United Arab Emirates – Brand Italy is a big success at Expo 2020 Dubai

Brand Italy recorded a big success in Dubai. Italian company Rimond-Cimolai won a 60 million-euro contract to build the mega-dome of the Al Wasl Plaza, probably the Universal Expo’s most iconic landmark. In the plans of the Organising Committee, the Al Wasl Plaza is crowned by a dome 70 m tall and 150 m wide, […]

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Alfano: “I firmly condemn last night’s launch of a ballistic missile”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, firmly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile – performed last night by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – that reached Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The Minister stated: “It is yet another clear violation of the many United Nations Security Council resolutions, and a […]

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Alfano: “I am very satisfied that Italy has facilitated reaching an agreement for UNHCR activities in Libya”

“I am very satisfied that Italy, thanks to the diplomatic action of our Embassy in Tripoli, has facilitated reaching an agreement for UNHCR activities in Libya in favour of the categories of migrants that are most vulnerable and most in need of international protection before being relocated to the Third Countries that have expressed their […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy , november 28 : Latest news from the world

FINLAND – ITALIAN MISSION AT SLUSH 2017 On 30 November and 1 December, 18 start-ups and 6 accelerators will take part in the Italian Mission to Slush 2017, organised by the Italian Embassy in Helsinki and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) Stokholm Office. The mission will be hosted in an area fitted out to reflect […]

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Israel – Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement

The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, in conjunction with Studiare Sviluppo and CIMEA (Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence) won the administrative twinning project to upgrade the training of human resources in Israel, within the scope of the implementation of the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel. The aim […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference by Minister Alfano and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (1 December 2017)

On Friday, 1 December 2017, at 1:00 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Villa Madama. 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 […]

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Croatia – The “Cameristi della Scala“ at Zagreb’s V. Lisinski Theatre

The “Cameristi della Scala“ staged an extraordinary performance at the V. Lisinski Theatre in Zagreb last 25 November. The concert was promoted and sponsored by this Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Italian Embassy in Zagreb. The ensemble, an absolute point of excellence on the Italian music scene, began its activity in 1982 and has […]

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Alfano: “Strong support of the Government to Italian industry in the world”

“I am here, in Adelaide, to express the Italian Government’s strong support for Fincantieri’s offer of nine anti-submarine frigates for the Australian Navy,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation during his visit to Australia, underscoring the Country’s institutional support to Italy’s industry in the world. “In the present geopolitical scenario, which is […]

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Thailand – “Italian Interiors” by Massimo Listri

As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy in Bangkok organised the exhibition “Interni Italiani” (“Italian Interiors”) by the well-known Italian photographer Massimo Listri at the prestigious River City Bangkok Gallery. Massimo Listri portrays the interiors of Italian architectures, which are considered to be among the most beautiful in the world, […]

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IDLO. The Assembly of the Parties 2017 hosted at the Farnesina

Concomitantly to the Assembly of the Parties 2017 of IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Farnesina hosted the IDLO Partnership Forum “Sustaining peace, sustainable development: the contribution of the rule of law”. The Forum aimed to analyse the ways in which the rule of law and access to justice can favour sustainable development and contribute […]

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The OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 to two International Master Courses of the University of Tor Vergata. Alfano: “Italy supports any initiative to make the world free of chemical weapons”

Today, at The Hague, the OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 was assigned to two International Master courses in the protection against CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive events) of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the 22nd Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The 45,000 euro […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 November: latest news from the world

Morocco steps up its national railway network development Morocco’s railway network development plan includes both projects for new standard lines (2,743 km) and high-speed lines (1,500 km). Moreover, the Country also intends to upgrade Casablanca’s regional railway network. According to the figures published by the Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF), in 2016 the […]

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