Del Re. Strengthening cooperation between Mediterranean and Indian Ocean for economic recovery
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, participated by video conference in the 20th Council of Ministers of IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association), a regional organization that aims to facilitate trade and investment among member countries and promote sustainable economic cooperation, of which Italy is a dialogue partner since last year. […]
Read moreDi Stefano takes part in the webinar on economic relations between Portugal and Italy
This morning, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano took part in the opening of the webinar on “Portugal: tools for strengthening bilateral economic collaboration”, for Italian businesses interested in expanding on the Portuguese market. The webinar was organised by Italy’s Embassy in Lisbon, in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Portugal, the ICE Agency and […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano meets his Portuguese counterpart Brilhante Dias
This afternoon, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met its Portuguese Counterpart Eurico Brilhante Dias, the Secretary of State for Internationalisation. “Our commercial ties are very positive, and Italy is Portugal’s 4th biggest trading partner. However, we can improve this further in many sectors,” said Deputy Minister Di Stefano. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to analyse […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 16 December: latest news from around the world
BRAZIL – TIM-LED CONSORTIUM WINS THE TENDER FOR THE ACQUISITION OF OI TIM Brazil, Vivo (a subsidiary of Spain’s Telefonica) and Claro (a subsidiary of Mexico’s America Movil) have won the tender for the acquisition of the mobile segment of Brazilian operator Oi (33.7 million customers). According to TIM Brazil, the Italian company will take […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Di Stefano: cybersecurity – a great opportunity for Italy
Deputy Minister, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke at the awards ceremony held this morning for the online CyberChallenge, organised by CINI’s National Cybersecurity Laboratory. CINI (National Inter-University Consortium for Informatics) involves more than 1300 informatics and informatics engineering lecturers, from 48 Italian Universities. This is the major Italian initiative for identifying, attracting, recruiting, and putting the […]
Read moreMeeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook
The meeting of the 9th Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, will be held today in virtual format. The Steering Committee for Italy’s International Outlook is an initiative for outlining the resources and guidelines […]
Read morePresentation of the strategic document on “The Partnership with Africa”
Today, at 11.00, the launch event “The Partnership with Africa”, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy document identifying Italy’s main foreign policy priorities on the African continent, will be held in a virtual format. The first part of the conference will feature speeches by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, […]
Read more6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee
Today, Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano has co-chaired, with Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An, the 6th Italy-Vietnam Joint Economic Committee (JEC), in virtual format, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. At the virtual meeting, which has been attended remotely by numerous state administrations, trade associations and businesses, the participants have […]
Read moreDel Re chairs the Joint Development Cooperation Committee
The 5th annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee, chaired by Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re, has been held today in virtual format. At today’s meeting, the Joint Committee has approved a package of initiatives in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as the call for contributions in relation to initiatives promoted […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio opens the Italian-Dutch round table “Vanvitelli/Van Wittel”
Minister Luigi Di Maio and his Dutch counterpart, Stef Blok, will open the second Italian-Dutch round table “Vanvitelli/Van Wittel” at the Italian Foreign Ministry, organised by the Italian Affairs Institute (IAI) and the Clingendael Institute, in collaboration with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the […]
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