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Press Releases

19 June 2020

A tour of Italian festivals showcasing entertainment, culture and regional diversity

On Sunday, 21 June, the Festival of Music will feature the first important concert with an audience after the COVID 19 emergency, besides being the beginning of the “Italian Summer Festival Season”, a suggestive tour of the principal Italian Festivals with a programme for 2020 announced to the World, thanks to the collaboration between the […]

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19 June 2020

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of our compatriots continues: around 97,600 Italians have returned

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a safe return home of compatriots stranded abroad continues. About 97,600 citizens have returned from the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency thanks to the work of the Crisis Unit and the diplomatic-consular network, which have activated 1075 air, sea and land operations from 120 countries. Today, […]

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Events

18 June 2020

Med Dialogues: dialogue with the UN Special Envoy Syria

The Med Virtual Dialogues initiative proposes today at 3:00pm a dialogue between Paolo Magri, Director of Ispi, and the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen. Mr. Pedersen has been appointed as Special Envoy for Syria in October 2018. He takes this position after decades of political and diplomatic experience, having served both the […]

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Press Releases

16 June 2020

Declaration by the Italian Government over the discovery of mass graves in Tarhouna, Libya

The Italian Government is appalled by the recent discovery of several mass graves in the city of Tarhouna, Libya. In line with the recent statements by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, EU High Representative Josep Borrell, and the UNSMIL Mission, Italy calls for an independent and transparent inquiry in order to identify perpetrators and hold them accountable. Italy calls on all parties […]

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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

Fare Cinema, terza edizione

Dal 15 al 21 giugno 2020 si svolgerà la terza edizione di “Fare Cinema”, rassegna del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale che promuove il cinema italiano e l’industria cinematografica del nostro Paese nel mondo. Realizzata in collaborazione con RAI, MiBACT, ICE-Agenzia, Istituto Luce-Cinecittà e ANICA, per la prima volta la rassegna sarà distribuita interamente […]

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12 June 2020

Fare Cinema, third edition

From 15th to 21st June 2020, the third edition of “Fare Cinema” will take place, a review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that promotes Italian cinema and the film industry of our country in the world. Realized in collaboration with RAI, MiBACT, Italian Trade Agency, Istituto Luce-Cinecittà and ANICA, for the […]

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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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