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Press Releases

9 December 2022

ELMED: Italy expresses satisfaction over the approval of the EU funding for the electrical interconnection between Italy and Tunisia

Italy greatly welcomes Brussel’s approval of a sizable European allocation for the implementation of ELMED, the power interconnection project promoted by TERNA and its Tunisian counterpart STEG, providing for a 230 km-long 600 MW connection to Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets on the northern and southern […]

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Press Releases

6 December 2022

Ukraine. New supply of humanitarian goods for the vulnerable population by the Italian Cooperation

A new dispatch of humanitarian supplies by the Italian Cooperation in favour of the Ukrainian population left from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi and arrived in Chernivtsi in recent days. It allowed the transport and delivery of 9 tonnes of humanitarian aid (including, in particular, winter kits, tents, stoves and blankets), […]

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Press Releases

3 December 2022

Second edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis

On the sidelines of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani chaired the second edition of the Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on the food crisis which was first launched by Italy in 2022 to find operational solutions to the food crisis in the Mediterranean region […]

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Press Releases

24 November 2022

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, speaks at the closing event of the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP 2022)

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Edmondo Cirielli, took the floor at the annual General Assembly that closed the Italian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region 2022 (EUSALP), which began in January 2022. The event was attended by the Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and […]

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In detail

18 November 2022

Global Fund Praises Italy’s Increased Pledge to Seventh Replenishment

Italy has announced a three-year pledge of 185 million euros in support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2023-2025. With a 15% increase over the previous three-year period, Italy – ranking ninth among Global Fund donors – reaffirms its support for the Fund, which was set up in […]

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In detail

10 November 2022

NATO Cyber Defense Pledge Conference 2022

On November 9 and 10, 2022, NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference took place in Rome, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  The event was co-hosted by Italy and the United States with the support the NATO International Staff. At the Madrid Summit in June, Allies reaffirmed that resilience is a […]

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Press Releases

5 October 2022

Lebanon. Italy’s Cooperation Service provides emergency contributions to the IFRC and WHO

In the light of the progressive deterioration of the humanitarian conditions in Lebanon, the Italian Cooperation Service has assured an additional two emergency contributions worth a total of 1.75 million euros aimed at meeting the growing humanitarian needs of the Lebanese population. Of these, 1 million is earmarked to support the International Federation of Red […]

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Press Releases

29 September 2022

Development Cooperation, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni presides over Joint Committee meeting

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni presided over the sixth annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, also attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri. Representatives from other Authorities in charge of the matters under discussion also took part in […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 September 2022

A Cooperation Agreement for the creation of bio-districts in Tunisia signed in ​Tunis

A Cooperation Agreement for the creation of bio-districts in Tunisia was signed at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, Lorenzo Fanara, between the Farnesina, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS), and the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM Bari). The Agreement, titled “Preliminary Actions for the building of bio-districts in Tunisia”, […]

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Press Releases

19 September 2022

UN: Sereni in New York attends signing ceremony of Italy-Caribbean Development Bank agreement​

Today, in New York, on the sidelines of the High-Level Meetings Week of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, Italy and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) sealed a deal on the “Programme supporting sustainable development projects in Caribbean Community countries”, signed by the Italian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, […]

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Press Releases

6 September 2022

Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Pakistani Ambassador, Jauhar Saleem, in Rome

Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Pakistani Ambassador, Jauhar Saleem, for a farewell greeting at the end of his term in Rome. Ambassador Sequi expressed Italy’s solidarity with the Pakistani people for the serious damage caused by the monsoon rains, for which Islamabad announced a state of emergency and made an appeal […]

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Press Releases

1 September 2022

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with the Secretary General of the AVSI Foundation, Giampaolo Silvestri

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today met with the Secretary General of the AVSI Foundation, Giampaolo Silvestri. Ambassador Sequi recalled the constructive collaboration with AVSI in international development cooperation in the field of education and health protection projects and sustainable development promotion initiatives that are a priority for Italy’s Cooperation […]

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