MED Dialogues: Vice Minister Sereni, enhance the role of young peopleth in the Mediterranean area
“The pandemic is seriously affecting young people worldwide, but in the Mediterranean and Middle East region, with 60% of the population under the age of 30 and with a youth unemployment rate of about 27% even before the crisis, the impact has been really strong”. This was stated by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, […]
Read moreDi Stefano chairs the “Energy, Environment, Climate” steering committee
Today, a meeting of the interdepartmental “Energy, Environment and Climate” steering committee was held, by tele conference, chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano, attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry for Economic Development, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Defence, Italian Permanent Representation to the European Union and the G20 […]
Read moreDel Re at MED 2020: mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the food chain
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, opened the “Health-Nutrition-Agriculture Nexus” Forum, organised as part of the Rome Med (Mediterranean Dialogues) 2020 Conference. “The Covid-19 pandemic put the food chain under unprecedented pressure, which is rather worrying if one considers that the food sector is one of the most important […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio participates in the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Meeting
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today in the video conference at ministerial level on the future of relations between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood Countries, chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The Ministerial Meeting was organised […]
Read moreOCSE-MENA; Sereni, in an unstable Mediterranean, Italy upholds dialogue
“COVID-19 is affecting the whole world but in the Mediterranean region we are facing a particularly unstable situation”. These words were spoken by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, at the Strategic Consultations of the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development. The Initiative aims at creating common governance training programmes between […]
Read moreVice Minister Sereni speaks at the Convention to mark 50 years of relations between Italy and China
“Collaboration between Rome and Beijing is intense in all sectors”. This is what the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, said, speaking at the Convention entitled “Fifty Years of Relations between Italy and China (1970-2020)”, promoted by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, attended by the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to […]
Read moreDel Re. Italy and South Africa join forces for the post-Covid recovery
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke by video conference at the opening of the seventh edition of Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue, organised by The European House-Ambrosetti. “South Africa and Italy have consistently been united by profound relations. A deep and sincere friendship between two Nations, which are distant […]
Read moreSereni and Di Stefano hold round table talks to support the culture sector
Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni and Deputy Minister Manlio di Stefano held talks, by video conference, with organisations representing the culture sector, namely, AIE (Association of Italian Publishers), ANICA (Association of Film, Audiovisual and Multimedia Industries), APA (Association of Audiovisual Producers), ASSORESTAURO. The event is part of a new round of sectoral meetings, starting on 2 November, dedicated to national production categories, called by Deputy Minister Di Stefano, who is in charge of business internationalisation matters. The new round of talks follows the previous round held in April and […]
Read moreDel Re. 2030 agenda and Paris agreement are the pillars for recovery
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at “Codeway – Cooperation and Development Expo”, a virtual event created and organised by Fiera Roma on the issue of development cooperation at the time of the pandemic. “The pandemic continues to profoundly impact not just health but the economy and well-being of billions of people around the world. For the first time in twenty years the crisis triggered by the […]
Read more25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Italy rejects any form of discrimination and violence against women and girls, and reiterates its commitment against this unacceptable phenomenon, which is also a serious impediment to attaining gender equality and effective enjoyment of women’s rights. Since this is a priority action in Italy foreign policy, the Foreign Ministry pursues the goal of eliminating all […]
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