Madrid: 7 projects awarded by young creatives
Seven projects by students and young professionals were honoured in Madrid as part of activities connected to Italian Design Day 2020 and Madrid Design Festival. It is the result of the competition “Design – A journey between Italy and Spain”, organized by the Italian Embassy in Madrid and the General Consulate in Barcelona. The seven […]
Read moreFootball on the field in Jordan for Syrian refugees
Cooperation, footballers and NGOs on the field in Jordan for an initiative in support of Syrian refugees and the host community.These are the first joint activities following the Memorandum of Understanding between MAECI / DGCS, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the Italian Footballers Association, which has been signed at the Farnesina on 19 […]
Read moreScalfarotto at the “Collection Première Moscow” Fair
Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the Collection Première exhibition in Moscow, the most famous fashion show in Russia and Eastern Europe. The feedback received from Russian and Belarusian operators was very positive for a sector such as Italian fashion, which in 2019 achieved a turnover of 1.4 billion euros in Russia, recording growth in exports of […]
Read moreScalfarotto, in Moscow, meets the Russian DM for Economic Development Maksimov
This morning, in Moscow, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met the Russian Deputy Minister for Economic Development Maksimov. After recalling the excellent bilateral partnership between the two Countries, recently confirmed by the meeting between Minister Di Maio and Ministers Lavrov (Foreign Affairs) and Manturov (Industry), the talks focused on the economic and trade relations and their outlook. […]
Read moreMyanmar: Italian Food Festival, open doors in Residence
Show-cooking of tagliatelle, orecchiette, gnocchi, pizza, live demonstration of mozzarella-making in front of the guests, a masterclass on Tuscan wines and pizza school for children. These were some of the most appreciated moments of the second edition of the Italian Food Festival which last Sunday attracted nearly 3,800 people to the garden of the residence […]
Read moreDel Re visits Nouakchott: Italy supports security and development in the Sahel
The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, in Nouakchott, in the first General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, an organisation that supports the G5 Sahel, of which Italy is a member, in their development efforts. Ms. Del Re also attended the G5 Sahel Summit. “Italy is on your side in tackling the challenges facing you […]
Read moreMission of Undersecretary Scalfarotto in Berlin
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met today in Berlin with his counterpart at the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Ulrich Nussbaum, for an in-depth discussion on international trade policy issues. The joint commitment is to seek shared solutions for an agreement with the United States emerged, in full respect of the sensitivities of some European […]
Read moreSereni: Fighting crime and inequalities, common challenges
The visit to Mexico of the Deputy Minister Marina Sereni, who had numerous institutional meetings with President Alfonso Romo Garza’s Head of Office, Maximiliano Reyes Zuñiga and Julian Ventura, with the Executive Director of the Mexican Development Cooperation Agency, Laura Carrillo Cubillas, continues. A wide range of topics was discussed with the interlocutors, starting with […]
Read moreUndersecretary Merlo in Manchester to reopen the Consulate
Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo went today to Manchester where he had meetings with local authorities and members of the local Comites, in view of the reopening of the Italian Consulate in the city, suppressed in 2011. The Undersecretary was received by the Deputy Mayor of Manchester, Sir Richard Leese, who confirmed the Italian Government’s decision to […]
Read moreScalfarotto: France and Italy for a new transatlantic agenda
Under-Secretary Ivan Scalfarotto met today in Paris with the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. During the meeting, the need for dialogue and shared solutions with the USA has been discussed to create a new and positive Transatlantic agenda and to resolve the matter of Airbus subsidies. Sharing […]
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