COVID-19

Interviews

19 May 2020

Di Maio, Italy ready for tourists, no blacklist (Ansa)

“From June 3rd, Italy will start again at 360 degrees. We will be able to move between the regions and we are ready to welcome safely European citizens who want to spend their holidays in Italy. Our facilities are ready, prepared and in the vanguard”. This is how Minister Luigi Di Maio addressed his counterparts […]

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Interviews

19 May 2020

“To avoid contagions to return, we must help Africa now” Deputy Minister Del Re affirms (Agi)

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs explains that “supporting these countries is not only a moral imperative and an act of solidarity but also an instrument of preventive diplomacy”. “The pandemic is a global threat that requires a global response necessarily. Helping the health systems of fragile countries and contributing to research, development and distribution […]

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Press Releases

19 May 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to work for the repatriation of compatriots: so far over 83,000 Italians have returned, 2090 from Saturday to today

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, more than 83 thousand compatriots from 118 countries have returned to Italy, with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thanks to more than 800 air, sea, and land operations. In the last two days 868 compatriots from Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba have returned […]

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Press Releases

18 May 2020

Press Release – Afghanistan

Italy welcomes the agreement reached for the formation of a new Afghan government and praises the political forces that decided to coalesce around a common and inclusive project for a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. We congratulate President Ghani for his second mandate at the helm of the Country and we welcome the creation of […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 May 2020

IIC Madrid: similarities between Italy and Spain

Un pensiero da pensare insieme tra Italia e Spagna (A thought to think together between Italy and Spain) continues, the initiative launched last April 20th by the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid: a collection of videos in which well-known Italian authors, artists and intellectuals reflect on the affinities between Italian and Spanish culture, taking the […]

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Interviews

18 May 2020

Covid and Cooperation. An interview with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela Claudia Del Re (L’Espresso)

We are still in the middle of a medical emergency. Phase 2 has just begun. Concretely, beyond the rhetoric linked to the confinement of Italians and the lack of protection of personal freedom, what is the Italian response to the COVID 19 pandemic? International cooperation is currently engaged in providing a health response to the […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 May 2020

Embassy of Kyiv: doctors discussing how to fight against Covid-19

The scientific confrontation between Italy and Ukraine continues in the common battle against the Coronavirus. Today Professor Walter Ricciardi and Professor Massimo Fantoni shared their experiences by videoconferencing with the doctors of the Kyiv Hospitals. At the same time, Professor Maurizio di Mauro of the Cotugno Hospital in Naples answered the questions of the organization […]

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Press Releases

15 May 2020

Undersecretary Scalfarotto participates in the InCE video-conference meeting

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the extraordinary video-conference meeting of the Heads of Government of the member countries of the Central European Initiative (InCE). It is one of the initiatives promoted by the Montenegrin Presidency on-duty related to the health emergency. During his speech, Scalfarotto highlighted the importance of regional cooperation in the fight against the […]

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Press Releases

14 May 2020

The Foreign Ministry continues to work to repatriate compatriots: so far more than 80,000 repatriations, 1,100 since yesterday

About 1,100 people returned to Italy between yesterday and today thanks to the support of the Foreign Ministry and its network, which has organised 16 special flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Spain, Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Somalia. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, more than 80 thousand compatriots from 117 […]

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Press Releases

14 May 2020

Scalfarotto at the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting

Undersecretary Scalfarotto attended today the extraordinary meeting of the G20 Trade Ministers, convened to discuss the response to the COVID 19 crisis, prepared by the Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG). The initiative, promoted by the Saudi Presidency-in-Office, is aimed at identifying short and long-term collective initiatives, to alleviate the economic impact of the pandemic, […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 May 2020

New York, meeting with Italians fighting Covid-19

An opportunity to debate with the Italian representatives of the medical-scientific community who are fighting against Coronavirus. It is the first event of the digital initiative #italiandigitaltownhall, dedicated to the Italians engaged in the front line against Covid-19 in New York. The meeting – promoted by the Consulate General of Italy in New York in […]

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Events

14 May 2020

Covid19, webinar on economy and energy by Med Dialogues

The impact of Covid19 pandemic on the economy and energy sector in the enlarged Mediterranean will be the focus of a virtual regional meeting organised by ISPI for tomorrow, 15th May. “Between Crises and Opportunities: The Pandemic’s Implications on the Economic and Energy Sectors in the Broader Mediterranean” falls within the framework of the State of […]

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