PNRR: until 3 December, subsidised funding for export-oriented SMEs
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan has made available 800 million euros in subsidised funding and 400 million in non-repayable grants for Italian SMEs oriented towards foreign markets through the 394/81 Fund managed by SIMEST. The instruments available to companies are: Digital and ecological transition of SMEs with an international vocation Subsidised funding for investments […]
Read moreForeign Ministry Note: Italian citizen Alberto Livoni
The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa, in close connection with the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, is very closely following the case of our compatriot Alberto Livoni, who is in detention at the Addis Ababa Police Commission. We are providing him with all necessary assistance and are in contact with the competent local authorities and […]
Read moreSigning of Protocol for humanitarian corridors from Afghanistan
The Director-General for Italians Migration Policies, Luigi Maria Vignali, signed today on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the Protocol to implement “Humanitarian Corridors/Evacuations for Afghanistan”. The ceremony, held at the Palazzo del Viminale, was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese. Signatories to the agreement, in addition to […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s participation in the ministerial meeting on the response to Covid-19
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today by videoconference in the ministerial meeting on the response to Covid-19 (“Covid-19 Ministerial”), convened by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, as a follow-up to the “Covid-19 Summit” hosted by President Biden on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly. […]
Read moreClimate change. – Vice Minister Sereni and the strategy for protecting women and children in the most fragile countries
“The Index has now become increasingly significant for all the development cooperation players, when it comes to the protection of the fundamental rights of millions of women and children”. The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, said as much while presenting the WeWorld 2021 Index, adding: “Climate change is multiplying certain global crises like […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministers of Morocco and Italy exchanged views via telephone (November 9, 2021). Joint press release
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Nasser Bourita and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, Mr. Luigi Di Maio, spoke by telephone on November 9, 2021. During the conversation, the two Ministers commented favorably on the excellent state of relations between Morocco and Italy, agreeing to accelerate […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – THE FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES ITS SATISFACTION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The Foreign Ministry has welcomed the completion of the parliamentary process to authorise the ratification and implementation of important amendments to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court, broadening its scope of application. These amendments include three new cases added to the war crimes list, relating to the use of certain types of […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Di Maio with his counterpart from Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met with the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev. Minister Di Maio firstly expressed his appreciation for the Kyrgyz decision to open an Embassy in Rome, which will enable bilateral relations to be deepened in every sense. Minister Kazakbaev expressed his deep appreciation […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano at the Italy-Turkey Innovation Day: “A new multilateralism of research”.
Undersecretary Di Stefano, together with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Industry Mehmet Fatih Kacir, has opened the Italy-Turkey Innovation Day, an event jointly organised by Tubitak, the Turkish government agency for scientific and technological research, and by the Embassy of Italy in Ankara. “Today, the economic crisis caused by the pandemic makes a relaunch based […]
Read morePublication of the Statistical Yearbook for 2021. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in numbers
The Statistical Yearbook for 2021 was published today with all the numbers relative to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This is the document that, every year, illustrates the data most representative of the Farnesina’s commitment at the service of Italy in the world. The volume contains a wide-ranging review of information and […]
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