Task Force for Disputed Minors
Today the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad hosted the meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors, chaired by the same Foreign Ministry. The meeting, which was aimed at taking now consolidated coordinated action, was also attended by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. Once again, the meeting served as […]
Read moreCommemoration at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
The deportation of more than 1,000 Jews from the Rome Ghetto on 16 October 1943 was remembered by the Jewish community of Italian descent in Israel with a ceremony at the Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. The eternal flame, which burns for the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, was rekindled in […]
Read moreTunisia: enhancing cooperation with Italy in the field of amministrative justice
Italy and Tunisia enhance their cooperation in the field of administrative justice. Italy’s Consiglio di Stato has been awarded a twinning project through an international selection process that is meant to support the reform of Tunisian Administrative Justice. It is a success story that has been made possible also thanks to the support given by both the […]
Read moreItalian Investment Attraction Tour: Friuli Venezia Giulia
The second leg of the Italian Investment Attraction Tour was held today at the Chamber of Commerce of Venezia Giulia. The Tour is organised by the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in association with the State-Region Coordination Group for the attraction of investments, which includes the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), the Foreign Ministry (MAECI), the Conference of Regions […]
Read moreL’Inviato Speciale per i Caraibi a Grenada e Suriname
L’Inviato Speciale per i Paesi dei Caraibi, Roberto Natali, ha effettuato una missione a St. Kitts e Nevis, Grenada ed in Suriname. A St. Kitts e Nevis l’Inviato Speciale ha incontrato, tra gli altri, il Primo Ministro, Harris ed il Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Brantley. A Grenada, oltre ad aver avuto un colloquio con il […]
Read moreAFRON wins a medal for its commitment to fight cancer in Uganda
AFRON, the non-profit organization engaged in cancer prevention projects in Africa, received a medal to the merit for its commitment in fighting cancer in Uganda. The medal awarding ceremony was held on the 56th anniversary of Uganda’s independence. The ‘Golden Jubilee Medal’ was awarded to the founder and president of the association, Maria Tiziana Andriani, […]
Read moreSerbia: Minister of Agriculture visits the Ferrero company
The Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Branislav Nedimovic, visited the Ferrero AgriSer company today at the hazelnut tree plantation in Aleksa anti (Sombor), along with Italian Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio and Ferrero company representatives from Italy. The visit gave the Serbian government and Ferrero Group the opportunity to confirm their support for the hazelnut production development plan in […]
Read moreFarnesina: “Women in diplomacy” training course
“Women in diplomacy”, the first of a cycle of training courses on gender equality organised by the British Foreign Office in cooperation with the Foreign Ministries of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, kicked off today in Madrid. In addition to the Madrid event taking place today and tomorrow, the project schedules an event in Paris on […]
Read moreWorld Food Day: war on waste for ‘Zero hunger’
‘Zero hunger‘ is the global goal to abolish malnutrition by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that we can achieve all together. In this effort, “it is urgent to put in place concrete actions” said the Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, at the international conference organised at the Farnesina to celebrate World Food Day. The […]
Read moreArchaeology: Mongolia asks Italy for help
In order to leverage the extraordinary archaeological and historic heritage of the area of Kharkhorin, in Mongolia, an agreement was signed between the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi of Turin, the Kharakhorum Museum and the State University of Ulaanbaatar with the aim of supporting museums in the effort of enabling local communities to know and enjoy […]
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