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15 June 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Della Vedova visits Paris for bilateral meetings with the Italian community and UNESCO

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Paris where, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 June, he will be holding a series of institutional meetings with representatives of the French government and Parliament. Among other things, the visit will enable him to take stock of the prospects for the Conference on the Future […]

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14 June 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova visits Palermo for the inauguration of the Franco-German Cultural Centre

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has taken part today, in Palermo, in the inauguration of the Kultur Ensemble project, an artist residency programme set up by the cultural institutes of France and Germany. The event has been attended by the Mayor of the city, Leoluca Orlando, and by Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for International […]

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14 June 2021

Cooperation; Vice Minister Sereni, financing sustainable development is fundamental

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Marina Sereni, has participated today in the meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The topics on the agenda have been cooperation with middle-income countries and human development. The discussion on the […]

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14 June 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met on 11 June with the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas. The agenda included the migration issue, in view of the forthcoming European Council, and the concrete and effective forms of European solidarity in the framework of the negotiations on the […]

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11 June 2021

Meeting between Minister Di Maio and EU Commission Vice President Schinas

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, received the Vice President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, at the Farnesina. During their meeting Minister Di Maio stressed the need to put the migration issue at the heart of the European political debate, with particular reference to the question of solidarity […]

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11 June 2021

Participation of Minister Di Maio and German Minister Maas in the Italian-German Student Dialogue Forum on the Future of Europe

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, participated today by videoconference, with his German counterpart Heiko Maas, in the Italian-German Student Dialogue Forum on the Future of Europe. The Forum gave a group of some 40 Italian and German girls and boys aged 15 to 17 the opportunity to engage in […]

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11 June 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio addresses the Franco-Italian Economic Forum

Minister Luigi Di Maio spoke at the Franco-Italian Economic Forum, organised by Confindustria and the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF). The discussion focused on priorities of the Franco-Italian industry, new challenges for implementing the PNRR, the future of Europe and restarting after the pandemic.

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10 June 2021

Webinar on e-commerce and digital communication of exporting MSMEs – Wednesday, 16 June 2021

On Wednesday 16 June, at 15:30, a webinar will be held organised by the ICE Agency, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry, aimed at illustrating the numerous e-commerce initiatives implemented by the Agency to support Italian MSMEs that intend to expand abroad through the electronic marketplace. The event is part of the activities promoted by […]

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9 June 2021

Della Vedova to Czech Vice Minister: new EU pact on migration for relocation mechanisms

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Vice Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, Aleš Chmelař. The meeting focused on bilateral relations and various European issues, including the post-Covak recovery and the Next Generation EU plan, the Conference on the Future of Europe, enlargement to the Western […]

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9 June 2021

The Italian System for the Internationalisation of Companies in Campania – 12 June 2021

On 12 June, at 16:00, live from the Interport of Nola, a webinar will be held on the subject of “The Italian System for the Internationalisation of Companies in Campania”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, together with the key players in the public export support system will take stock […]

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27 May 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio takes part in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Gymnich format

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Lisbon to attend the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich). Read the press release      

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26 May 2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be in Lisbon today and tomorrow to attend the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich)

The first working session, dedicated to EU-Africa relations will be an opportunity for the ministers to reflect on strengthening the political and economic partnership with the countries of the African continent. The agenda will also include a discussion on the unresolved conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood and on the instruments available to the EU to […]

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