ASEM Day
The 23rd anniversary of the Asia – Europe Meeting (ASEM) is celebrated on 1 March. ASEM is a platform for cooperation between Asian countries and Europe, uniting 51 countries in addition to the European Union and the ASEAN Secretariat. It is a forum for informal dialogue on political, economic, social and cultural matters. Together, the […]
Read moreM’illumino di Meno, this year too the Foreign Ministry supports the project
This year too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joined the “M’illumino di Meno” project which envisages switching off the external lights of the Farnesina lighting the flagstaffs, the flags and the court d’honneur. Moreover, the energy saving mode in the corridors and in the common spaces will be advanced at 6 p.m.The […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 01 March: latest news from the world
Exco 2019, the first International Cooperation Expo, to be held in May The first international cooperation expo will be held at the Fiera di Roma fair centre in Rome from 15 to 17 May. Organised by Fiera di Roma, Diplomacy and Sustainaway, the event will develop on two levels: an exhibition area where stands will be […]
Read moreNATO internship programme launched
The 2020 internship programme at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) has been launched. Internship applications can be submitted online on the official website (www.nato.int/internships) by 17 March 2019.
Read moreBANDO DI CONCORSO ITALIA – GEORGIA – Programma di scambi per artisti – I edizione
Nel quadro del Programma di residenze promosso da questo Ministero, l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Tbilisi, la LEPL-Creative Georgia e l’Istituto Garuzzo per le Arti Visive, bandiscono l’edizione 2019 del programma di scambi Italia-Georgia per artisti italiani e georgiani. L’edizione italiana del programma di scambi Italia-Georgia consiste in due residenze della durata di un mese a Tbilisi […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 21 February: latest news from the world
Canada: new investments in artificial intelligence The Premier of the State of Alberta, Rachel Notley, announced a five-year investment plan in the field of artificial intelligence worth a 100 million Canadian dollars; the objective of the plan is to produce an important multiplier effect on the economy of the Province, with the creation of about 6,000 new […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi meets his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini
To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Rome and Helsinki, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met Timo Soini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the country that will hold the EU presidency in the second half of this year.
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 February: latest news from the world
Kosovo: GCF wins a contract to upgrade the railway line The Italian company GCF (Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie) and the railway agency InfraKos signed a 78-million-euro contract to upgrade the Fushe Kosove – Hani i Elezit railway line. The works, involving a 70-km-long section of the line connecting Pristina to the border with Macedonia, constitute the first […]
Read moreEGYPT: Walter Tosto signed a major agreement with Petrojet
The Walter Tosto company signed a major mutual cooperation agreement with Petrojet, a leading EPC contractor in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle East. The purpose of the agreement is to assist Petrojet in a technological upgrading process to enable it to manufacture pressure equipment and heat exchangers in its laboratories. The process involves an […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 18 February: Latest news from around the world
Gabon: EN.IT Group signs contract for two photovoltaic power stations The EN.IT Group, which has headquarters in London and an Italian branch in Rome, designs renewable energy projects, including photovoltaic, wind and biomass, and has recently setup a company in Gabon. The company was established after it signed a 20 year B.O.T. (Build-Operate-Transfer) contract with the Gabon Ministry of […]
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