Minister Alfano meets Commissioner Hahn
“EU enlargement and neighbourhood issues have always been at the core of Italy’s foreign policy and our views are largely in tune with those of Commissioner Hahn. We believe the EU enlargement to the Western Balkans is an essential political, economic and cultural priority, rooted in our geography and in our common history. This is […]
Read more“Italy’s support to EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies: participating in the IPA and ENI instruments”
On Monday, 12 March, in the Farnesina’s International Conference Hall, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will open a Conference on the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) which – with a budget […]
Read moreWeek from 5 to 11 March
The post-election period and the minister’s return to the UN Security Council While the political debate focused on the results of the March 4th elections, foreign policy activities continued in order to fulfill the international agenda. On Tuesday, Minister Alfano expressed his and the Italian people’s closeness and solidarity “for the earthquake that hit Papua New […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy – latest global news 9 March 2018
UN Building renovation project in Geneva: business opportunities available to companies The United Nations Building renovation project and completion of the Strategic Heritage Plan will be the focus of a Seminar held at the UN offices in Geneva on 20 March 2018. The event is called “How to do business with the United Nations in […]
Read moreLEAP Rome Conference “Italian Success Stories”
In view of the LEAP Summit 2018 to be held in Zagreb from 15 to 17 March, I4Pro/IdeasForProjects organised LEAP in Rome today at the Farnesina. The LEAP Summit is an international conference that every year convenes thousands of students, young professionals and entrepreneurs, the leaders of NGOs and changemakers with the aim of exchanging innovative […]
Read moreItaly’s economic diplomacy 8 March: latest news from the world
Finland: Helsinki to launch a 60 mln euro call for bids for rail transport HSL, the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority, has decided to launch a call for bids worth 60 million euros in the railway sector. In particular, the call is expected to be launched sometime this month and will concern the transport of commuters […]
Read more8 March: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened an information desk on the prevention of cancer in women
For International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opened an information desk where the doctors of the ASL Roma 1 Health Centre offered guidance on preventing cancer in women. The Ministry’s Secretary-General, Elisabetta Belloni, inaugurated the help desk underscoring that it is a tangible initiative offered to all the women working in the Ministry. […]
Read more8 March: Hall named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, announced that the Meeting Room of the Directorate General for Italians Abroad will be named after Ambassador Carla Zuppetti. Carla Zuppetti served as Director General for Italians Abroad from 2008 to 2012 and, throughout her career, mainly performed consular functions […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 07 March: latest news from the world
Finland: Almaviva group wins finnish railway tender The Italian AlmavivA Group (Transportation & Logistics Division) has won the tender in a call for bids by the Finnish Transport Agency to create a new public information system in the over 200 stations of the Finnish railway network. The contract is worth seven million euros. AlmavivA will […]
Read moreWeek from 26 February to 4 March
Institutional engagements and missions to Serbia and Qatar The week began with an unforeseen event. Snow fell over Rome on Monday, making it impossible for the minister to take off for Brussels in the early morning to attend the Foreign Affairs Council. On Tuesday, Minister Alfano arrived in Belgrade where he met with his […]
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