America Settentrionale

In detail

9 March 2021

Italian Economic Diplomacy 09 March: breaking news from around the world

CANADA – GHELLA IS AWARDED AN IMPORTANT CONTRACT IN ONTARIO. The Italian Company Ghella has been awarded a contract with a total value of 4,7 billion Canadian Dollars in Ontario. The Company, which is part of the West End Connectors Consortium, along with the Spanish Dragados and Canadian Aecon Companies, will be responsible for extending […]

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Press Releases

8 March 2021

Airbus/Boeing: EU and USA sign a preliminary agreement for suspending tariffs

Following a conversation between European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden, the EU and the USA have agreed to suspend their respective tariffs imposed in the Airbus-Boeing disputes, both on aircraft and other products, for an initial period of 4 months. The EU and the USA have also committed to […]

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In detail

24 February 2021

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the talks Mr. Blinken offered his personal condolences over the death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci.      

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Press Releases

3 February 2021

Italy expresses satisfaction at the agreement reached between the USA and Russian Federation on the New Start Treaty

Italy warmly welcomes the agreement reached between the United States and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty – a key instrument in the current arms control regime – and supports dialogue between the two major nuclear powers on ways to further progress in this field.  Italy remains committed to upholding and strengthening […]

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Press Releases

28 January 2021

Telephone conversation between Minister Di Maio and the new US Secretary of State Blinken

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation today with the new US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. During the conversation, the two Ministers reported excellent bilateral relations, focusing on the key issues of common interest, including Libya, NATO cooperation, the fight against terrorism, the Navalny case, and […]

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Press Releases

11 January 2021

Press release by Luigi Di Maio

“For close to a year now, the world has been facing one of the most complex challenges in history, as it struggles against a devious and invisible enemy that has radically changed our way of life. The pandemic has also violently affected Western democracies, bringing our economies to their knees and forcing us to restrict […]

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Press Releases

10 November 2020

EU-USA, Scalfarotto: “It’s time to revive relations”

Deputy Minister Ivan Scalfarotto attended an informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) held today by video conference. In thanking the German Presidency and the Executive Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Trade Dombrovskis for their work, the Deputy Minister immediately noted that the outcome of the United States presidential election could […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 October 2020

Washington: ‘Seguso Vetri d’Arte. 1397-2020’, on display the Italian glassmaking tradition

“The exhibition ‘Seguso Vetri d’Arte’ opens in Washington. It is dedicated to the artistic and artisan tradition of the famous family-run company of Murano that, since 1397, has created some of the most exclusive and appreciated works of art in glass. The project, presented at Villa Firenze as part of the “Artists in Residence” cycle, […]

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In detail

30 September 2020

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A joint press point was held at the end.   Watch the press conference video    

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In detail

25 August 2020

Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Champagne

On August 25, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, François-Philippe Champagne.  

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Press Releases

24 August 2020

Mr Scalfarotto: US-EU agreement for access to respective markets step in the right direction

Undersecretary Scalfarotto commented positively on the agreement reached between the US and the EU for access to their respective markets for European and American products worth more than 100 million exchanges per year. “This is a step in the right direction,” commented Mr Scalfarotto. “Although this is a limited agreement, for the first time in […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 August 2020

IIC Toronto: a webinar on Raphael and Paolo Veronese

The Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes of Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C., presents On the Footsteps of the Genius: Raphael and Paolo Veronese, (Sulle orme del genio: Raffaello e Paolo Veronese) an online conference by Thomas Dalla Costa, Curatorial Fellow of the […]

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