AMBASSADOR GIOVANNI UMBERTO DE VITO PARTICIPATES IN THE SECOND SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE “SIMIT” PROJECT
On 16th January the Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Umberto De Vito participated at the second meeting of the strategic project “Simit” funded by the operational programme Italy-Malta 2007-2013.The project aims at creating an integrated Civil Protection system for the forecast, prevention and mitigation of risks of a geological nature in the Italo-Maltese cross-border area. The […]
Read moreVISIT TO THE RESTORATION PROJECT OF VALLETTA’S BASTIONS
On the 16th of January 2014 the Ambassador of Italy to Malta Giovanni Umberto De Vito visited the restoration project of the Italian company Antonio De Feo (link to the website of Impresa Antonio De Feo Restauri). Currently working on the conservation of the fortifications of Valletta, at the entrance to the capital city. Together […]
Read moreMINISTER FOR THE ECONOMY, INVESTMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS CHRISTIAN CARDONA’S VISIT TO ITALY
On 30th January, the Maltese Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business Christian Cardona will be participating in the second conference of “EU Countries Friends of Industry” to be held at Villa Madama in Rome.The conference, sponsored by the Italian Minister for Economic Development Flavio Zanonato, is the result of a broader commitment to […]
Read moreTHE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE HOLDS A CHRISTMAS CONCERT
On 17th December the Italian Cultural Institute in Malta, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, organised a traditional Christmas Concert at the prestigious Casino Maltese. Throughout the evening, the Italian Kalypso Ensemble performed music of various composers among whom Puccini and Vivaldi as well as Rossini’s La Gazza Ladra and, on occasion of the 200th […]
Read moreNEWS AGENCY ITALPRESS OPENS FOREIGN BUREAU IN MALTA AND PROMOTES THE LAUNCHING OF THE MALTA NEWS AGENCY, THE FIRST MALTESE NEWS AGENCY
On 16th December the Ambassador of Italy to Malta Giovanni Umberto De Vito met the managing director of Italpress news agency, Gaspare Borsellino, and the head editor, Italo Cucci, on the occasion of the launching of the Malta News Agency, the first in Malta, as well as the opening of an Italpress foreign bureau on […]
Read moreLAUNCH OF “LifeMedGreenRoof” PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA PROMOTING THE USE OF GREEN ROOFS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
On 29 November 2013, the “LifeMedGreenRoof” project was launched at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta in the presence of the Maltese Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Leo Brincat, and the Italian Ambassador Giovanni Umberto De Vito. The aim of the project is to prove that green roof technology is […]
Read moreMEETING 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. […]
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