Antonio Tajani: “The rules on refugees have been overtaken. The EU should give one hundred billion to Africa” (La Stampa)
Minister Tajani, was it right to trigger a diplomatic incident with a strategic ally like France at such a sensitive time? “Italy didn’t create any diplomatic incident, neither with Germany initially nor with France later. We raised a problem of compliance with the rules. Immigration can only be resolved at the European level. There are […]
Read moreGlobal Fund Praises Italy’s Increased Pledge to Seventh Replenishment
Italy has announced a three-year pledge of 185 million euros in support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2023-2025. With a 15% increase over the previous three-year period, Italy – ranking ninth among Global Fund donors – reaffirms its support for the Fund, which was set up in […]
Read moreSmart Export: training at the fingertips of businesses, students and professionals
Smart Export, the advanced digital training academy on internationalisation, with a focus on the digital world and started up by the Farnesina, the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) in 2021, has expanded its range of beneficiaries. The potential to obtain training on six thematic courses designed by prestigious […]
Read moreMinister Antonio Tajani meets with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Antonio Tajani, received the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Dendias, at the Farnesina today. At the joint press conference, Minister Tajani defined the meeting “not only formally cordial, but also extremely positive from a political standpoint. We have further consolidated a […]
Read moreThe “Tajani code” “NGOs must save human lives and not become taxis for illegal immigrants”
Yesterday it became clear just how little is needed to cause permanent damage. The news is frightening and, in these cases, it is never wrong to wait and understand. At 9 PM there were still few certainties. Two Russian missiles were said to have exploded beyond the Polish borders. For half an hour, the danger […]
Read moreMED Trident Workshop on cooperation in nuclear forensics
A MED Trident Drill took place from 9 to 11 November 2022 at the National Fire Prevention Institute (Istituto Superiore Antincendi – ISA) in Rome. The drill consisted of a multilateral workshop promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and dedicated to capacity building in the detection of radiological-nuclear material and judicial […]
Read moreAmbassador Angeloni attends “Multilateral Development Banks come to Italy” event
The Farnesina’s Directorate General for Country Promotion has organised, jointly with the Ministry for the Economy and Finance and ICE-Agenzia (the Italian Trade Agency), a seminar entitled “The Multilateral Development Banks come to Italy”. The event took place on 10 November 2022 at Rimini Fiera, in the framework of the “Ecomondo” and “Key Energy” expos. […]
Read moreBelgium presents national strategy for hydrogen
The Belgian Federal Government has recently presented the national hydrogen strategy, which aims to make Belgium not only the growing, major hub for the importation and transit of hydrogen in Europe, but also an energy-related technological innovation centre, owing to the crucial role played by its industrial fabric and by the networks of partnerships with […]
Read moreNATO Cyber Defense Pledge Conference 2022
On November 9 and 10, 2022, NATO’s 2022 Cyber Defense Pledge Conference took place in Rome, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event was co-hosted by Italy and the United States with the support the NATO International Staff. At the Madrid Summit in June, Allies reaffirmed that resilience is a […]
Read moreFrom Prague to the world: 100 hundred years of cultural diplomacy
The Farnesina’s Aldo Moro Hall hosted the event “100 years of cultural diplomacy” to present the initiatives organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, the first in the world, and illustrate the agenda of the events promoted […]
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