Farnesina

Press Releases

11 November 2021

PNRR: until 3 December, subsidised funding for export-oriented SMEs

The National Recovery and Resilience Plan has made available 800 million euros in subsidised funding and 400 million in non-repayable grants for Italian SMEs oriented towards foreign markets through the 394/81 Fund managed by SIMEST. The instruments available to companies are: Digital and ecological transition of SMEs with an international vocation Subsidised funding for investments […]

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Press Releases

11 November 2021

Foreign Ministry Note: Italian citizen Alberto Livoni

The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa, in close connection with the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, is very closely following the case of our compatriot Alberto Livoni, who is in detention at the Addis Ababa Police Commission. We are providing him with all necessary assistance and are in contact with the competent local authorities and […]

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Press Releases

9 November 2021

Publication of the Statistical Yearbook for 2021. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in numbers

The Statistical Yearbook for 2021 was published today with all the numbers relative to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This is the document that, every year, illustrates the data most representative of the Farnesina’s commitment at the service of Italy in the world. The volume contains a wide-ranging review of information and […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 November 2021

Italy-Denmark, 160 years of diplomatic relations in an exhibition

This year, Italy and Denmark will celebrate the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1861-2021). In honor of this important event, from November 4 to December 4, 2021, the Italian Institute of Culture in Copenhagen is hosting an exhibition entitled “160 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Denmark”, celebrating the birth […]

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Press Releases

5 November 2021

Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Ethiopia

Italy is extremely concerned by the further deterioration of the security environment in Ethiopia over the last few days, which represents a serious risk for the stability of the country and the wider region. Italy calls upon all parties involved to immediately stop the fighting and start genuine and credible negotiations, for the sake of […]

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Press Releases

3 November 2021

CDP Group and the Foreign Ministry launch Business Matching, a digital platform designed to support the growth and internationalisation of Italian businesses abroad

Starting next year, the platform, dedicated in particular to SMEs, will initially target the main Asian markets and then be extended to other countries, based on the priorities set by the Steering Committee for Internationalisation coordinated by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Economic Development   Rome, 3 November 2021 – From today, Italian […]

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Press Releases

28 October 2021

Notice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Visit of the Secretary-General Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi to the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today visited the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the appointment of the new Head of the Unit, Embassy Counsellor Nicola Minasi.  Operative 24/7, the Crisis Unit protects and assists compatriots in emergencies and in particular in […]

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Press Releases

27 October 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – The Disputed Minors Task Force met today at the Farnesina

The Disputed Minors Task Force, whose physical meetings had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, met today at the Foreign Ministry. Chaired by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, it was attended as usual by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. As a fundamental occasion for sharing the action to be […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Sudan

The Foreign Ministry expresses its concern about the news coming from Khartoum (Sudan). We on the Italian side hope that with the contribution of the EU, the AU, and African regional bodies, we will be able to return as soon as possible to the spirit of the democratic transition process in Sudan, supported by the […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2021

10th Italy – Latin America and the Caribbean Conference

On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the 10th Italy – Latin America and the Caribbean Conference, entitled “People, Planet, Prosperity. The future of an ancient partnership” will be held in Rome, with the participation of Minister Di Maio, ministers and vice ministers of the Latin American and Caribbean countries, and representatives of regional international organizations. The conference […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – United Nations Day

On the occasion of United Nations Day, Italy wishes to reiterate its strong support for multilateralism, of which the UN, the only international organisation with a universal vocation, is the fundamental pillar. Covid-19 has proved a catalyst for fragility, further exacerbating the gravity of existing imbalances and the complexity of global challenges. The pandemic has […]

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Press Releases

22 October 2021

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – COMITES 2021 elections: the works of constituency electoral committees were concluded

At the end of the works of the Electoral Circumscription Committees, 244 lists have been admitted to the elections of the Committees of Italians Abroad, which will be held on 3 December 2021. They will concern 115 Comites all over the world, of which 9 newly established. “It is a significant figure, with a 55% […]

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