Meeting Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Pryistaiko
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio met the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Pryistaiko today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Farnesina. Here for the live press conference >>
Read moreMission of Minister Luigi Di Maio to Belgrade, Skopje and Pristina (10-11 February 2020)
The Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio will be on a mission to the Western Balkans. This afternoon he will be in Serbia for institutional meetings. Tomorrow he will visit North Macedonia and Kosovo. Stop in Belgrade Minister Di Maio meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of Serbia, […]
Read moreAt MAECI, ASviS event on Agenda 2030
Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) was held the event “The commitment of Italy and the international community for the implementation of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development” by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS). During the event, the English version of the 2019 Report of ASVIS (asvis.it/rapporto-asvis-2019/), dedicated to […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 07 February: latest news from the world
FIRST ITALY-KUWAIT SEMINAR ON PORTS AND WATER DEPOLLUTION. The first Italy-Kuwait seminar on “water management capacity on ports and water depollution” was recently held at the headquarters of KISR (the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research). This event brought to a close a series of important initiatives on water management, organised by our Embassy to present […]
Read moreMinister Luigi Di Maio on a mission to Madrid
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio is visiting Madrid to strengthen relations between the two Countries. On the agenda, a meeting with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Gonzalez Laya.
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 06 February: latest news from the world
NEW ZEALAND – NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ANNOUNCED As part of New Zealand’s Public Investment Plan, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the allocation of NZD 12 billion of infrastructure projects (approx. EUR 7 billion), published last December. Approximately NZD 5.3 billion has been allocated to new road infrastructure, 1.1 billion to railway projects, 400 million […]
Read more6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Italy has reasserted its strong commitment to combating any form of violence against women and girls. This is a priority action of our current mandate in the UN Human Rights Council (2019- 2021). According to the figures contained in the very […]
Read more‘Coronavirus emergency: Farnesina’s activities
Following the decision taken on 30 January 2020 by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to suspend air traffic between Italy and China, the Farnesina took immediate action with the establishment of a Special Operations Unit composed of the Ministry’s Crisis Unit, the top management of ENAC […]
Read moreDi Stefano attends the ITASEC20 forum on cybersecurity
In Ancona, today, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke at the ITASEC20 forum, an important national and European event dedicated to cybersecurity, attended by companies operating in the sector and representatives of the institutions involved. “Cybersecurity has become a key aspect of international relations, precisely because of its growing impact on the […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 05 February: latest news from the world
FINLAND: ENERGY TRANSITION GUIDELINES The new guidelines for the Government’s energy transition programme were recently issued, setting the “carbon neutrality” targets for 2035. For the time being, the plan is based on three measures. First of all, taxation: effective from 2021, excise duties for electricity due by the manufacturing industry will be gradually scaled down, […]
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