Jordan inaugurates the Al Lajjoun dam

The Al Lajjoun Dam, in the governorate of Kerak, south Jordan, was inaugurated at the presence of Jordan’s Minister of Water and Irrigation Ali Al- Ghezawi and of the Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Giovanni Brauzzi. The dam aims to exploit the available water resources for agricultural and breeding activities in the area of Kerak. The […]

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Alfano: “I learned with satisfaction of the developments recorded in the Korean Peninsula.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “I learned with satisfaction of the developments recorded in the Korean Peninsula. The meeting scheduled between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a possible summit meeting between the United States and North Korea are positive developments. The cohesion […]

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Week from 5 to 11 March

The post-election period and the minister’s return to the UN Security Council      While the political debate focused on the results of the March 4th elections, foreign policy activities continued in order to fulfill the international agenda. On Tuesday, Minister Alfano expressed his and the Italian people’s closeness and solidarity “for the earthquake that hit Papua New […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – latest global news 9 March 2018

UN Building renovation project in Geneva: business opportunities available to companies The United Nations Building renovation project and completion of the Strategic Heritage Plan will be the focus of a Seminar held at the UN offices in Geneva on 20 March 2018. The event is called “How to do business with the United Nations in […]

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Tirana: Training Seminar on Horizon 2020 & Erasmus

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in association with the Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE – Roma) and the Delegation of the European Union to Albania, on 13 March 2018 will host on its premises the Training Seminar on Horizon2020, Erasmus+ and on other European funds for research and innovation available to […]

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LEAP Rome Conference “Italian Success Stories”

In view of the LEAP Summit 2018 to be held in Zagreb from 15 to 17 March, I4Pro/IdeasForProjects organised LEAP in Rome today at the Farnesina. The LEAP Summit is an international conference that every year convenes thousands of students, young professionals and entrepreneurs, the leaders of NGOs and changemakers with the aim of exchanging innovative […]

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Minister Alfano addresses the UN Security Council

  Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano addressed the UN Security Council to illustrate the priorities of Italy’s 2018 Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Minister Alfano assured the 15 members of the Security Council on the Italian Chairmanship’s full political commitment to seek a solution to the Ukrainian crisis and to […]

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Italy’s economic diplomacy 8 March: latest news from the world

Finland: Helsinki to launch a 60 mln euro call for bids for rail transport HSL, the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority, has decided to launch a call for bids worth 60 million euros in the railway sector. In particular, the call is expected to be launched sometime this month and will concern the transport of commuters […]

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Minister Alfano: “Fabio and Filippo Galassi are in good health and are returning to Italy”

“Fabio and Filippo Galassi are in good health and are returning to Italy,” Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano said today. The Italian father and son were released yesterday after being imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea since March 2015. Last week, Minister Alfano wrote a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Equatorial […]

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Press accreditation notice – Conference on EU Financial Instruments for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (Farnesina, 12 March 2018)

On Monday, 12 March, at 2:45 p.m., the Conference on EU Financial Instruments for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations will be held at the Farnesina.  The conference will open with remarks by Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano, and EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn. They will be followed by three themed panels, and the […]

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8 March: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened an information desk on the prevention of cancer in women

For International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened an information desk where the doctors of the ASL Roma 1 Health Centre offered guidance on preventing cancer in women. The Ministry’s Secretary-General, Elisabetta Belloni, inaugurated the help desk underscoring that it is a tangible initiative offered to all the women working in the Ministry. […]

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8 March: Hall named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti​

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, announced that the Meeting Room of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad will be named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti. Carla Zuppetti served as Director General for Italians Abroad from 2008 to 2012 and, throughout her career, mainly performed consular functions […]

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