18th Contemporary Art Day
On the occasion of the 18th edition of the Contemporary Art Day – promoted by AMACI, the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, with support from the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, and collaboration from the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
Read moreExport companies: a new subsidised ‘394 Fund’ loan to address the crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine
A new subsidised loan for export companies who have been penalised by the current conflict in Ukraine has been in effect since 20 September 2022. The instrument is activated through the 394/Ukraine Fund managed by SIMEST (CDP Group Company) in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The new product was devised for […]
Read moreAl via il Piano di Azione Nazionale della Garanzia Infanzia (PANGI)
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Read moreBrazil – Ecorodovias (Gavio Group) wins a new contract
The Gavio Group, through its Brazilian subsidiary EcoRodovias Concessoes e Servicos S.A., has been adjudicated a 30-year concession for the “Lote Noroeste” motorway network after submitting a bid worth 1.236 billion reais (240 million euros). Located in the north-eastern region of the State of Sao Paulo, the network extends over an area 601 kms long […]
Read moreFarnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends ANSA’s forum “The role of foreign policy in times of crisis”
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends the forum “The role of foreign policy in times of crisis”, organised by ANSA press agency. ANSA Deputy Director, Stefano Folli, his interviewing him.
Read moreFarnesina and CDP sign Memorandum of Understanding for training-related cooperation
As of today, the Farnesina has a new tool which can help it support more effectively the internationalisation of Italian enterprises. With the Memorandum of Understanding for training cooperation, signed today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the men and women of Italian diplomacy may further deepen – […]
Read moreIndia – FPT Industrial (Iveco Group) and Blu Energy Motors enter into partnership
FPT Industrial (Iveco Group) and Blu Energy Motors have signed a supply contract for introducing, on Indian roads, by the end of 2022, the first lorries equipped with FPT engines running on LNG. The engines lower Co2 emissions by up to 30% compared with traditional engines; they are assembled at the Turin plant of FPT […]
Read moreItalian archaeological mission in Ebla resumes
Italy’s Mission at the Archaeological Site of Ebla – Syria’s thousand-year old city discovered by Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae in 1964 – has resumed, 12 years after its interruption, caused by the occupation of Al-Qaeda’s rebel militias. The invasion lasted from 2014 to 2019, ravaging the site with tunnels, trenches and small barracks, and totally […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia: Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, on visit in Belgrade
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, was on a visit in Belgrade today, where he met with Nemanja Starovic, State Secretary of Serbia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting allowed them to take stock of the bilateral cooperation between Italy and Serbia, with a particular focus on the possibility of stepping up economic cooperation, including in new high-tech […]
Read moreThe 2022 Rita Levi-Montalcini Award hosted at the Farnesina goes to Israeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld
Today, 13 September 2022, at 11:30 AM, the ceremony for the Rita Levi-Montalcini Award for Scientific Cooperation will be hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). The 2022 edition is dedicated to the development of genomic technologies for sustainable agriculture. This year, the award goes to Prof. Assaf Distelfeld from the […]
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