Press accreditation notice: 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (Venice, 24-25 May 2018)

On 24 and 25 May 2018 the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista of Venice will host the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum titled “Promoting economic progress and security in the OSCE area through innovation, human capital development and good public and corporate governance,” organized by the 2018 Italian OSCE Chairmanship in co-operation with the OSCE Secretariat. The event […]

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Serbia: Italy participates in the Novi Sad Fair

Twenty Italian companies are participating in the International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad, Serbia, where they are being hosted in the “Italian Pavilion”, set up by the ICE (the Italian Agency for Foreign Trade) with the support of the Italian Embassy in Belgrade. The pavilion was opened yesterday by the Serbian Minister of Agriculture Branislav Nedimovic and […]

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Middle East

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano reiterated his sense of concern and deep sadness at the deaths and injuries suffered today at the Gaza Strip, which followed violent clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli security forces. Alfano said: “We appeal to all the parties involved to do everything possible to avoid […]

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Alfano: “I express my firmest condemnation for the barbaric terrorist attacks in Surabaya”

“I express my firmest condemnation for the barbaric terrorist attacks in Surabaya,” affirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “Italy continues to stand by the Indonesian government and people in combating the ideology of terror and in defending our common values of civilisation. I convey my sympathy for the families of the […]

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World Bank, Business Opportunities for Italian Companies

The World Bank, Business Opportunities for Italian companies. Meeting at the Farnesina  To enhance the dissemination of information and participation of Italian companies in the procurement-related business opportunities offered by major international institutions, the Farnesina today hosts the meeting entitled “Business Opportunities for Italian companies with the World Bank Group”. It is a sector of […]

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The Foreign Ministry follows the case of Noura Hussein

The Foreign Ministry, through the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, is following with constant and careful attention the case of Noura Hussein, the young Sudanese woman who is sentenced to death. Capital punishment is unjustified in any circumstance. Italy is in the front line in the international campaign to promote a moratorium on the death penalty […]

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Enhancing services for the Italian community in Britain

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has decided to hire ten contract employees at the Italian Consulate General in London in order to enhance the services for the Italian community in the United Kingdom after demand for services grew exponentially in the wake of Brexit. Another five employees were hired in the past […]

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Cooperation. Alfano:”Emergency humanitarian contribution to tackle a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “To tackle a new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and precisely in the north-western Ikoko-Impegne area, and respond to a humanitarian call launched by the World Health Organization, Italy has allocated 300,000 euros from […]

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A ILUSÃO PERFEITA by PIETRO RUFFO in Lisbon

Contemporary art exhibitions are continuing to be held at the Lisbon Italian Cultural Institute, including a selection of works by Pietro Ruffo that will be shown in his solo exhibition ‘A Ilusão Perfeita’. The artist will attend the opening, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, 18 May, in the former Chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute at its seat […]

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Seminar on renewable energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Seminar on renewable energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

A high-level seminar was organised by RES4MED&Africa and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addressed to a select group of senior officials at the Ministry. A number of leading market operators gave participants an overview of the increasing importance of renewable energy sources in Italian economic diplomacy.  It is of both global and national interest […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of “Business Opportunities for Italian companies with the World Bank Group” (Farnesina, 14 May 2018)

On Monday, 14 May 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of “Business Opportunities for Italian companies with the World Bank Group”. The event is part of the initiatives promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enhance the dissemination of information on the procurement-related business opportunities offered by major international […]

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Serbia: Ambassador Lo Cascio meets Italian enterprises

Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio chaired a meeting today addressed to Italian enterprises in Serbia. The event, which was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Belgrade, gathered over seventy companies along with the institutions involved in the promotion of the Italian economic system. The Italian Trade Agency (ICE), the Italo-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, and Confindustria Serbia […]

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