COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF BARI AND MALTA CONTINUES
On 9th and 10th July a delegation from the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (IAMB), led by the Director and General Secretary of CIHEAM in Paris, Cosimo Lacirignola, met the Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Roderick Galdes and the Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds Ian Borg. During the meeting with the Hon. Galdes, both parts […]
Read moreVISIT TO MALTA OF THE VICE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLAUDIO DE VINCENTI TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ENERGY CONFERENCE (VALLETTA)
The Vice Minister for Economic Development Claudio De Vincenti visited Malta on 10th and 11th July to participate in the “Mediterranean Energy Conference: Security of Gas Supply”.The conference, organised by the Maltese Ministry for Energy in collaboration with the European Commission and Cyprus, brought together representatives of the governments and the industrial sectors of EU […]
Read moreAMBASSADOR DE VITO PRESENTS ITALIAN PRESIDENCY’S PROGRAMME AND PRIORITIES TO FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
On 9th July the Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Umberto De Vito was received by the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Maltese House of Representatives for an audition on the programme and priorities of Italy’s Presidency of the European Union.In his speech, the Ambassador insisted on the need to give greater momentum to the […]
Read moreCORDIAL GATHERING WITH THE MAYOR OF TA’ XBIEX
As part of the various initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue and collaboration with the local authorities, the Embassy of Italy organised a cordial gathering with the Mayor of Ta’ Xbiex, Max Zammit. The event was held at “Villa Bel Air”, the residence of the Italian Ambassador, and was attended by Ambassadors, Charges d’Affaires and various […]
Read moreTHE PRIORITIES OF THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – TELEVISION INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR DE VITO
On 1st July, Italy’s Presidency of the European Union was launched and will run till 31st December. On this occasion, the Maltese national TV station TVM aired an interview with the Ambassador of Italy, Giovanni Umberto De Vito.The Ambassador illustrated the priorities of the programme of the Italian Presidency, highlighting that particular attention will be […]
Read moreITALY AND MALTA SIGN XIV EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL AGREEMENT
On 1st July, the Ambassador of Italy, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, and the Permanent Secretary of the Maltese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Fiona Formosa, signed the 14th Executive Programme of Cultural Agreement. Both sides expressed their common intent to broaden and strengthen the bilateral collaboration that already exists in the sectors of culture and […]
Read moreVISIT TO THE RESTORATION PROJECT OF FORT ST. ANGELO
On 27th June 2014 the Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Umberto De Vito visited the restoration project of Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. The works, commissioned by Heritage Malta, are being carried out by MT.R Contracting Ltd, a Maltese registered company with Italian shareholders.The works, with a total cost of approximately 4.3 million euros, form part […]
Read moreMINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON SUPPORT TO LEBANESE ARMED FORCES (ROMA, 17TH JUNE 2014)
In the context of the Italy’s commitment to promoting greater stability, security and development in the Mediterranean, the Italian Government hosted on 17th June the Ministerial Conference on Support to Lebanese Armed Forces. The Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini presided over the Conference, held under the auspices of the United Nations General Secretary […]
Read moreITALIAN AMBASSADOR VISITS SAN ANDREA SCHOOL
On 12th June 2014 the Ambassador of Italy Giovanni Umberto De Vito paid a visit to San Andrea School where he was welcomed by the Chairman Edgar Caruana Montaldo, the Head of the Early and Middle School Dorothy Lapira, the Head of the Senior School Claire Felice Pace and the Assistant Head of the Senior […]
Read moreSTATES-GENERAL ON THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD GET UNDER WAY
Preparatory sessions got under way for the States-General on the Italian Language, an initiative of the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Culture to be held in next October. The aim is, on one hand, to raise public awareness of the potential of the Italian language and, on the other, to […]
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