Alfano welcomes the new President of the IFRC, Francesco Rocca

  “I would like to congratulate you on your recent prestigious appointment as President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, a strategic partner for the Italian Cooperation Service. We are confident that the relationship between our Development Cooperation and the IFRC will take on a broader scope as a result […]

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Meeting with his Swiss counterpart, Ignazio Cassis

    “Switzerland is among Italy’s top trade partners, with exchanges worth approximately 30 billion euros, in addition to cooperating in key areas including the energy, finance and transport sectors and a very significant volume of reciprocal direct investments. These are the happy notes of excellence that configure the positive framework of our deep friendship, […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 21 November: latest global news

Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – Promotional Event of the Basilicata Region The Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, in conjunction with the Basilicata Region and the Association DMLA.be, today hosts an event to promote the fashion, culinary and winemaking tradition and historical heritage of the Basilicata Region, at the attendance […]

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Alfano: “Three voting rounds with Milan always ahead, we were only duped at the coin toss”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “Three voting rounds with Milan always ahead, we were only duped at the coin toss.”   Milan: never came second in the three rounds of votes. “It was the coin toss, which was unlucky for us, the imponderable and sardonic variable that decided in favour […]

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Press accreditation notice – Presentation of the “Promoting Entrepreneurship in Africa” project (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 22 November 2017)

Rome, 22 November 2017  The “Promoting Entrepreneurship in Africa” project will be presented on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, from 3.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. It is organised by the E4Impact Foundation in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The whole event will be open to the press. Opening remarks will be made […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 20 November: latest global news

Week of Italian Cuisine in the world. Green light for a series of events to protect and promote protected geographical indications. As part of the second week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is promoting a series of events between 20 November 2017 and early 2018 at […]

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The Italy-Asean Week

The Italy-ASEAN Week will be celebrated from 20 to 26 November. The Italy-ASEAN Week is a broad-reaching promotional activity dedicated to a fast-growing Area, launched with a view to integrating promotional activities, which is scheduled to coincide with the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The initiative will be promoted by the Italian diplomatic […]

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Press accreditation notice – Presentation to the press of the 3rd Forum Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues (Farnesina, 22 November 2017)​

Presentation to the press of the 3rd Forum Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues On Wednesday, 22 November, at 10:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation to the press of the 3rd Forum MED – Mediterranean Dialogues, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies). […]

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Young Italian diplomats begin a period of joint training with their Palestinian colleagues

Cooperation between States is also grounded on the training of officials:  today, 32 young Italian diplomats who won the state competition of 2017, will begin a period of joint training with their Palestinian colleagues in Caserta.    This initiative is part of Italy’s reinforced commitment to support Palestinian institutions, as agreed by foreign ministers Angelino […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister at the celebration of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – Villa Madama, 10 November 2017

Deputy Minister Olivero, Undersecretary Bianchi, President Scannavini, (President ICE-Agency) President Scordamaglia, (President of Federalimentare) Professor Miravalle, (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Ms Cristina Bowerman, (President of the Association of Italian Ambassadors of Taste) Your Excellencies the Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen,   Allow me to address you a warm welcome to Villa Madama and to thank […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the International Conference “Cities of Africa: urbanization as a factor of growth of the African continent”

Rome, 15 November 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Allow me to address everyone a hearty welcome to the Farnesina, and especially to: – my colleagues the Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Undersecretaries and Mayors of Congo, Angola, Tunisia, Guinea Conakry, Somalia, Ghana and Mozambique; – to the Ambassadors present here with […]

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Vico Magistretti and the icons of Italian design take centre stage in Prague

The presentation of the exhibition entitled “Italian Design” was held in the prestigious venue of the National House of Vinohrady in Prague. The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute, in partnership with the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have brought to the Czech capital more than 100 icons of Italian design, including the works of […]

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