REMINDER – PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE. “Italy. A Country for Travellers – A Journey through Italian Culture, Style and Food” (Rome, June 27, 2018)

“Italy. A Country for Travellers – A Journey through Italian Culture, Style and Food”, an event presenting the actions taken to enhance the image of Italy abroad,  will take place in Rome at the Lanterna di Fuksas (Via Tomacelli, 157) on Wednesday,  June 27, 2018 at 7.30 p.m.  in the presence of the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di […]

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Vienna, Undersecretary Guglielmo Picchi opens the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the honourable Guglielmo Picchi, opened the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna today, representing Minister Moavero Milanesi, Chairperson-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The Undersecretary said that since the OSCE was the biggest regional security organisation, its potential should be […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 June: latest news from the world

SOUTH AMERICA – ENEL ACQUIRES 21% OF UFINET Enel chalks up another success in South America, spending 150 million euros to acquire 21% of Ufinet International, a fibre optic network operator working in 14 South American countries. The company manages over 49,000 kilometres of fibre, including about 17,000 in metropolitan areas, and has long-term contracts […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of the “Italy – Latvia: 100 years of friendship” multimedia exhibition (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 28 June 2018)

The “Italy – Latvia: 100 years of friendship” multimedia exhibition will be presented on Thursday, 28 June 2018, at 12.30 p.m.  Opening remarks will be made by the Latvian Ambassador in Rome, Article Bertulis, with presentations also by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – “Italy. A Country for Travellers – A journey through Italian culture, style and food” (Lanterna di Fuksas, 27 June 2018)

On Wednesday, 27 June 2018 starting from 7:30 p.m., the ‘Lanterna di Fuksas’ (Via Tomacelli, 157) in Rome will host the presentation of the actions to promote the image of Italy abroad with the title “Italy. A Country for Travellers – A journey through Italian culture, style and food”.  The event, which will be attended by […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of “Fiera Macfrut 2019” (Farnesina, 28 June 2018)

On Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of “Fiera Macfrut 2019”.   The event will open with remarks by Massimo Gaiani, Director General for Globalisation and Global Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), which will be followed with remarks by Giuseppe Mistretta, Director for Sub-Saharan […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Closing Round Table of the 30th edition of the International Villa Mondragone Economic Seminar (Farnesina, 27 June)

On Wednesday, 27 June 2018 from 9:00 a.m.  to 1:00 p.m. the Farnesina will host the closing round table of the 30th edition of the event “Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar”, entitled “Yearning for Inclusive Growth and Development, Good Jobs and Sustainability”, co-organised by the Fondazione Economia of the Rome University “Tor Vergata” and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Moavero Milanesi: «Migrants, the EU risks imploding. We hope not to have to close our borders» (Il Messaggero)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs: «It will be very difficult to reach an agreement in the Brussels Summit». «Will Italy put a veto on the EU budget? If we are not satisfied we won’t OK it». Minister Moavero, a decisive summit on migration will open in a few hours in Brussels while the situation is […]

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Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds the latest edition of the Finance Police’s training course on illegal financial flows for the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Cuba and the Dominican Republic

The course held by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police)  has become a milestone in the relations between Italy and the CARICOM countries. This year marks the fourth edition for the two-week training course, which has been held annually at the Tax Police School of the Guardia di Finanza in Ostia since 2015. Transnational financial […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi Meets Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al-Thani, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. During the cordial meeting, Minister Moavero Milanesi confirmed that the Italian Government is committed to intensifying political dialogue and bilateral […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – latest global news 22 June 2018

Finland launches  call for tenders for renewable energy production   Finland’s Energy Authority is calling for tenders in the autumn to select projects for generating renewable electricity, opening the market to competition from other countries. The tenders are for 1.4 TWh of renewable energy a year from investors using wind, solar, biomass, biogas or wave power. The […]

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African Metropolis. An Imaginary City

A contemporary African art exhibition “African Metropolis. An Imaginary City” opens at the MAXXI Museum in Rome on 21 June 2018. Organised in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the exhibition is being put on by internationally renowned curators and includes 100 works by 34 artists. The exhibition takes an innovative […]

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