Roadshow for the Internationalisation of Companies – Minister Gentiloni is in Palermo today to open the Foreign Ministry’s event
Italy’s “internationalisation” instruments include offering support to the local companies with sufficient potential to expand to foreign markets. This is the aim of the Roadshow for Internationalisation promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Ministry of Economic Development, the ICE-Foreign Trade Agency, SACE and SIMEST and being presented today in Palermo to […]
Read moreItaly – Vietnam. Rome and Hanoi confirm scientific and technological cooperation agreements
Concurrently with the state visit of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, and within the framework of meetings organised by Italian institutions with a view to enhancing economic, scientific and industrial partnership opportunities, between the two countries, Italy and Vietnam signed the 6th bilateral Executive Protocol for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, on 22 November […]
Read moreAltagamma Foundation and FCA sign MOUs with Farnesina
Two Memorandums of Understanding have been signed today at the Farnesina between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Altagamma Foundation and between MAECI and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). The MoUs were signed by Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the President of Altagamma, Andrea Illy, and the FCA’s Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Africa and […]
Read moreArgentina – “Why Italians Like to Talk about Food” presented in Cordoba
To celebrate the 1st Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, Elena Aleksandrovna Kostjoukovic will present her book “Perché agli italiani piace parlare del cibo” (“Why Italians Like to Talk about Food”) on Wednesday, 23 November at 7:30 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Institute in Córdoba, Argentina. The writer will guide participants along an itinerary […]
Read moreGreece – Week of Italian Cuisine in the World spans from cinema to archaeology
The Italian Embassy in Greece presents the initiatives organised for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (November 21-27) with the following post: “Being convinced that gathering around a table during the festivities and big occasions anywhere in the World, but especially in Italy and in Greece, means rediscovering traditions, shared values and an […]
Read moreThe Netherlands – Yachting, success of the Umbria cluster at the “METS” Show
The Umbria nautical cluster took centre stage in this year’s METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show), the sector’s most important international trade fair that recently closed in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The Umbria nautical cluster was hosted at the stand set up by the Region of Umbria, with the support of Sviluppumbria, inside the METS’s most […]
Read moreFarnesina Open Doors – 8th Transparency Day 28 – 30 November 2016
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation proposes a new edition of “Farnesina Open Doors”, the event opening the building to the general public. Over the recent years, “Farnesina Open Doors” has turned into the event that renews the Ministry’s commitment to promote its assets in Italy and abroad: an opportunity to have an […]
Read more“Postcards from the other Italy” – Destination Spain: new migration patterns
Destination Spain: new migration patterns by “Postcards from the other Italy” – the web series produced by the news agency ‘9colonne’ with the support of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – is stopping off in Barcelona. The city is home to Daniel, […]
Read morePeacebuilding and Peacekeeping:Young Diplomats at the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi
Newly hired diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are on mission in Brindisi today: it is a fundamental step in the training process designed to consolidate the professional profile of Italian diplomats in sectors such as peacebuilding and peacekeeping. A process which has to start from the very beginning of a young diplomat’s career. Peacebuilding and […]
Read moreSyria – Italy gives UNHCR two million euros to assist refugees in Lebanon and Jordan
Italy has allocated a voluntary emergency contribution of 2 million euros to UNHCR to support the carrying out of sanitation and health interventions in Lebanon and Jordan. Italy will fund two 1-million euro interventions in Lebanon and Jordan, respectively. More specifically, Italy’s financing will help improve sanitation services in Lebanon. Thanks to the contribution, approximately […]
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