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Press Releases
16 June 2020
University corridors for refugee students

The “University Corridors” project addressed to refugee students in Ethiopia, which offers courses and integration in Italy for young people holding a refugee status in the African country, has been strengthened. The second edition of the Memorandum of Understanding “UNICORE” (University Corridors for Refugees) promoted by UNHCR, with the participation of the Directorate General for […]

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Press Releases
15 June 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the repatriations of Italians from abroad continue

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still committed to the safe repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad. In the last 3 days about 1,000 people have been repatriated, with flights from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Bangladesh, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal. Since the beginning of the emergency, more than 96,200 compatriots have returned with […]

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Press Releases
12 June 2020
First annual meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted today the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in the presence of Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a set of initiatives worth over 125 million euros. Among these, […]

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Events
12 June 2020
Belloni at the meeting of EU State Secretaries and General Secretaries

On 12 June 2020, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni participated in the informal meeting of EU Secretaries of State and General Secretaries, organized by the German Presidency and the European External Action Service (EEAS). On the agenda: the priorities of the next European Semester; the strengthening of the sovereignty of the Union; the Covid-19 emergency management; Digital […]

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Press Releases
8 June 2020
Pact for Export: Mr Di Stefano, a leap forward in method and innovation

During the signing ceremony of the “Pact for export”, which took place today at the Foreign Ministry, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for the Internationalisation of Enterprises, Mr Manlio Di Stefano, reviewed the great work done in the last three months to lay the foundations for the recovery of our export as a […]

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Press Releases
7 June 2020
Libya, Italy acknowledges the agreement announced yesterday by President Sisi

Italy acknowledges the agreement announced yesterday by President Sisi. Italy has always been supportive of any initiative which – accepted by all parties involved and within the framework of the Berlin process – could favour a political solution of the Libyan crisis. To this end, Italy invites all parties involved to undertake a good faith commitment […]

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Press Releases
4 June 2020
Italy-Argentina: Sereni, deep bond reflected in a fervent academic collaboration

“The relations between Italy and Argentina are characterised by a robust human component. It is a bond mainly due to the migration flows between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that have progressively strengthened in recent decades thanks to increasingly lively economic, cultural and scientific exchanges”. This was stated by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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Press Releases
29 May 2020
Italy re-elected to the Steering Committee of the Open Government Partnership: international commitment to transparency, legality and the fight against corruption confirmed

Italy was once again elected to the Executive Committee of the Open Government Partnership, being the most voted candidate and winning the seat for Europe. The second consecutive term of office of our country will start from October 2020 and will last three years. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative launched in 2011. […]

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Diplomatic Network
25 May 2020
Africa Day 2020, the video marathon

Niccolò Fabi, Tommy Kuti, Kandy Guira, the Mezzotono, Baba Sissoko: these are just some of the many artists who joined the video marathon organised by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate Africa Day 2020. Today, May 25th – the anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation for African Unity (later African Union) in 1963, created to […]

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Press Releases
22 May 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Notice – Repatriation Update

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues its commitment to the repatriation of Italian citizens stranded abroad: today more than 730 Italians have returned, for a total of about 86,000. The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues, thanks to the incessant commitment of the Crisis Unit and the Embassies and Consulates abroad, for the […]

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Press Releases
21 May 2020
Africa Day 2020

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s celebration of Africa Day2020, Monday 25th May, will be characterised by an innovative digital format, with an artistic and cultural content dedicated to the African continent. At the instigation of Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re, in agreement with Minister Luigi Di Maio, the Foreign Ministry has designed a virtual […]

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