Italian Economic Diplomacy 9 May: latest global news
COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ITALIAN WINE A short film entitled “Italian Wine – Taste the Passion” was screened during the 2018 Vinitaly exhibition. The film forms part of a communication campaign to promote Italian wine in the U.S. The campaign, promoted by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Federvini, Unione Italiana Vini, and Federcoc, follows market […]
Read moreFood innovation, Italian expertise at ‘Seeds and Chips’ in Milan
Innovation in the food sector, from the field to the table, is the core of ‘Seeds and Chips. The Leading Food Innovation Summit in the World’, taking place in Milan from 7 to 10 May. This is one of the leading events at world level for promoting technologically advanced, but also eco-sustainable, solutions in the […]
Read moreThe Minister’s agenda from 16 to 29 April
An intense week of international meetings and the case of little Alfie Minister Angelino Alfano went to Brussels on Monday, 16 April, to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council where the issues on the agenda focused on the difficult situation in Syria and the relations with Iran and the Russian Federation, and where he participated […]
Read moreMediterranean: Conference at the Farnesina debates the challenges facing youths
Researchers, post-graduate students and young experts from Mediterranean Countries engaged in a debate at the Farnesina today, on the key issues that concern the area: from the economic crisis to conflicts, from unemployment to inequalities, without leaving out the environment, climate change and alternative energy sources. The conference titled “Youth Potential in the Mediterranean – Unlocking […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 7 May: latest global news
14 May 2018: event dedicated to the procurement financing of the World Bank Group The opportunities, initiatives and operating procedures of the World Bank Group will be the focus of the event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Directorate General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and Innovation) on 14 May, 2018. The World Bank Group is the […]
Read moreThe Italian Diplomats Basketball Team is again engaged in a charity match
At 3 p.m. on 5 May, the gym of the American Overseas School of Rome (AOSR) will host the traditional basketball match of the Italian Diplomats Team vs. the US Representatives. The first edition, which took place on 4 February 2016, was aimed at celebrating the visit by President Mattarella to the United States that year, […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets his dominican counterpart
“I had a very constructive and fruitful talk with my fellow colleague, Vargas Maldonado, during his visit to Rome at the Italian-Latin America Institute for the high-level meeting on education at the Forum Italy-SICA, the Central American Integration System, currently chaired by the Dominican Republic. Relations between Italy and the Dominican Republic are historical and […]
Read moreSport for peace and development: promoting young people’s ideas
#ZEROHackathon2018 is coming to an end, with its closing event taking place today at the Farnesina. #ZEROHackathon is a competition of ideas for students created by the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The starting point was paragraph 37 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: “We […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets his Kosovan counterpart, Mr. Pacolli
“I am sure that Pristina’s process to move closer to the European Union will provide further incentive to strengthen the already excellent political and economic relations between our two countries,” said the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, to his Kosovan counterpart, Behgjet Pacolli, when welcoming him today at the Farnesina. […]
Read more“Fare Cinema” – The First Week of Italian Cinema in the World
‘Fare Cinema’ launched today in the evocative setting of Cinecittà StudiosItaly has a great tradition of quality cinema, and its contemporary film production must be supported as it is an integral part of the promotion of ‘Brand Italy’ throughout the world. The Italian film industry also has a positive direct and indirect economic and tourist […]
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