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Press Releases

21 May 2020

Notice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – The repatriation of compatriot Marco Raffaeli has begun

The Air Force flight granted by the Prime Minister’s Office from Ciampino today departed from Ciampino. It will take compatriot Marco Raffaeli, the victim of a severe road accident in Bali on 20 April, back to Italy in the next few days. The humanitarian operation was made possible thanks to the incessant work of the […]

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Press Releases

21 May 2020

Di Stefano: Decreto Rilancio (Relaunch Decree-Law), 400 million for the Integrated Promotion Fund

On the occasion of the publication of the “Relaunch” Decree-Law in the Official Journal, Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano drew attention to the important news for the support of the internationalization of our companies and the Italy system in general. “Firstly, we are going to increase by 150 to 400 million euro the funds allocated to […]

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Press Releases

21 May 2020

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Repatriate compatriots stranded on cruise ships

Thanks to the relentless work of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami, in close collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a solution has been reached for the case of compatriots stranded on the cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean company stationed off Florida. The “Freedom of the […]

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Press Releases

20 May 2020

Notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Transatlantic Conference Call on Emergency COVOD-19

COVID-19 emergency response, and the measures implemented to reopen the production activities, repatriate the compatriots stranded abroad, make availability medical supplies on the global market, develop a vaccine, manage the consequences of the crisis on trade and the global economy, support to the most at risk countries and fight against disinformation were among the main […]

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Press Releases

29 April 2020

Sereni, #WeareItaly a success, art and culture pillars of recovery

“With this campaign, just at the hardest moment of the epidemic, it was possible to communicate to the world Italy deep vocation to art, culture, creativity, which will be one of the important bases of our recovery, a vocation that the virus will never scratch”. This was stated by Deputy Minister Marina Sereni regarding the […]

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24 April 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

Multilateralism is a pillar of Italian foreign policy. Only through dialogue and cooperation can the international Community find shared solutions and respond effectively to global challenges such as #COVIDー19.

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23 April 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates the World Book Day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins the World Book Day celebrations. At a time of closed schools and #Istayathome mantra, the power of reading allows us to defeat isolation, strengthen bonds and expand our horizons, nurturing intelligence and creativity.

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22 April 2020

Earth Day 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins the celebrations of the 50th Earth Day, the world day dedicated to the Earth. On this occasion, Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to climate and environmental protection, in view of the next COP26 and the preCOP that will be hosted by our country.

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31 March 2020

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, flags fly at half-mast

Flags fly at half-mast at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: the Ministry joins the farewell for the victims of the coronavirus in Italy.  

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Press Releases

29 March 2020

Note of the Foreign Ministry to deny Libero article

What has been reconstructed in the article that appeared this morning in “Libero” entitled “When Do-goodism Rhymes with Masochism. Italy gives millions to Tunisia, Somalia and Bolivia to fight the epidemic” is not reflected in the facts. The Foreign Ministry has already made clear that it is false, Italy hasn’t donated 50 million euros to […]

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24 March 2020

Foreign Ministry commitment for Italians abroad

Text and graphics updated to 26.03.2020   The Foreign Ministry is at the forefront to support Italians abroad, through the Crisis Unit, Italian Embassies and Consulates around the world. Constantly together with the Authorities of foreign countries, we work to identify means and routes in order to repatriate all those willing to return. The whole […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 March 2020

Ms. Del Re thanks the men and women of the Italian Cooperation Services

Dear Everyone, we are all strongly committed to overcoming this unprecedented crisis for the entire world; the government, which is responsible for adopting the most appropriate measures for containing the contagion and reducing its adverse economic and social effects, and each citizen, who is responsible for strictly observing these measures. At such a critical time […]

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