The Italian Diplomats Basketball Team is again engaged in a charity match
At 3 p.m. on 5 May, the gym of the American Overseas School of Rome (AOSR) will host the traditional basketball match of the Italian Diplomats Team vs. the US Representatives. The first edition, which took place on 4 February 2016, was aimed at celebrating the visit by President Mattarella to the United States that year, […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets his dominican counterpart
“I had a very constructive and fruitful talk with my fellow colleague, Vargas Maldonado, during his visit to Rome at the Italian-Latin America Institute for the high-level meeting on education at the Forum Italy-SICA, the Central American Integration System, currently chaired by the Dominican Republic. Relations between Italy and the Dominican Republic are historical and […]
Read moreSport for peace and development: promoting young people’s ideas
#ZEROHackathon2018 is coming to an end, with its closing event taking place today at the Farnesina. #ZEROHackathon is a competition of ideas for students created by the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI), in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The starting point was paragraph 37 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: “We […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets his Kosovan counterpart, Mr. Pacolli
“I am sure that Pristina’s process to move closer to the European Union will provide further incentive to strengthen the already excellent political and economic relations between our two countries,” said the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, to his Kosovan counterpart, Behgjet Pacolli, when welcoming him today at the Farnesina. […]
Read more“Fare Cinema” – The First Week of Italian Cinema in the World
‘Fare Cinema’ launched today in the evocative setting of Cinecittà StudiosItaly has a great tradition of quality cinema, and its contemporary film production must be supported as it is an integral part of the promotion of ‘Brand Italy’ throughout the world. The Italian film industry also has a positive direct and indirect economic and tourist […]
Read moreMinister Alfano meets U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo
Minister Alfano met the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels. Minister Alfano reaffirmed the centrality of the traditional relations between Italy and the United States of America. The meeting focused on NATO-Russia relations, defence spending and Iran, and also the latest […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 26 April: latest global news
Western Australia: Tender announced for 41 new trains for one billion euros The Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, announced a call for tenders for the design, construction and 30-year maintenance of 41 new trains at an estimated 1.6 billion Australian dollars (about 1 billion euros). The tender is part of the Metronet project to […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 April: latest news from the world
Colombia: Presentation of first metro line project in Bogota’ Colombian Finance Minister, Mauricio Cardenas, and the Mayor of Bogota, Enrique Penalosa, presented the first metro line project for the city, which will run entirely on a raised platform.A cofinancing agreement will ensure that the necessary funds will be available for 30 years. It also allows […]
Read moreThe Farnesina hosts a Technical Panel between Italy and China
The Farnesina highlights the importance of cooperation with China in the field of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI). The strategic focus was confirmed on the occasion of the “Technical Panel for Scientific and Tehcnological Cooperation with China,” now at its fifth edition, which was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on […]
Read moreImpegno del G7 per la Tunisia
In occasione della riunione ministeriale G7 di Toronto, il Ministro Alfano ha proposto un coordinamento G7 per incoraggiare l’adozione di misure a favore dell’economia tunisina da presentare al Vertice dei Capi di Stato e di Governo che si terrà in Canada l’8 e 9 giugno p.v.. La proposta italiana è stata accolta con favore dagli […]
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