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    Speeches
    27 October 2017
    Opening address by the Hon. Minister at the High-Level Segment of the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo – 24 October 2017

     (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Mister President, Mister Secretary General, Dear Colleagues of the OSCE Countries and of the Mediterranean Partner Countries, Minister Siyala, our Special Envoy and representative of Libya, a candidate Country for the status of Partner.  I extend a warm welcome to you all. I am happy […]

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    27 October 2017
    Italian Economic Diplomacy, 27 October: latest news from the world

    Czech Republic: Astaldi adjudicated a 110-million-euro contract for the construction of the D35 Motorway Astaldi has been adjudicated a 110-million-euro contract for the construction of a section of the D35 Motorway between the cities of Opatovice and Casy, in the Czech Republic. The Italian group, in a consortium with Turkey’s IC Ictas Construction company, will […]

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    27 October 2017
    South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017

    The South Africa-Italy Summit/Indaba 2017 was held on 24 and 25 October in Johannesburg. Now in its fourth edition, the summit has evolved into an important opportunity to bring together representatives from the business world as well as economists and authorities from Italy, South Africa, and other Sub-Saharan countries. As in previous editions, the Italian think-tank, The […]

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    27 October 2017
    The Foreign Ministry at Genoa’s Festival of Science 2017

    The Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the time of ISIS, the Italian Way to Digitalise Industry, and Technological Innovation in Society are the topics of the three conferences that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will organise from 27 to 28 October at Genoa’s 2017 edition of the Festival of Science. The Festival, […]

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    Press Releases
    27 October 2017
    Alfano meets Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid

      On the sidelines today of the 3rd Conference on International Humanitarian Rights organised at the Scuola Ufficiale dei Carabinieri, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides. Many topics were explored in their comprehensive meeting. Commissioner Stylianides began by expressing […]

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    27 October 2017
    The 2017 International Space Forum in Nairobi

    The ministerial meeting on the International Space Forum that will be held in Nairobi on 28 November 2017 was presented on 25 October 2017 at the Farnesina, with the attendance of the diplomatic missions of the African countries in Italy. About 20 senior officials from various countries attended the meeting, with introductory remarks by the […]

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    27 October 2017
    Italian Economic Diplomacy, 26 October: latest news from the world

    Morocco: Maccaferri enters a joint venture to open a production plant in Salé The Maccaferri Group has announced a joint venture with a Moroccan company, Marita Immobiliere. The Italian group will hold a 55% stake in the partnership that will roll out a line of gabions, metal fencing and “Reno” mattresses in the city of […]

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    27 October 2017
    Presidency of the G7 – Workshop on measuring corruption

    Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the Farnesina is hosting today a workshop on how to measure corruption, co-organised with ISTAT, ANAC, the Ministry of justice and the Bank of Italy. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano explained: “Making a reliable measurement of corruption, in order to give the correct image of a […]

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    Press Releases
    26 October 2017
    Cooperation. Projects and initiatives worth more than 18 million euros approved

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, chaired the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation today.   “We have approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total of more than 18 million euros, to the benefit of Countries in all major geographic areas, from Africa to the Middle East, and from […]

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