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

TURKEY – Sparkle aims for environmental sustainability through the adoption of lithium-ion batteries in its Istanbul Data Center Sparkle, the international service division of the TIM Group and among the world’s ten top operators, announced the adoption of high energy density lithium-ion batteries (Li-on) for the uninterruptible power source (UPS) units in its Istanbul Data Center, thus turning […]

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Meeting between Minister Moavero Milanesi and British Secretary of State Greg Clark

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received the British Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, at the Farnesina.  Brexit negotiations with the EU were at the center of the cordial meeting, including a presentation by the British side of the “White Paper” on future relations […]

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Memorandum of Understanding MAECI-Customs Agency

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Rome today between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Customs and Monopolies Agency.  Undersigned by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, and by the Director of the Customs and Monopolies Agency, Giovanni Kessler, this agreement is the first of its […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets Noemi Di Segni

Minister Moavero Milanesi met Noemi Di Segni, President of the Union of the Italian Jewish Community – UCEI, at the Farnesina today. She was accompanied by the UECI Secretary General, Gloria Arbib.

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Minister Moavero Milanesi expresses Italy’s profound grief at the great tragedy that hit Laos

Minister Moavero Milanesi expresses Italy’s profound grief at the great tragedy that hit Laos. He sends his condolences for the many victims and sympathy for their families.

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Greece wildfire emergency

Minister Moavero Milanesi is following the tragic wildfire emergency in Greece with great concern through the Crisis Unit and the Italian embassy in Athens. The head of Italian diplomacy also offered Italy’s support to the Greek government and his deep condolences to the victims’ families. There will be strong Italian support in response to Athens’ […]

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Counter-Terrorism Conference

The 2018 meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Counter-Terrorism Conference was held in Rome at the Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi. Italy has this year’s chairmanship of the conference and promoted the theme “The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE Area and Beyond”. Representatives from […]

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The contribution of the Foreign Ministry to the Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan

The Foreign Ministry’s contribution  to preserving Afghanistan’s archaeological treasures The contribution of the Foreign Ministry to the Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, which has again been renewed for 2018, will be allocated to training Afghan archaeological experts and financing their field research. The mission, which has been operating in the Country since 1957, is directed […]

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Diplomatic mission to Berlin

On 23 July ​Minister Moavero Milanesi went on a mission to Berlin. On that occasion, he met the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas.   A joint press conference was held following their meeting.

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Austria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation asks for clarification on a bill to give Austrian citizenship to Italian citizens of Alto Adige

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has asked the Italian Ambassador to Austria, Sergio Barbanti, to obtain clarification from the Austrian authorities on reports the  government would submit a bill to give Austrian citizenship to Italian citizens of Alto Adige next September. The news was reported in the Austrian paper Tiroler Tageszeitung on […]

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Armenia-Italy: the opera Arshak II on stage in Yerevan

Yerevan stages the opera Arshak II, written in 1868 in Italian and Armenian by Tigran Tchoukhajian, following the Italian 19th century “Grand opera” tradition (Rossini, Bellini, and the first operas by Verdi). Arshak II is the first Armenian opera and, more generally, the first in the cultural musical history of the East. The opera is […]

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Italy joins the Community of Portuguese Language Countries as Associate Observer

Italy has officially become member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) with the status of Associate Observer. The membership was celebrated at the Summit of the Community’s Heads of State and Government that is being held in Cape Verde today and tomorrow. Italy has tight historical, political, cultural and economic ties with the […]

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