MEETING BETWEEN THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS HON. ALFANO AND HIS MALTESE COUNTERPART HON. MALLIA (ROME, 22 NOVEMBER 2013)
On Friday 22 November the deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Hon. Angelino Alfano received at the Viminale the Maltese Minister of Home Affairs and National Security Hon. Emmanuel Mallia (link to: http://www.interno.gov.it/mininterno/site/it/sezioni/sala_stampa/notizie/2098_500_ministro/2013)The meeting was a follow-up to the visit of the Italian Prime Minister to Valletta (10-11 November) during which the Hon. […]
Read moreINAUGURATION OF THE SEASON 2014-2015 OF COSTA CROCIERE ON BOARD THE “FAVOLOSA”.
On 22 November the official launch of the next cruising season of the Italian company “Costa Crociere” was held on board the “Favolosa”.During the event – in which the Minister of Tourism Karmenu Vella, the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy Dr. Enrico Berti, Dario Rustico (responsible for the sales and marketing of central Europe, Africa, […]
Read moreITALY AND MALTA COOPERATE ON INNOVATIVE DIPLOMATIC TRAINING
In 2013 the Maltese-Swiss DiploFoundation and the Istituto Diplomatico of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined forces in developing an innovative approach to diplomatic training. Monthly online tutorials have been organized, during which challenges of diplomacy in the internet era are discussed in seminar format hosted by a leading expert on a particular topic. […]
Read more“MARE NOSTRUM” OPERATION AND VISIT TO THE “DURAND DE LA PENNE” OF THE ITALIAN NAVY (VALLETTA, 11 NOVEMBER 2013)
During his visit to Malta the Hon Prime Minister Enrico Letta visited the Italian destroyer “Durand de la Penne”, berthed in the Grand Harbour. Accompanied by the Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Umberto De Vito, the two Prime Ministers were welcomed on board by the Minister of Defence the Hon. Mario Mauro, by the Defence Chief […]
Read moreVISIT TO MALTA BY THE HON. PRIME MINISTER LETTA
On the 10th and 11th of November the Hon. Prime Minister Enrico Letta paid an Official Visit to Malta on the invitation of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. During the talks the two Heads of Government emphasized the importance of the close bilateral collaboration between Italy and Malta, also in view of the decisions that the […]
Read morePRIME MINISTER MUSCAT INAUGURATES THE NEW FACTORY OF STERLING CHEMICAL – THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN MALTA A LEADING SECTOR FOR ITALIAN INVESTORS
On the 28th October the new pharmaceutical factory of the Italian company Sterling Chemicals SpA of Perguia was inaugurated at Hal Far Industrial Zone (South of Malta). The inauguration ceremony, was attended by Ambassador Giovanni Umberto De Vito There was also a significant presence of the highest Maltese authorities, amongst which the Prime Minister Joseph […]
Read moreNEW ITALO-MALTESE JOINT RESCUE OPERATION AT SEA
During the night between the 28th and 29th of October the Italian Guardia Costiera assisted Maltese naval vessels in the rescue of over 40 migrants, who were then brought to Malta. The operation, coordinated by the Operational Centres for search and rescue at sea of the two Countries, took place circa 90 miles south of […]
Read moreVISIT TO TAS-SILG ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE BY THE MISSIONE ARCHEOLOGICA ITALIANA
On the 16th and 17th October the Missione archeologica italiana a Malta paid a visit to the site at Tas-Silġ. In the presence of the Ambassador of Italy to Malta Giovanni Umberto De Vito and of high officials from the Maltese Superintendence for Culture, the new Director of the Mission, Professoressa Grazia Semeraro, spoke of the […]
Read moreTHE ITALIAN MILITARY MISSION CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH MALTA
From the 4th to the 6th of October 2013, the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Missione Italiana di Collaborazione nel Campo della Difesa (MICCD) took place at the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Malta. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Italy to Malta Giovanni Umberto De Vito, the Commander […]
Read moreTHE SPEAKER OF THE MALTESE PARLIAMENT ANGLU FARRUGIA VISITS FLORENCE
On the 4th of October the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament the Honourable Anglu Farrugia attended the first General Assembly of the Italian-Maltese Association for Commerce.In the presence of the top echelons of the Association, the Hon. Farrugia emphasized the aim to strengthen further the collaboration in the economic field between Italy and Malta always […]
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