Minister Di Maio meets US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, met yesterday at Villa Madama. The discussion focussed on a number of important issues, from the Libyan crisis to the question of custom duties, from 5G technology to relations with Russia, Iran and Venezuela. Minister Di Maio reaffirmed the traditional ties between Washington […]
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KUWAIT – ITINERA HAS BEEN AWARDED AN IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT Itinera, a company of the Gavio Group, has been awarded an important contract for the construction of stage 2 of the contract for the road section connecting the city of al-MutlaA, in the north to the rest of the country (al-Abdali road). The contract […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 September: latest news from the world
CHINA – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN ENVIROVEST AND ANIMA ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITES BETWEEN CHINESE AND ITALIAN FIRMS IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Guangzhou between a Chinese company, EnviroVest, specialised in the treatment of toxic waste and clean energy, and Anima (Federation of National Associations […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 26 September: latest news from the world
INDONESIA – ITALY BUSINESS FORUM The Indonesia-Italy Business Forum will be held at Milan’s Hotel Michelangelo on 2 October. The event is organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Rome to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Italy and is titled: “Creative Economy and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”. […]
Read moreThe Italian Representation to the UN is now a plastic-free space
New York, September 23, 2019. From today, the Permanent Representation of Italy to the United Nations in New York has become a “plastic-free” space. It has placed a ban on the presence and use of disposable plastic on its premises. The President of the Council, Giuseppe Conte, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
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Colombia: new law on electric mobility The President of the Republic Duque, in conjunction with the Ministers of Transport, Energy and the Environment, presented the national strategy for electric and sustainable mobility, which will be instrumental in reducing, starting already from the next two years, two of the major problems that characterize all the main […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 September: latest news from the world
Thailand: Government approves a set of new incentives to attract investment The Thai Government recently approved a set of new incentives, known as the ‘Thailand Plus Package’, aimed at attracting more foreign investment in cutting-edge technologies. Thailand intends to enhance its attractiveness as a privileged location for productive investments that in turn would allow the nation to rank among the high-income […]
Read moreLegal Affairs Officer at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched a selective procedure for identifying the new Legal Affairs officer who will serve as an expert at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union. Link: https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/trasparenza_comunicazioni_legali/bandi-gara-contratti/atti-amministrazioni-aggiudicatrici/ric_gare_ultimiins?id=1898
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 18 September: latest news from the world
TURKEY – Sparkle continues to put its stakes on environmental sustainability in its Istanbul Data Center Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and eighth global operator in the world, has completed the expansion and renovation of its Istanbul Data Center with the adoption of state-of-the-art energy efficient equipment. Today data centers consume more […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 17 September: latest news from the world
BELERUS – 3rd Italy-Belarus Green Economy ForumMinsk, 8 October 2019 The Italian Embassy in Minsk, in association with the Italian Trade Agency ICE, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Belarus and Confindustria Belarus will hold the 3rd Italy-Belarus Green Economy Forum next 8 October at the“Footbalny Manezh” (Prospekt Pobeditelei 20/2) Conference […]
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