Second edition of the Prometeia report
Economic diplomacy is not just second rate diplomacy, but is essential for the economic development of the country and directly and indirectly accounts for 1.4% of Italian GDP. This is the picture that emerges from the report by the consultancy firm Prometeia on the economic impact of tenders and contracts obtained abroad by Italian companies who w...
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Alfano sotto la Statua di Colombo a New York, “patrimonio dell’umanità”
Per il Ministro degli Esteri Angelino Alfano, non c’era occasione più ghiotta di questa, ad una manciata di mesi dalle elezioni politiche italiane, che coinvolgeranno anche gli elettori italiani all’estero, e nel pieno del vivace dibattito che sta letteralmente travolgendo gli Stati Uniti, per difendere la statua di Cristoforo Colombo. Lo ha fatto,...
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Alfano calls Italy 'superpower of beauty'
Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano opened the fourth edition of 'Italianism' on Thursday morning at the ministry, a project to highlight links between the Italian language, creativity and emerging designers. "We are a large country without significant raw materials. We do not have a great deal of possibilities for supplies, nor do we have oil or gold...
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US envoy, lasting success in war against ISIS is impossible without Italian Carabinieri
“A lasting success in the war against Isis will not be possible without the presence of the Italian Carabinieri”, Ambassador Brett McGurk, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, told a conference on the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Carabinieri Corps to enhance citizens’ security a...
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Italian government Scholarships for foreign and IRE students
Pursuant to the provisions of Law 288/55 and subsequent changes and additions and with a view to implementing bilateral cultural agreements and the related Executive Programs, as well as multilateral agreements, intergovernmental Agreements and specific Conventions for supporting Special Internationalization Projects with Universities, Research Ins...
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Foreign Minister Alfano pledges “team play among businesses and embassies to promote Made in Italy”
“Italian companies have won 756 contracts in 90 countries in two years. According to Prometeia, they have generated value added for €16.4 billion, or 1.1% of annual GDP and tax revenues for €6.7 billion, creating 234,000 jobs,” Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said, as he commented the results of diplomatic activity in support of Italian made produ...
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