Minister Alfano meets his Cypriot counterpart

  “Bilateral relations between Italy and Cyprus are excellent and translate into very profitable cooperation also at European and international level. Within Europe, we greatly appreciate the support that we have always had from Cyprus on the issue of migration and the seriousness with which Nicosia has engaged in the mechanism to relocate asylum seekers. […]

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​Italy and WFP join forces to promote food security in Cuba

“The Farnesina has finalised today an agreement to donate 500,000 euros to the World Food Program (WFP) to promote food assistance programmes in Cuba,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “Our contribution will strengthen the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Anaemia, through assistance services to pregnant and […]

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Training for newly-hired diplomats with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Thirty-two young Italian diplomats recently hired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received highly instructive training today in their visit to the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi and the companies of the Angel group (Sitael, Blackshape and Mermec).  In Brindisi, the young diplomats visited the Global Service Centre which provides logistics and telecommunications support for UN peace missions. A […]

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Founding conference of the “Mediterranean Women Mediators Network”

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, opened the founding conference of the “Mediterranean Women Mediators Network” (MWMN), one of the qualifying initiatives of Italy’s mandate within the UN Security Council (UNSC), organised by the MAECI in conjunction with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and the WIIS Italia […]

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Presented in Brussels the new “VISA E-@pplication” online portal

Participating in the debate held in Brussels on the future of the European entry visa system, Italy presented its new “VISA E-@pplication” online portal to fellow-members of the Schengen area. The project, which became operational on 12 September of this year, falls within the scope of the EU programme to gradually dematerialise entry visas and […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – New York

Words are important. Nanni Moretti and the Italian language The Italian Cultural Institute in New York celebrated the Week of the Italian Language in the World with a number of very successful events. The highlight of the week was the event with the world-renowned and multi-prize-winning Italian film director Nanni Moretti, who illustrated the importance […]

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Alfano: “OSCE in Palermo for a safer Mediterranean” (Giornale di Sicilia)

Palermo and Sicily have hosted 300 delegates from 64 Countries and have put the Mediterranean back at the centre of the world political debate. By virtue of its several thousand-years-old history and its openness to different civilisations, we have chosen Palermo to host the ministerial Mediterranean Conference of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 25 October: latest news from the world

Denmark: Italian Itinera will build a new bridge on the Storstrom Strait Gavio Group company Itinera has won the tender for the new Storstrom Bridge in Denmark. The project, which is worth approximately 282 million euro, was commissioned by the Road Directorate of the Danish Ministry of Transport. Itinera will be the main partner with […]

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“The Sustainable Development Goals: Experiences and Progresses on their implementation in Europe”

The members of the European network of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) are meeting in Rome from 25 to 27 October to debate the impact of the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, on the world of business.   The UNGC, the largest corporate sustainability initiative established at global level […]

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Alfano: “Italy is firmly committed to tackling the issue”

 “We intend to reaffirm both our firm commitment to tackling the issue and our unrelenting closeness to the children taken from their parents,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on commenting the meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors held today at the Farnesina’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration […]

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Presentation of the legal magazine “The Italian Law Journal”

The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the legal magazine “The Italian Law Journal”. The journal, published by “Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane” in Naples, aims to promote Italy’s legal tradition and culture abroad, hosting a critical debate on Italian law among the international community. The meeting opened with remarks by Andrea Caputo, the head of the cabinet […]

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Meeting between Minister Alfano and his Serbian counterpart

“Bilateral Italian-Serbian relations are excellent. Italy is one of Serbia’s main economic partners, and its biggest international investor. At European level, Italy firmly supports the path taken by Belgrade towards European integration, and admires its determination and commitment in pursuing the membership process. We know that this has often involved difficult decisions and the courage […]

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