Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte will offer his resignation to the president today, Tuesday 26 January, his office said. Conte has convened his cabinet at 09.00, during which he will inform his ministers of his intention to resign. From there he will go to the Quirinale to see President Sergio Mattarella, reports Italian news agency ANSA. Cont...
READ MOREPress statement by the Office of the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy The Italian G20 Presidency officially began on the first of December 2020. The G20 schedule includes a large number of Ministerial meetings, the Leaders’ Summit in Rome, which will take place on the 30th and 31st of October 2021, as well as many “special events”. Th...
READ MOREThe pandemic made the world’s health systems struggle harder than ever before. However, as Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte recently declared, “Italy’s national health system is outstanding.” The results, indeed, are outstanding. The staff (over)working in hospitals — and other members of the medical world — demonstrated utmost dedication. But...
READ MOREAs Italy seeks to stimulate the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the Italian government is offering to help lower-income residents take a holiday this year. Part of the ambitious 'Relaunch Decree' unveiled on Wednesday night, the 'holiday bonus' could be worth up to €500 to families who choose to travel in Italy. It aims to boost Ita...
READ MOREMost of Italy's nearly 4,000 museums are set to reopen this month, several weeks after they closed at the start of the national coronavirus lockdown on March 10. But for most tourists, seeing some of the world's greatest cultural treasures - even months after museums reopen - will require a virtual tour. Last week, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe C...
READ MOREVirus-hit Italy has closed its schools until September, but is drawing up plans to re-open nurseries and hold mini summer schools for children desperate to play after two months of lockdown. Kindergartens and day nurseries may be used from June for small groups of children aged zero to six years, according to plans being drawn up by the education m...
READ MOREUS president Donald Trump has announced that approximately $100 million in medical aid and equipment is being sent to Italy amid the Coronavirus crisis, reports France24. Trump announced the measures at a press conference on 30 March after speaking to Italian premier Giuseppe Conte by telephone, according to Italy's Sky TG24. The call was described...
READ MOREGentile Direttore Andrea Mantineo, cari lettori di "America Oggi": Come sapete l’Italia sta attraversando il momento più difficile dal secondo dopoguerra, alle prese con una emergenza sanitaria che sta provocando una durissima crisi economica e sociale. Stiamo lottando contro un nemico invisibile che non conosce frontiere, una pandemia che inter...
READ MORE"Italia e Stati Uniti hanno rinnovato il loro perdurante impegno a rafforzare i rapporti bilaterali". È quanto affermano in un comunicato congiunto i due Paesi al termine della seconda sessione plenaria a livello alti funzionari del Dialogo Strategico Italia-USA, ospitata dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale a Roma...
READ MORESecretary Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Rome and Abruzzo, Italy, October 1-3, where he will meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to discuss the importance of Transatlantic unity and our strong and enduring bilateral relationship. The Secretary will also travel to his an...
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