Scalfarotto attends the opening of the TANAP gas pipeline
Undersecretary Scalfarotto attended the opening ceremony of the TANAP gas pipeline in Ipsala (Turkey) today, for the Turkish section of the Southern Gas Corridor built to transport natural gas from the Azerbaijan gas fields through Georgia, Turkey, Greece and Albania to the final section comprising the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in the Apulia Region. Scalfarotto […]
Read moreItaly’s re-election to the IMO Executive Council
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the re-election of Italy in Category A of the Executive Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the period 2020-2021. The re-election took place today in London during the activities of the 31st General Assembly of the Organization, which has the task of promoting the development and safety […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Sereni opens the Italian-Palestinian Joint Business Forum
Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni will open the working session of the third Italian-Palestinian Joint Business Forum in Ramallah on Sunday, 1 December. Established in 2017 through an agreement between Confindustria Giovani and the Palestinian Federation of Business Associations, the Forum is a sign of the Palestinian Authority’s attention and appreciation for Italy’s commitment to support […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio in Naples for the opening of the new office of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will attend the opening of the new office of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) at the ex Manifattura Tabacchi in Naples. The initiative is part of a project to reinforce the territorial network of CDP in Italy, which has already opened two new […]
Read moreMerlo in Paraguay: pleased with our bilateral relations
Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo headed a mission in Paraguay, which brought together the Italian Consuls in Latin America for a coordination meeting held in Asuncion aimed at improving the services offered by our network to over 2 million Italians living on the continent. Innovation, digitalisation and best practices in providing services and communication to users were […]
Read moreDel Re side by side with Sant’Egidio for a world without the death penalty
Today, at the Farnesina, Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re hosted the ministers attending the 12th International Conference of the Ministers of Justice, “A World without the Death Penalty”. The event, organized by the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, had the aim of encouraging and providing support to the countries that have undertaken, or could undertake, an institutional […]
Read moreDe Stefano: MAECI supports businesses on the path towards innovation and internationalization
Undersecretary Di Stefano gave the closing speech of the eighteenth edition of the annual Forum of the Leonardo Committee in Rome, which discussed the issue “Tech in Italy: innovation, competitiveness, growth”. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation” – the Undersecretary assured – “is working with special commitment to promote scientific research and […]
Read moreDel Re and Belloni present the Premio Minerva to women
The Sala della Protomoteca of the Campidoglio, hosted the 30th edition of the “Premio Minerva Anna Maria Mammolitti”, at which Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re presented the “Premio alle Donne del Mondo per l’impegno Politico” (“Award to Women in the World for their Political Engagement”) to Fawziya Abikar Nur, the Minister of Health of […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano in Pakistan: broad bilateral cooperation
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano’s mission to Pakistan wound up after a tight two-day schedule of meetings with Islamabad authorities, which started with the Interior Minister, Ijaz Ahmad Shah. With his interlocutor, Di Stefano discussed about cooperating on combating irregular migration flows, as Pakistan is the second country of origin of clandestine migrant flows to Italy. The […]
Read moreHeading: Del Re opens Italy-Africa Business Week in Milan
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re opened the Italy- Africa Business Week today in Milan. The event is designed to boost business relations and economic cooperation with the African continent. Del Re highlighted the growing trade volume with Africa, underlining that “Italy was the third biggest investor in the continent in 2016, ” ranking first among […]
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