The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met at the Farnesina with his Slovenian counterpart, Karl Erjavec

“The political dialogue between Italy and Slovenia underscores the capacity of Rome and Ljubljana of sharing the same position on important dossiers, from the migration issue to the European integration process of the Western Balkans,” said Minister Alfano. “Italy is one of Slovenia’s largest trade partners – Minister Alfano recalled – highlighting the extraordinary progress […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press conference

On Monday, 13 November, at 6:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina with Brazilian Foreign Minister, Aloysio Nunes. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for […]

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ALFANO IN BRUSSELS FOR THE EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Brussels on Monday, 13 November, to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council scheduled at 9 a.m. The agenda will focus on the situation in Myanmar, Iran, Central Asia, EU-Africa relations, strategic communication and European defence and security.  On the […]

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Alfano: Italian support to the unity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon

Minister Alfano reiterates Italy’s strong support for the unity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon and Lebanon’s political leadership: “Italy calls on all parties, in Lebanon and in the region, in order to spare no effort to preserve the country from regional conflicts and tensions. Following the announcment of the resignation offered by Prime Minister Hariri, […]

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Alfano: “With the Week of Italian Cuisine we want to contribute to achieving the Government’s goal of 50 billion in trade volumes in this sector by 2020″

“The second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is the summary of a process that kicked off from the heritage of Expo 2015 and that is increasingly involving the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic network abroad as the linchpin in the promotion of the 4 Pillars of Made in Italy products: interior decoration, fashion, automation and […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirms its support for “humanitarian corridors”

On Tuesday, 7 November, at Palazzo del Viminale, a signing ceremony was held for a new two-year Protocol to open humanitarian corridors from Lebanon and Morocco. This renews the first agreement, signed at the end of 2015, and confirms the continuation of a project which ensures the safe arrival to our country of 1,000 vulnerable […]

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Presentation to the press of the second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

PROGRAM 16:00 Presentation begins Chaired by: Benedetta Rinaldi Promotional agricultural and food video by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) “The Fifth Element” (3’45’’) Official opening –           Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation –           Andrea Olivero, Deputy Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies –           Dorina Bianchi, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and […]

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Minister Alfano meets with his counterpart Zaharieva

“I am particularly pleased with the excellent level of bilateral relations between our two countries and our very intense political dialogue. We wish to press ahead with our political consultations, also in view of the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 09 November: Focus on Brazil

Brazil: over 100 billion euros for energy and infrastructure investment and privatisation programme. There are major opportunities to be had by Italian enterprises in infrastructure projects in Brazil, according to the Minister of Planning, Development and Economic Management, Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira. He was welcomed by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, and the Vice President […]

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Concert at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum

In the evening of 7 November, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen was the backdrop to the concert by the Cremona Quartet organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Copenhagen with the cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in Denmark and in partnership with the Ansaldo STS-Hitachi Group, GCF (Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie SpA) […]

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Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee

The goals set forth by Italy for the third meeting of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee to take place at the Farnesina on 9 November are: reaffirm full support for the promotion of Brand Italy through public institutions and civil society organisations in order to contribute to reinforcing Palestinian institutions and to ponder over the […]

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Regenerative medicine, the Rita Levi Montalcini Award assigned to an Israeli researcher

A gel 98% composed of water that enables the establishment of an environment favourable to the growth of human tissues with important implications for regenerative medicine and biomaterials. This is the field of research of Drod Seliktar, the Israeli researcher at the Technion in Haifa who was awarded the “Binational Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for […]

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