Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

Press Releases

1 February 2024

Italy’s participation in the EU “Talent Partnerships” for the attraction of skilled labour from abroad

Italy is actively participating in the programme launched by the European Commission to attract skilled labour from third countries, in line with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, called “Talent Partnerships”. The programme is aimed at creating a European framework to reinforce Member States’ initiatives on regular channels of mobility for work, also with […]

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Press Releases

31 January 2024

Meeting of the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, with the President of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki

The Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, received the President of Eritrea Isaias Afewerki this morning at the Farnesina. The meeting was also attended, on the Italian side, by the Secretary General of MAECI, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Marco Rusconi. […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 January 2024

Kosovo, Italian Embassy and AICS support tourism

The Italian support to 25 Kosovar tourist operators is the subject of a call for proposals launched by the NGO “Volunteers in the World RTM“, in the framework of the development cooperation project “NaturKosovo: the Natural and Cultural Capital in Kosovo and the Sustainable Tourist Development of the Via Dinarica“, financed by the Italian Agency […]

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Press Releases

24 January 2024

Meeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Today at the Farnesina, Italy’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, working closely with the Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Vannia Gava, chaired a meeting with the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan accredited to Italy. The meeting provided an opportunity for the top management of SOGESID […]

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Events

11 January 2024

Development Cooperation: launch of the Bianca Pomeranzi Award

The initiative aims to promote the implementation of feminist and gender equality policies and practices. The Award is promoted by representatives and organisations of civil society, international development cooperation agencies, universities and the diplomatic world.   Rome, 11 January 2024 – The Bianca Pomeranzi Award was created today to build a living legacy of her […]

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Press Releases

21 December 2023

Il Vice Ministro Edmondo Cirielli presiede la VII riunione del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo del 2023

Il Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo è tornato a riunirsi quest’oggi sotto la presidenza del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri delegato alla Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli. Si tratta della settima riunione del 2023. Nel corso dei lavori è stato approvato l’avvio della procedura comparativa pubblica per la concessione di contributi a iniziative […]

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Press Releases

18 December 2023

10 million euros of Italian Cooperation resources announced for humanitarian interventions in the context of the Gaza crisis

Italy has announced 10 million euros to help the Palestinian civilian population facing the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza, focusing, in particular, on food security and health response. In implementing this commitment, Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli, in agreement with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, has provided a […]

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In detail

13 December 2023

SVILUPPO +, il nuovo strumento del Fondo Rotativo per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

SVILUPPO + è il nuovo strumento del Fondo Rotativo per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo volto ad incentivare le imprese italiane che investono nello sviluppo sostenibile dei paesi partner della Cooperazione Italiana. L’iniziativa, realizzata in coordinamento con il Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti e l’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS), […]

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Press Releases

11 December 2023

Participation of Deputy Prime Minister Tajani at the meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, together with Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli, chair the tenth plenary meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS), at the Foreign Ministry. The Deputy Prime Minister said: “Development cooperation is an integral and relevant part of foreign policy and […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 December 2023

Mali, agreement signed for financing “A Ka Baraa” project

Together with AICS Dakar Director Marco Falcone, the Ambassador in Bamako Stefano Antonio Dejak and ILO Regional Director Frederic Lapeyre signed a financing agreement worth EUR 3.5 million for the “A Ka Baraa” project, which will be implemented by the ILO under the tutelage of the Malian Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training. The […]

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Press Releases

24 November 2023

Undersecretary Tripodi celebrates the 40th anniversary of ISCOS

Italy’s Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi has opened, on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, the event promoted by CISL (the Italian Confederation of Trade Unions) in Rome to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Trade Unions Institute for Development Cooperation ISCOS. “The Cooperation’s objective […]

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Press Releases

22 November 2023

Partecipazione del Vice Ministro On. Edmondo Cirielli alla terza edizione della Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week organizzata dal CIHEAM di Bari

Il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli, ha partecipato all’evento di apertura della terza edizione della “Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week” organizzata dal CIHEAM di Bari e ha inaugurato il nuovo Mediterranan Innovation Hub, situato all’interno del campus del CIHEAM Bari. La Mediterranean Innovation Agrifood Week vede, nell’arco di tre […]

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