The Foreign Ministry urges the EU Member Countries to receive the migrants rescued and boarded on the ships of the Guardia di finanza and of Frontex

With reference to the almost 450 migrants rescued today by boats of the Italian Guardia di Finanza and of Frontex, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office, sent diplomatic notes to the Embassies of EU Member Countries urging their respective Governments to each receive part of the migrants. The […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi at the NATO Summit in Brussels

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, accompanied Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11 and 12 July. On the sidelines of the Summit, Minister Moavero Milanesi had bilateral meetings with his colleagues Hunt from the United Kingdom, Bushati from Albania and Thodarson from Iceland.   […]

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Rome chosen as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

“We are very satisfied with the designation of Rome as the seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. The success of the candidacy of the City of Rome is the fruit of the intense teamwork between the Government and the Parliament,” affirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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Press accreditation notice – Presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses” (Farnesina, 18 July 2018)

On Wednesday, 18 July 2018, at 10:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”, now at its ninth edition. The Report, drafted by the Centre of Corporate Studies of the Italy China Foundation (CeSIF), surveys the political and economic scenarios and how to […]

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Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America

July 11, 2018 The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, recalling their statement of 27 June 2018, welcome the announcement that Libya’s National Oil Corporation is resuming its vital work on behalf of all Libyans.  We commend the legitimate National Oil Corporation as it repairs infrastructure, honors its contractual obligations, […]

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Press accreditation notice – “The 10th Anniversary of the Bolzano/Bozen Recommendations on National Minorities in Inter-State Relations: New Challenges and Lessons Learned” (Udine, 16 July 2018)

Within the framework of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), an international conference on national minorities in inter-State relations will be held at Palazzo d’Aronco, in Udine, on 16 July 2018 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the “Bolzano/Bozen Recommendations” that the OSCE presented in 2008 as the guidelines for the treatment of national minorities […]

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The 18th World Saxophone Congress in Zagreb

The 18th World Saxophone Congress  was inaugurated in Zagreb with ‘Saxophobia’, an exhibition of saxophones of all types and sizes from Attilio Berni’s vast collection. It is the largest collection in the world, with over 500 musical instruments in addition to 200 toys and accessories and 2000 photographs of famous saxophonists.  The Congress will take place from July 10 to […]

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Partnership agreement signed to promote sustainable agriculture

A partnership agreement was signed promoting sustainable agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) recently partnered with the FAO and with three of the major public research agencies in Italy: the National Research Council (CNR); the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis (CREA); and […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 10 July: latest news from the world​

Norway: partnership between Eni Norge and Point Resources kicks off Var Energi Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Eni group, has partnered with Point Resources, a Norwegian oil & gas company controlled by local private equity investor HitecVision, to kick off Var Energi, an independent company with 17 producing oil and gas fields in the Barents […]

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Fast It: new registry portal for Italians abroad

Fast It is a digital platform developed by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies (DGIT) in conjunction with the Directorate General for Administration, IT and TLC (DGAI) in order to enable Italian nationals residing abroad to enlist in the AIRE registry and quickly notify a possible change of address, if necessary. The […]

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Italy-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research

The group of Southeast Asian Countries comprising the ASEAN is a major player on the global economic scene. Fully aware of its importance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italy-ASEAN Association and Uni-Italia organised the Conference titled “Italy-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research: Public and Private Synergies” on 10 July […]

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​Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, meets Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. During the cordial and in-depth discussion,  Minister Moavero Milanesi confirmed Italy’s full support to the Special Representative and the UN for their central role in the […]

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