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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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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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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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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Minister Alfano holds telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, had a long and in-depth telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson to exchange an update on the latest developments in the political situation and on the ground in Libya and Iraq.

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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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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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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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Italy and Barbados embolden cooperation on taxation

During his mission to the Caribbean Countries, the Special Envoy to the region, Paolo Serpi, together with the Minister of Finance and Industry of Barbados, Donville Inniss, exchanged the instruments of ratification of the Convention on Double Taxation that they themselves signed in 2015. The agreement is expected to supplement the two countries’ bilateral cooperation […]

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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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