Udine hosts OSCE Conference on inter-State relations on national minorities

As part of the numerous initiatives of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), an event was held in Udine today to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Bozen Recommendations on National Minorities in Inter-State Relations. The Conference was organised by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 13 July: latest news from the world

Presentation of the Annual Report on CHINA – Farnesina, 18 July 2018 On 18 July 2018 the Farnesina will host the presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”, drafted by the Corporate Research Centre of the Italy China Foundation (CeSIF). It will be the ninth edition of an […]

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Moavero Milanesi: «We have reawakened the EU and stopped entries» (Libero)

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this government does not lie so much in the fact that it is held together by two widely differing parties that, up to a week prior to swearing in, were bickering non-stop.  What is most misleading is that the face on the world scene of the disruptive and staunchly […]

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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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