Message by Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organisations in Geneva, on the occasion of the Italian National Day
Geneva 2 June 2020 Distinguished Permanent Representatives, distinguished Directors General to the International Organisations and High Commissioners for Human Rights and Refugees, on the occasion of the Italian National Day we celebrate today, I would like to convey to you the greetings of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. Italy is recovering […]
Read moreStatement by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella on the occasion of Europe Day
In a world famous statement on 9th may 1950, Robert Schuman, one of the fathers of Europe, envisaged an economically and – in prospect – politically united continent to overcome the heavy legacy of war and as the starting point for an ambitious process of integration between countries. The European union has gone through alternating […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio at the opening of the event “Europe: managing the COVID-19 Crisis” of the European University Institute
On the 70th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, we meet again – albeit with the distance imposed by the current pandemic – to take stock of the State of the European Union. I want to thank the President of the Dehousse European University Institute and greet all the guests connected. The devastating impact of the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Del Re: Covid19, Italy adheres to UN women’s rights appeal
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re has joined, on behalf of Italy, the joint statement, promoted at the United Nations by South Africa and Sweden and signed by 59 countries, for the protection of women’s sexual and reproductive rights and the promotion of the gender perspective in response to Coronavirus pandemic. “Our country has always been […]
Read morePrime Minister Giuseppe Conte takes part to the launch of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Treatments to COVID-19
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte took part today to the launch of the Global Collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies. Watch the video of the launch event
Read moreCOVID-19: Vice-Minister Del Re speaks with ICRC president
Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. On 26 March last, the ICRC, together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), presented a plan to combat the COVID-19 emergency in countries and crisis areas, […]
Read morePM Decree on measures to contain the COVID-19
The new Prime Minister Decree on restrictive measures adopted to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Italy: http://www.governo.it/sites/new.governo.it/files/DPCM_20200611-txt.pdf
Read moreStatement by President Mattarella on the 70° anniversary of the World Health Day
President Mattarella delivered the following statement of the occasion of World Health Day: «La Giornata Mondiale della Salute ricorre quest’anno mentre l’intero pianeta è chiamato ad affrontare una pericolosa pandemia, causata da un virus ancora per molti aspetti sconosciuto e assai temibile soprattutto per la popolazione più anziana e le persone deboli, già affette da […]
Read moreFocus Coronavirus
Check the special section of the website of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs dedicated to COVID-19. Norms, FAQs, speeches, interviews and useful links: https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2020/02/farnesina-al-lavoro-per-una-corretta-informazione-all-estero.html
Read moreCoronavirus. Statement by President Mattarella
The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella delivered the following statement: «Mi permetto nuovamente, care concittadine e cari concittadini, di rivolgermi a voi, nel corso di questa difficile emergenza, per condividere alcune riflessioni. Ne avverto il dovere. La prima si traduce in un pensiero rivolto alle persone che hanno perso la vita a causa di […]
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