Joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Italy and Australia
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs the Hon Julie Bishop and Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development the Hon Angelino Alfano met today in Canberra and signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance bilateral relations and establish the Australia-Italy Bilateral Dialogue as the primary mechanism for initiating new engagement. Ministers Bishop and Alfano praised […]
Read moreSeven days with the minister – The week from 20-26 November told by the press service
The week from 20-26 November told by the press service The Week just launched by the Foreign Ministry’s overseas network started on the wave of the taste of Italian cuisine: for more than 7 days, over one thousand events in 110 Countries narrated the excellence of the Italian agro-food industry, tourism and culinary itineraries and the benefits […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on a two-day visit to Australia on 27 and 28 November
The Minister’s first stop was in Canberra, where he had a dense agenda of institutional meetings, which began at the Parliament House with the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, and with his colleague, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, with whom Minister Alfano signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral dialogue. The day’s […]
Read moreApproaching Rome MED 2017
MED 2017 is the third edition of the international conference co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The event will convert Rome into a global hub for high-level dialogue on the enlarged Mediterranean, with the aim of redesigning traditional approaches and developing a […]
Read moreThe Italian strategy in the Mediterranean
Today, the Mediterranean is a region that is more fragmented and – at the same time – more interconnected than ever. On the one hand, it is the centre of violent crises and sectarian disputes; on the other, a global platform of economic, energy and infrastructural interconnectivity between Europe, Africa and Asia. “Italy – affirmed […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection – “Mecenati del XXI secolo – Institutional art awards” 2017 edition
The Farnesina Collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was awarded the 2017 “Mecenati del XXI secolo – Institutional art awards” prize as the best art collection in a public institution. The award ceremony took place today at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MIBACT). This award was organised […]
Read more“Visa Policy in Support of the Italian Economy”
The event entitled “Visa Policy in Support of the Italian Economy”, that the Foreign Ministry organised for Italian business people, bankers, financiers and professionals, was aimed at attracting resources, capital, know-how and innovation to Italy simply by streamlining the visa granting procedure for investors, businessmen and people wanting to take up their residence in Italy for […]
Read moreAustria – United Nations and Italy sign new agreements on outer space activities
New agreements give strong impulse to Italy’s space sector and the opportunity to cooperate on new scientific and technological efforts to meet the challenge of space exploration, satellite communication, Earth observation and the management of natural disasters. These are the prospects contained in the New Agreement signed by the Government of the Italian Republic […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 21 November: latest global news
Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – Promotional Event of the Basilicata Region The Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, in conjunction with the Basilicata Region and the Association DMLA.be, today hosts an event to promote the fashion, culinary and winemaking tradition and historical heritage of the Basilicata Region, at the attendance […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 20 November: latest global news
Week of Italian Cuisine in the world. Green light for a series of events to protect and promote protected geographical indications. As part of the second week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is promoting a series of events between 20 November 2017 and early 2018 at […]
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