MEETING BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER DRAGHI AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION VON DER LEYEN
Prime Minister Mario Draghi met today in Brussels with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. President Draghi’s statement (Text and video ) is available in Italian at this webpage of the Italian Government website President Draghi’s press point after the meeting is available here.
Read moreMINISTER COLAO AT THE XIV SPACE CONFERENCE
Minister Colao spoke at the 14th European Conference on Space held in Brussels on 25 January 2022. The Minister discussed Earth observation, access to space and services in orbit, the three main axes of the Italian commitment in the framework of a strengthened role of the EU as a global player. The video of his […]
Read moreINTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
On the occasion of the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and its foreign network join the awareness-raising campaign “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!” launched by UN Women. This year, the campaign aims at preventing all forms of violence, […]
Read moreEUROPEAN COUNCIL 21-22 OCTOBER 2021 – PRESS CONFERENCE OF PM MARIO DRAGHI
The press conference of Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the end of the European Council of 21-22 October 2021 is available at this address
Read moreAMBASSADOR BENASSI INTERVIEWED BY RTL102.5
Ambassador Benassi was interviewed by RTL102.5 on Friday April 15th. The full video (in Italian) is available here.
Read moreITALY’S HEALTH ASSISTANCE TO HAITI UNDER THE EU CIVIL PROTECTION MECHANISM
Following the request of the Haitian Government for an international aid intervention to the local population severely affected by the earthquake of last August 14, the European Civil Protection Mechanism was activated and Italy has arranged for the sending of materials for health assistance. Thanks to the collaboration with the Ministry of Defense, an Air […]
Read morePUBLICITY NOTICES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES FOR PEACE PROJECTS, INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES
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Read moreSTATE AID: EUROPEAN COMMISSION APPROVES SUPPORT MEASURES FOR SKI LIFT OPERATORS
The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU regulations on state aid, the measure provided for in the “Support Decree” (art. 2, Law Decree 41/2021) that compensates ski lift operators for the damages suffered during the COVID-19 emergency due to the restrictions that have prohibited public access to the lifts. The scheme provides for […]
Read moreVIDEO CONFERENCE OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE MINISTERS 26.07.2021
During the informal meeting of Ministers of Economy and Finance, the following points were discussed: – the economic recovery in Europe, the national plans for recovery and resilience of Croatia, Cyprus, Lithuania and Slovenia and the implementation of the mechanism for recovery and resilience; – the anti-money laundering package recently adopted by the European Commission. […]
Read moreDEFENCE COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER: AMB. BENASSI HEARD IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE HEARING ON THE PLANNING OF DEFENSE SYSTEMS 29.07.2021
The Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Union Pietro Benassi spoke this morning in the Defense Commission of the Italian Chamber of Deputies as part of the hearing on the planning of defense systems and on the planning of technological research, production and functional investments to the needs of the defense sector. The Ambassador […]
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