Italy expresses deep concern about the Israeli Government’s announcement to proceed with the construction of 5,000 housing units in the Givat Hamatos district and the Har Homa settlement in East Jerusalem.
Italy expresses deep concern about the Israeli Government’s announcement to proceed with the construction of 5,000 housing units in the Givat Hamatos district and the Har Homa settlement in East Jerusalem. In line with the established EU position, Italy reiterates that settlements in the occupied territories are illegal under international law and represent a serious […]
Read moreMission of Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Berlin
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met today in Berlin with his counterpart at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Ulrich Nussbaum, for an in-depth discussion on international trade policy issues. The joint commitment is to seek shared solutions for an agreement with the United States emerged, in full respect of the sensitivities of some European […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano receives the Italian National Chefs Team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano received today at the Farnesina the members of the Italian National Chefs Team, led by Team Manager Gianluca Tomasi and Captain Pierluca Ardito. The National Team is back from Stuttgart, where it won the gold medal in the Restaurant of Nations category at the Ika Culinary Olympics, the biggest cooking competition […]
Read moreSereni: Fighting crime and inequalities, common challenges
The visit to Mexico of the Deputy Minister Marina Sereni, who had numerous institutional meetings with President Alfonso Romo Garza’s Head of Office, Maximiliano Reyes Zuñiga and Julian Ventura, with the Executive Director of the Mexican Development Cooperation Agency, Laura Carrillo Cubillas, continues. A wide range of topics was discussed with the interlocutors, starting with […]
Read moreUndersecretary Merlo in Manchester to reopen the Consulate
Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo went today to Manchester where he had meetings with local authorities and members of the local Comites, in view of the reopening of the Italian Consulate in the city, suppressed in 2011. The Undersecretary was received by the Deputy Mayor of Manchester, Sir Richard Leese, who confirmed the Italian Government’s decision to […]
Read moreScalfarotto: France and Italy for a new transatlantic agenda
Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto met today in Paris with the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. During the meeting, the need for dialogue and shared solutions with the USA has been discussed to create a new and positive Transatlantic agenda and to resolve the matter of Airbus subsidies. Sharing […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Del Re meeting with European Commissioner for Crisis Management and Humanitarian Aid, Janez Lenarcic
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re had a meeting in Brussels with the European Commissioner for Crisis Management and Humanitarian Aid, Janez Lenarcic, with whom she exchanged views on the main crisis theatres. Concerning Libya, the Deputy Minister called for a growing commitment of the European Commission on the humanitarian level. In Libya, as well as […]
Read moreSignature Agreement between Maeci/Dgcs, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Italian Association of Football Players
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation / AICS and the Italian Footballers Association/ AIC, has been signed today in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, and the 2006 World Football Champions Simone Perrotta […]
Read moreScalfarotto at the event “China, We Are With You”
Undersecretary Scalfarotto participated today in the inauguration event of Milan Fashion Week 2020. During the event the solidarity campaign “China, we are with you” was launched by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (National Chamber of Italian Fashion). The initiative includes a digital exhibition of the new collections of eight emerging Chinese designers who had the […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto visited MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs
Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, visited the MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs dedicated to the footwear and leather goods sectors. The event opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “These are realities of absolute importance for an exporting country like ours. The figures speak for themselves: the two sectors, […]
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