled in Palermo next 12 and 13 November. In […]

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Working Group on the new seat of the EMA

Upon the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the first meeting of the Working Group in charge of following the developments in the dossier of the new seat of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), was held at the Farnesina today. As is well known, the EMA is planned […]

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Presentation of the Day: “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”

The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the Day titled “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”, an event held annually to celebrate and disseminate contemporary art, now at its 14th edition in Italy.   The event will open with remarks by Vincenzo De Luca, the MAECI’s Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, followed […]

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European and World Day against the Death Penalty

“European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty On “European and World Day against the Death Penalty”, Italy reaffirms its firm opposition to the death penalty, which is unjustifiable under any circumstance. Italy has always spearheaded the promotion of the broadest possible support for the resolution on […]

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Minister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide

    Minister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide. The meeting focused on bilateral relations and major European and international issues. Special attention was paid to EU and NATO security policies, the Brexit negotiations and migration flows.  

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 9 October: latest news from the world

CHINA – Pirelli finalizes the agreement for the acquisition of a 49% stake in the JV with the Hixih Group in China In execution of the agreements reported in August, Pirelli informs that it closed the Purchase Agreement for a 49% stake in the JV that, through Jining Shenzhou Tyre Co., owns a consumer tire […]

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Italian wine lands in Japan’s expanding market

The “6000 Years of Italian Wine” campaign promoting still and sparkling Italian wine with the participation of Italian wine producers and consortia, kicked off in Japan with approximately 70 events scheduled. In the first semester of 2018, Italy exported to Japan 14,844,000 litres of still wine worth 8,236 million Yen, and 2,961,000 litres of sparkling wine […]

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Meeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Task Force on the moratorium on the death penalty

On the eve of the World Day against the Death Penalty, the Farnesina today hosted the meeting of the MAECI-Civil Society Political Task Force, chaired by the Undersecretary of State Manlio Di Stefano, on actions for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. The Task Force is essentially aimed at coordinating the awareness-raising activities conducted […]

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the Farnesina hosts the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena

Today the Farnesina is hosting the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project financed from the Fund for Africa with the aim of promoting and disseminating correct information on the risk of illegal migration, with a special focus on the principal Countries of origin of the migrants coming to Europe. During […]

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Meeting of the OSCE Political Directors

As part of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), today the Farnesina hosted the meeting of the Political Directors of the 57 Participating States of the Vienna-based Organization. The meeting opened with remarks by the Political Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador […]

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Reminder of press accreditation notice – Presentation of the new edition of the CinemArena Project (Farnesina, 9 October 2018)

On Tuesday, 9 October, at 11:00 a.m., the Farnesina, will host the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project jointly launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The aim of this new edition […]

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