World Food Day: war on waste for ‘Zero hunger’
‘Zero hunger‘ is the global goal to abolish malnutrition by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that we can achieve all together. In this effort, “it is urgent to put in place concrete actions” said the Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, at the international conference organised at the Farnesina to celebrate World Food Day. The […]
Read moreMinister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council
Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council. On the agenda of the meeting: migration, Libya, Central African Republic and Venezuela. Minister Moavero will subsequently participate in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Read moreWorld Food Day, #ZeroHunger in the world by 2030
Hunger is growing again in the world: according to the latest reports issued by the FAO, over 815 million people suffered chronic malnutrition in 2016, 38 million more than the previous year. And with a world population forecast to reach 9 billion in 2050, farmers will have to find new more productive ways of farming and […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 11 October: latest global news
Norway: the first two guides for Italian investors and exporters published The first two in a series of guides designed for Italians who wish to invest in Norway have been published. Drawn up by our Embassy in Oslo and the Stockholm branch of the Institute for Foreign Trade, the guides aim to provide information and […]
Read morePresentation of the Day: “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”
The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the Day titled “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”, an event held annually to celebrate and disseminate contemporary art, now at its 14th edition in Italy. The event will open with remarks by Vincenzo De Luca, the MAECI’s Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, followed […]
Read moreMinister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide
Minister Moavero meets with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Erisken Søreide. The meeting focused on bilateral relations and major European and international issues. Special attention was paid to EU and NATO security policies, the Brexit negotiations and migration flows.
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 9 October: latest news from the world
CHINA – Pirelli finalizes the agreement for the acquisition of a 49% stake in the JV with the Hixih Group in China In execution of the agreements reported in August, Pirelli informs that it closed the Purchase Agreement for a 49% stake in the JV that, through Jining Shenzhou Tyre Co., owns a consumer tire […]
Read morethe Farnesina hosts the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena
Today the Farnesina is hosting the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project financed from the Fund for Africa with the aim of promoting and disseminating correct information on the risk of illegal migration, with a special focus on the principal Countries of origin of the migrants coming to Europe. During […]
Read moreMeeting of the OSCE Political Directors
As part of the Italian Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), today the Farnesina hosted the meeting of the Political Directors of the 57 Participating States of the Vienna-based Organization. The meeting opened with remarks by the Political Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 4 October: latest news from the world
European Investment Bank finances the ports of Rome and Lazio The European Investment Bank (EIB) is going to finance projects to expand the port of Civitavecchia and to create of a new commercial port in Fiumicino with 195 million euros. It is the EIB’s largest financing of a Port System Authority in the last few […]
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