Italy – US Strategic Dialogue
On January 8-9, 2020, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted the second high-level plenary session of the Italy-US Strategic Dialogue. You can read the joint Statement below. Joint Statement on Italy – US Strategic Dialogue Italy and the United States strengthened their ongoing commitment to the bilateral relationship during the Second Senior […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto attends the inauguration of Pitti Immagine Uomo
Today, Undersecretary Scalfarotto attended the inauguration of Pitti Immagine Uomo, Italy’s number one men’s fashion industry show. This 97th edition of the Florence Salon featured over 1200 brands, 45% of which from abroad. Scalfarotto highlighted how “This reflects the industry’s capacity to spot the opportunities offered by foreign markets, Germany and France first and foremost, […]
Read more8th Meeting of the Situation Room for Italy’s Internationalisation
The 8th meeting of the Situation Room for Italy’s Internationalisation, chaired jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and by the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli, is being held today at the Farnesina. The Situation Room for Italy’s Internationalisation, is an exercise aimed at defining the resources, guidelines and strategic policy […]
Read moreCentral European Initiative (CEI) Summit Meeting of the Heads of Government
The Central European Initiative (CEI) Summit Meeting of the Heads of Government is taking place at the Farnesina. The meeting is chaired by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte alongside the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni. Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Czech […]
Read more6th Session of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation
6th Annual Session of the Joint Committee for Development CooperationRome, 18 December 2019. Today, the Farnesina hosted the sixth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the second chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in conjunction with Deputy Minister, Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved […]
Read moreDel Re: Migrants – evacuation from Libya a must
Speaking at the Global Summit on Refugees in Geneva, Deputy Minister Del Re called for “an international initiative to promote the Italian model of humanitarian corridors for a more comprehensive migration policy, in particular to ensure the evacuation of migrants from Libya”. Del Re presented the government’s lines of action on its migration and reception […]
Read more30 years assisting Italians in the world
Today, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni and the Director of ANSA (the national associated press agency), Luigi Contu opened a photography exhibition that looks back over the main events followed to protect Italians abroad over the past 30 years. The exhibition was put on in association […]
Read moreLaunch of the 2020 edition of the AIR – Artists in Residence project
The second edition of “AIR – Artists in Residence” was officially launched today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; the project was devised by MIDJ – Associazione Musicisti italiani di Jazz (Italian jazz musicians association), and realised with the support of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (“SIAE”) and the Ministry […]
Read moreVienna: Italian Research Day dedicated to Leonardo
On 11 December, the Italian Embassy in Vienna organised in its seat in Palazzo Metternich, “Between Science and Art: Leonardo’s heritage”: a day dedicated to Italian researchers in Austria to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. Established members of the Italian research community in Austria – who work at Universities, […]
Read moreBogotà: Commemoration of Marconi on the 100th Anniversary of the First Communication by Telegraph
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first message sent via telegraph by Guglielmo Marconi to Marco Fidel Suarez, Colombian President at the time, the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Municipality and the Cultural Heritage Institute of the Capital, has provided for the restoration of the bust of the Italian scientist by Venezuelan […]
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