Vice Minister Sereni opens Conference on the role of young people in Africa
“Today more than ever, Africa is at the centre of Italian foreign policy and relations between us and the continent are increasingly close, as shown by the fact that our country is the main European investor on the ground, with investments of 9 billion euros in 2017″. Vice Foreign Minister Marina Sereni stated that opening […]
Read more“M’illumino di Meno” is back: the Foreign Ministry supports the project again
The energy saving initiative “M’illumino di Meno” is back on 6th March and, according to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation participates again this year. On Friday evening, the external lights of the flags, of the courtyard of honour and of the flagpoles in the car park will be switched off. Moreover, […]
Read moreFarnesina, women’s cancer prevention
During the Women’s Day week, an information point for women’s cancer prevention was set up at the Farnesina. The medical unit was activated by the staff of the Health Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and was visited today by the Secretary-General, Amb. Elisabetta Belloni, in the presence among others […]
Read moreCoronavirus: Simest (Gruppo CDP), measures for affected companies
The Support Committee of SIMEST (Gruppo Cassa depositi e prestiti), comprising representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy and Finance, Economic Development and representatives of the Regions, has approved today measures to help Italian companies benefiting from subsidized loans for internationalization that have been affected by the Coronavirus emergency. These measures adopted include a […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy February 27: latest news from the world
BRAZIL – GOVERNMENT PLANS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR The Minister of Energy, Bento Albuquerque presented the Ten Year Energy Expansion Plan 2029, a planning document prepared annually by the EPE, Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica, a research centre attached to the Ministry of Energy, with the aim of indicating the prospects for […]
Read moreTraining of Burkina Faso diplomats in Rome
In the presence of their colleagues from the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina), the diplomas were awarded to eight Burkinabe diplomats who, from 17 to 21 February, attended the Master in Geopolitics and International Relations at the SIOI in Rome. The intense training program ranged from international law to the international protection of human […]
Read moreMeeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedu Andargachew
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew. The talks were focused on the Horn of Africa regions, where the joint commitment of Italy and Ethiopia for stabilization and institutional and economic development […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy February 26: latest news from the world
TURKEY – INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 2020 The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Cahit Turhan announced that tenders for significant infrastructure projects will be launched in 2020. Of particular interest is the announcement for this year of the tender for the construction of the “Istanbul Canal”. It is a new artificial channel at sea level, 45 […]
Read morePress Release – Response to the epidemiological emergency from Covid-19
The response of the Italian Government to tackle epidemiological emergency from COVID-19 has been timely, as also acknowledged by theWHO and the EU and it has been mainly based on maximum transparency and clarity towards the national community and international partners. We are also working with our neighbours to develop harmonised protocols and shared lines […]
Read moreDi Stefano receives the Italian National Chefs Team at the Farnesina
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 […]
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