MADE IN ITALY: Continuity and a change of pace, urges Pistelli. Rome can do great things in the EU, Middle East and Asia.
The Italian “system” can succeed, but we need “a change of pace and continuity in our commercial foreign policy in the international markets and, above all, in China. There’s a great demand worldwide for the ‘Made in Italy’ brand, a demand that exceeds our capacity to respond. Italy can offer much more than the Four […]
Read moreDiplomacy for growth in Oman and Kuwait – Bonino mission: it’s up to Italian businesses to grasp new opportunities
Minister Bonino’s mission to Kuwait and Oman is a new, important diplomacy for growth initiative. Politics has paved the way for revitalised economic collaboration with two countries rich in energy resources and which wish to diversify their economies. The Minister’s message is that it is now up to Italian entrepreneurs to embark and build upon […]
Read moreMediterranean: more women leaders to promote democratic and economic growth
Increasing women’s presence in the political and democratic life and labour markets of the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean is a key component in fostering “a virtuous cycle of development”. For Deputy Foreign Minister Dassù, speaking at the Women Leaders in International Relations summit organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, the […]
Read moreITALY-SERBIA – new FIAT 500 introduced at Kragujevac
FIAT in Serbia: the new model of the 500L (Living), produced by FIAT’s Srbija (Fas) plant, was introduced at Kragujevac in the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Belgrade Giuseppe Manzo, on his first visit outside the capital since his recent appointment. “Many Italian firms, even small and medium sized ones, are finding new […]
Read moreBULGARIA – italian night at the Plovdiv cultural heritage festival
It was Italian night for the opening of the first edition of the Plovdiv international cultural heritage festival, a week of events to be held from 15 to 21 July in the ancient Roman stadium of Bulgaria’s second city. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEnergy: Pistelli, common policies against climate emergencies
We need to adopt global energy policies focused on sustainability in order to slow the earth’s warming, asserted Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli speaking at the “Climate and Energy” conference at the foreign ministry in Rome, where three reports by the International Energy Agency (IEA) – on climate change, renewable energy and gas – were […]
Read moreStrengthen diplomacy for growth, says Bonino – In Kuwait and Oman, building trade relations and partnerships
This was the purpose behind Minister Emma Bonino’s mission to Kuwait and Oman, two strategic Gulf countries. Good news for Italy, after the minister’s meetings with the executives of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its president Nizar Mohammad al-Asani, regarding the strong and “excellent” bilateral relations that everyone – politicians, oil men and managers […]
Read moreEGYPT: inclusive government now, says Bonino
The only way out for Egypt now “is an inclusive political process open to the concrete participation of all the political forces”, was Minister Emma Bonino’s statement as she met with Kuwaiti leaders on the first leg of her trip to the Gulf. On the eve of the European meeting in Vilnius where the Egyptian […]
Read morePiranesi exhibition a success at Riga Bourse Museum
An exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Battista Piranesi recently opened to great critical and public acclaim in the Latvian capital of Riga, consisting of more than 150 watercolours and prints selected from a collection of approximately 500 works and entitled “Piranesi. Roman Antiquities”. Participants in the opening event included major personalities from artistic and cultural, diplomatic […]
Read moreITALY-OMAN: Bonino, good to contribute to regional stability. Trade a “bridge to peace”
Italy appreciates the “position of the Omani leadership, which encourages pluralism and respect for diversity, promotes dialogue with neighbours and contributes to stability in one of the world’s most complex scenarios”, was the comment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino in Muscat Oman, on the second leg of a mission to the Gulf that […]
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