Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 9th August: latest news from the world
Oman: new measures under way to improve investment climate The Sultanate of Oman approved a series of economic policy royal decrees to improve the investment climate, with the twofold goal of accelerating the economic diversification process and restoring trust in markets after the complex financial situation experienced over the past two years. The measures, which […]
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Oman: Eni signs exploration agreement for Block 77 Eni has signed an exploration agreement for Block 77, a 3,000 sq. km gas field in central Oman, not far from the important Khazzan and Ghazeer Block 61. The deal, which will be closed after signing a preliminary agreement with British Petroleum Oman and the Ministry of Oil […]
Read moreMessage from Minister Moavero on the National Day of the Sacrifice of Italian Workers in the World
Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the tragedy of the Bois du Cazier mine in Marcinelle, Belgium, in which 262 miners died on 8 August 1956. The disaster is etched onto the collective memory of us Italians because the fellow citizens who lost their lives were 163, more than half of the total. A terrible […]
Read moreCrisis Unit, Enac and Assaeroporti join forces again for the “Travel Safely Abroad” summer campaign
Rome, 7 August 2019 – The information campaign entitled “Travel Safely Abroad” is co-promoted by the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit, the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and the association of Italian airport operators, Assaeroporti, to remind Italians planning to spend their holidays abroad of the importance of consulting “Viaggiaresicuri.it” and of registering on “Dovesiamonelmondo.it” website: […]
Read moreMinister Moavero takes part in the Question Time
Minister Moavero takes part in the Question Time at the Chamber of Deputies. Follow the session live
Read moreParliamentary hearing by Minister Moavero
Hearing by Minister Moavero before the Joint Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on the Italian rotating Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI).
Read moreFarnesina and UNICEF to support minors in Eritrea
“Building the resilience of children, youths and communities to prevent irregular migration” is the title of the UNICEF project worth almost one million euros that the Foreign Ministry financed through its Africa Fund. This project aims to improve the living conditions and enhance the level of education of Eritreans, especially minors, by offering more primary […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry supports women and young migrants in Niger and Nigeria
The Foreign Ministry has arranged to make a 2.5-million-euro financing to UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, through the Africa Fund. UN Women’s projects will be carried out in Niger (for 1.5 million euros), through a targeted project to support women and young farmers in the Zinder […]
Read moreFarnesina-OIM Cooperation in favour of migrants in Tunisia
The Foreign Ministry financed a three-million-euro project through the Africa Fund to provide assistance to migrants in Tunisia, to be implemented through the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The project is subdivided into three sections: the first concerns maintaining and expanding the dwelling solutions available to migrants from Libya, especially in the south of the […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry contributes to financing the assisted voluntary return of migrants from Libya, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad
Italy has made a 11-million-euro contribution from the Africa Fund to support the project titled “Protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route”, comanaged by the European Union, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The contribution aims to finance the assisted […]
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