Annual meeting of the OECD MENA Working Group
On the 22th June the annual meeting of the OECD MENA Working Group on the Rule of Law and Regulatory Policy takes place to discuss the “Impact of Covid-19 on the Rule of Law: Rule-making and Access to Justice in times of crisis’’. The working group meeting is organized in the framework of the OECD […]
Read moreThe OECD Secretary General at the “Progettiamo il Rilancio” conference organized by the Italian Prime Minister, Prof. Giuseppe Conte.
The text of the speech by the OECD Secretary General is available here: https://www.oecd.org/about/secretary-general/oecd-sg-at-inaugural-session-of-italian-national-consultation-june-2020.htm while further information about the event can be found here: http://www.governo.it/it/articolo/progettiamo-il-rilancio-al-gli-incontri-villa-pamphilj/14744
Read moreItalian National Day
Together with the President of the Republic, we celebrate the anniversary of June 2, in homage to the democratic choice that laid the foundations of the modern Italian nation. https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/49361
Read moreJust published the Italian version of the OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Italy 2019
The OECD has just published the Italian version of Italy’s Development Cooperation Peer review. The study was conducted by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and shows that Italy is a solid partner for development, especially after the development cooperation reform implemented by Law 125/2014. Italy is the 8th largest donor and the 18th largest donor […]
Read moreAfrica Day
On the occasion of Africa Day of 25 May 2020, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation organized a digital celebration – on the initiative of Deputy Minister Del Re – consisting of the transmission on the YouTube channel “Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Farnesina” of a long video containing about 50 musical contributions […]
Read moreOECD webinars to address specific SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19
The OECD-CFE-SMEE is launching a series of webinars to address specific SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19. After a first webinar about the public policy support to the self-employed on 28 April, there will be another one on Entrepreneurship policy and recovery (12 May 2020); one on Youth entrepreneurship policy (26 May 2020) and […]
Read moreOECD investment policy responses to COVID-19
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) flows are expected to fall by more than 30% in 2020 as compared to 2019. Government measures should protect essential security objectives while still promoting openness to foreign investment. International coordination can help achieve better outcomes. https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/view/?ref=129_129922-gkr56na1v7&title=OECD-Investment-Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
Read moreOECD joins the global effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences
https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/en/
Read moreOn the webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, you can find all the initiatives related to the coronavirus emergency
https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/
Read moreItaly co-chairs Governance pillar of MENA-OECD programme
The Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Paris, Ambassador Antonio Bernardini assumes the co-presidency of the OECD Regional Programme for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the Governance Pillar. Taking over his duties in a priority geographical area for the Italian foreign policy, Ambassador Bernardini will work together with his Tunisian colleague covering […]
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