Helsinki: Italian start-ups on show at Slush 2019
This year, there are 12 Italian companies at Slush Helsinki 2019, the Expo for Start-ups conceived for expanding enterprises looking for investors, mentoring and venture capitalists. The attendance of Italian companies at this annual global event involving the major players in the universe of innovation is organised by the Italian Embassy in Finland and by […]
Read moreWorld Children’s Day: Del Re attends an event on the protection of minors
To celebrate World Children’s Day, the Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an event on the wellbeing and protection of minors at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. According to the UNICEF figures quoted by the Deputy Minister, in 2018, almost 200 million children under 5 suffered from chronic and acute malnutrition, a […]
Read moreBrazil: Sereni focuses on development and sustainability
Brazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The visit […]
Read moreBrasile: Sereni, sviluppo e sostenibilita’
“Un’esperienza istituzionale molto innovativa e interessante, quella del ‘Consorcio Nordeste’”. Lo dichiara la Vice Ministra degli Esteri Marina Sereni, che ha ricevuto alla Farnesina i Governatori del Consorzio che da luglio scorso raggruppa 9 Stati del Brasile orientale. La visita dei Governatori del Nord Est, finalizzata a far conoscere alle imprese e alle istituzioni italiane […]
Read moreDel Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]
Read moreScalfarotto partecipa al Salone del Mobile Milano – Shanghai
Il Sottosegretario Ivan Scalfarotto ha partecipato al Salone del Mobile Milano-Shanghai che dal 2016 rappresenta la più importante occasione di promozione dell’artigianalità, dell’arredo e del design italiano in Cina. L’edizione di quest’anno è il momento culminante delle celebrazioni istituzionali del quarantesimo anniversario del gemellaggio tra le due città. “L’Italia è il primo paese fornitore di […]
Read moreScalfarotto attends the Milan – Shanghai Furniture Show
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the inauguration of the Milan-Shanghai Furniture Show which since its inception in 2016 has represented a major opportunity to promote Italian craftsmanship, interior decoration and design in China. This year’s edition marks the highlight of the programme of institutional events that celebrate the 40th anniversary of the twinning between the two […]
Read moreDi Stefano presents “Handbook for Italian Detainees Abroad”
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, presented today, at the Farnesina, the publication “Italian Detainees Abroad – Practical Handbook for Consular Assistance”, supported by the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, and the Head of the Department of the Penitentiary Administration of the Ministry of Justice, Francesco Basentini. […]
Read moreScalfarotto focuses on trade in Shanghai While on a mission to Shanghai
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto inaugurated the new premises of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China. “It is an important presence which fosters the internationalization of the over 1,200 Italian businesses that operate in Shanghai – a market with a great potential,” said the Undersecretary. With regards to the circular economy, Undersecretary Scalfarotto took part in […]
Read moreAlgiers to host seminar on “Energy Transition: challenges, opportunities”
Today, also hydrocarbon producing countries need to get started on ‘energy transition’, which implies investing in de-carbonisation processes, enhancing energy efficiency and increasing the pcontribution of renewable sources to the energy mix. To this end, the Italian Embassy in Algeria, in conjuction with the International Affairs Institute (IAI), promoted a seminar in Algiers on 11 November which […]
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