Italians Abroad (Cgie), Merlo, united and organised

​”We must be united and organised”: this is the call made by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Merlo, at the opening of the 41st Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE) held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2 to 6 July. When addressing the Plenary, which represents […]

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Visit of State to the Republic of Estonia

The State Visit of the President of the Republic to the Baltic States continues in Tallinn. On the sidelines of the State Visit, Minister Moavero Milanesi will meet with the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sven Mikser.

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Agreement between Italy and Jordan on University Cooperation

Italy and Jordan signed an agreement today in Amman that is considered a milestone in bilateral university cooperation between the two Countries. It is a field that features an increasing number of projects and initiatives between Italian and Jordanian universities. The agreement, which replaces the previous bilateral memorandum of 2005 on the subject, was signed […]

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State Visit to the Republic of Latvia Minister Moavero Milanesi

Their visit in Riga is taking place on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Latvia’s independence. On the sidelines of the State Visit, Minister Moavero Milanesi met with the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics.

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“Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues”, fourth edition

The fourth edition of “Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues”, a major global forum to discuss, debate and outline a positive agenda for the future of the “enlarged” Mediterranean promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Italian Institute for International Studies (ISPI), will be held in Rome from 22 to […]

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Myanmar: Joint Peace Fund, the six-month Italian Chairmanship has ended

  “After six months of Chairmanship, I believe that Italy has given clear direction on the Joint Peace Fund, outlining a straightforward and efficient path for all future initiatives,” said the Ambassador of Italy Pier Giorgio Aliberti on the occasion of the end of the six-month Italian Chairmanship of the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). It […]

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Italian Embassy in Sudan launches the initiative Ape Felice

On the occasion of the Italian National Day’s Celebrations, the Italian Embassy in Sudan has launched a new initiative of solidarity entitled “Ape Felice”. Recently acquired in Khartoum, a three-wheeled Ape City for people transport, produced by the Italian company Piaggio (the firm is in a phase of advanced negotiation in order to finalize a […]

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Moavero: “European Web-Tax for migrants” (La Stampa)

The conclusions of the European summit held the other night in Brussels are spread open and in order on the table, with parts highlighted in yellow and notes in red. Enzo Moavero  waves them to express his firm belief that, despite the abundant criticisms, the meeting in the Belgian capital went fairly well, because «the conclusions […]

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Italy consolidates its leadership in UNESCO World Heritage sites with the listing of “Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century” and the postponement of the “Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene” to 2019

The Italian delegation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, led by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Guglielmo Picchi, has returned from Manama, where the Organisation’s member states are convened, with the listing of Ivrea and having overturned the negative judgment expressed by the technical advisory body on postponing the scrutiny of the nomination of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 28 June – latest news from the world

Italy-ASEAN Conference: Farnesina, 10 July 2018 The development of cooperation in the areas of training and scientific research between Italy and ASEAN is the subject matter of a Conference to be held at the Farnesina on 10 July next, entitled “Italy-ASEAN Cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research, Public and Private Synergies”. The conference, organized in […]

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Press accreditation notice – EXCO2019 – the International Cooperation Expo conference presentation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 2 July 2018)

EXCO2019 – the International Cooperation Expo conference presentation will be held on Monday, 2 July in Rome at 11.00 a.m. in the Sala Onofri at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The following will make presentations: Stefano Manservisi – Director General for International Cooperation and Development at the European Commission, Giorgio Marrapodi – Director General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Humanitarian flight for Niger

In response to an appeal by the Niger authorities, and following the operations carried out on 24 April and 25 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation organised a third humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation Service for Niger. The Air Force flight took off from Pisa and headed to Niamey, carrying hard-to-find […]

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