The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visited the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, near Munich, today. ESO is Europe\u2019s leading astronomical research institution and the world\u2019s most productive astronomical observatory. During his visit, the Minister met with Italian scientists working at the organisation and representatives of the Italian community in Munich.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud of Italy\u2019s significant role within ESO. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation contributes EUR 25 million annually to the organisation\u2019s budget, and many of our Italian nationals work here, often holding prestigious positions. This is a cornerstone of foreign policy that we can all take pride in,\u201d said the Minister. \u201cNumerous Italian companies collaborate with ESO on cutting-edge projects of immense technological and scientific value,\u201d he continued. \u201cItaly has a strong interest in a sector like astrophysics, which makes a significant contribution to innovation, growth, and European competitiveness,\u201d concluded the Deputy Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
Established in 1962, ESO now has 16 member states. Among its flagship initiatives is the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)<\/em> in Chile, set to become the world\u2019s largest telescope. The project is directed by Italian scientist Roberto Tamai.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, visited the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching, near Munich, today. ESO is Europe\u2019s leading astronomical research institution and the world\u2019s most productive astronomical observatory. During his visit, the Minister met with Italian scientists working at the organisation and representatives of […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[35,9,28],"class_list":["post-126726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-comunicati","tag-diplomazia-scientifica","tag-europa","tag-ministro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126727,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126726\/revisions\/126727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}