Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 December: latest news from around the world
NORWAY – VARD WINS CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A SUBMARINE CABLE-LAYING SHIP Shipbuilding company VARD, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, has been awarded a contract to build a submarine cable-laying vessel by Dutch company Van Oord. The contract provides for the delivery, within 2023, of a new-generation vessel capable of using cutting-edge environmental sustainability technology in order to minimise the pollution footprint and the related drastic reduction of CO2, NOx (nitrogen oxides and dioxides) […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s mission to Trieste
Trilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Anže Logar and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia Gordan Grlić-Radman.
Read moreMission of Minister Luigi Di Maio to Bologna
Today Minister Luigi Di Maio is visiting Bologna. On the agenda: – Operational meeting with the President of Emilia-Romagna Region Stefano Bonaccini and councillors Vincenzo Colla and Paola Salomoni – Live streaming press point – Visit to Tecnopolo
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BRAZIL – TIM-LED CONSORTIUM WINS THE TENDER FOR THE ACQUISITION OF OI TIM Brazil, Vivo (a subsidiary of Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (a subsidiary of Mexico’s America Movil) have won the tender for the acquisition of the mobile segment of Brazilian operator Oi (33.7 million customers). According to TIM Brazil, the Italian company will take […]
Read moreMeeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook
The meeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, will be held today in virtual format. The Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook is an initiative for outlining the resources and guidelines […]
Read morePresentation of the strategic document on “The Partnership with Africa”
Today, at 11.00, the launch event “The Partnership with Africa”, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy document identifying Italy’s main foreign policy priorities on the African continent, will be held in a virtual format. The first part of the conference will feature speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio opens the Italian-Dutch round table “Vanvitelli/Van Wittel”
Minister Luigi Di Maio and his Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, will open the second Italian-Dutch round table “Vanvitelli/Van Wittel” at the Italian Foreign Ministry, organised by the Italian Affairs Institute (IAI) and the Clingendael Institute, in collaboration with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita
Minister Di Maio had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita. The two Ministers addressed the recent developments in the political dialogue in Libya and discussed the situation in Western Sahara, the normalisation of relations between Morocco and Israel, the Middle East Peace Process and the […]
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the Indian Foreign Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar
Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart, Dr. S. Jaishankar. The two Ministers discussed the strengthening of bilateral relations thanks to the Italy-India Action Plan, the multilateral Cooperation within the Italian Presidency of G20 and the COP26 Co-Presidency, the deepening of relations between the European Union and India, as well […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio speaks at the 2nd Session of the Italy-Turkey Joint Economic and Trade Committe (JETCO)
Minister Di Maio participated in and spoke at the 2nd Session of the Italy-Turkey Joint Economic Trade Commission (JETCO) Meeting. Following is the programme of the Meeting: 10:00-10:40 – Opening addresses by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Turkish Minister of Trade, Ruhsar Pekcan. 10:40-11:00 – The Deputy […]
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