Retirement age

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/04/06/pension-reform-in-france-which-countries-have-the-lowest-and-highest-retirement-ages-in-eu#:~:text=In%20France%2C%20the%20current%20early,Italy%2C%20Greece%2C%20and%20Austria.

Economic Diplomacy and its role in the work of the Italian diplomatic corps –background and sources

The current economic situation and wider context

https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/bollettino-economico/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1&dotcache=refresh

(look at the most recent economic bulletin summary)

For example, April 2023

https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/bollettino-economico/2023-2/index.html

The increase in the Italian public debt due to the Covid-19 pandemic

https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp

https://www.statista.com/chart/26729/change-in-government-debt-european-countries-pandemic/

https://www.infodata.ilsole24ore.com/2022/02/17/la-classifica-dei-paesi-piu-indebitati-nel-2021-le-conseguenze-della-pandemia/?refresh_ce=1

https://www.money.it/debito-pubblico-piu-alto-classifica-paesi-Italia-FMI

and the earlier 2008 recession

https://globaleurope.eu/globalization/italy-post/

https://www.statista.com/chart/23558/increase-national-debt/

the EU Recovery plan

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/recovery-plan-europe_en

The European Green Deal

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en

Italy’s Recovery plan and current performance

Il Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR)

https://www.mef.gov.it/focus/Il-Piano-Nazionale-di-Ripresa-e-Resilienza-PNRR/

in English - The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP)

https://www.mef.gov.it/en/focus/The-National-Recovery-and-Resilience-Plan-NRRP/

and

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021PC0344

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/PDF/?uri=CONSIL:ST_10160_2021_ADD_1_REV_2&from=EN

Italia Domani - look at the six Missions https://www.italiadomani.gov.it/content/sogei-ng/it/en/home.html

 and then, what has been done so far:

https://www.governo.it/sites/governo.it/files/2022_RelazionePARLAMENTO_Sez_I.pdf

https://www.governo.it/sites/governo.it/files/2022_RelazionePARLAMENTO_Sez_II.pdf

and

https://innovazione.gov.it/

https://innovazione.gov.it/notizie/articoli/pnrr-raggiunto-il-traguardo-europeo-sul-cloud/

https://www.mase.gov.it/pagina/dipartimento-la-transizione-ecologica-e-gli-investimenti-verdi-ditei

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/la-farnesina-nellattuazione-del-pnrr/

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/recovery-coronavirus/recovery-and-resilience-facility/italys-recovery-and-resilience-plan_en

https://www.confartigianato.it/2022/09/studi-nel-2022-34-pil-italia-meglio-di-cina-32-usa-15-e-germania-12-ma-si-addensano-segnali-di-rallentamento/#:~:text=L'Italia%20segna%20un%20%2B3,0%2C5%25%20nel%202023.

Economic diplomacy

Definition

https://www.diplomacy.edu/topics/economic-diplomacy/ù

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_diplomacy#:~:text=Economic%20diplomacy%20is%20traditionally%20defined,the%20sending%20state's%20business%20interests.

Economic Diplomacy as carried out by the Italian diplomatic corps, the Italian Trade Agency and regional chambers of commerce

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20220930-Diplomazia-Economica_DEF.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220623-Diplomazia-Economica_DEF.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220728-Diplomazia-Economica_DEF.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/it/ministero/struttura/dgpromozionesistemapaese/

https://www.esteri.it/mae/doc/20110615_farnesina_sistema_paese.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/MAE/resource/doc/2021/01/diplomazia_economica_italiana_-_7_gennaio_2021_def.pdf

https://www.legacoop.coop/internazionale/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/07/DEI_newsletter_3-2020.pdf

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220623-Diplomazia-Economica_DEF.pdf

example https://www.legacoop.coop/internazionale/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2020/06/Diplomazia-Economica-Italiana-newsletter_n.2_maggio_2020_def.pdf

https://www.simest.it/simest?_ga=2.69259920.147188251.1591607397-644575388.1587552963

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/

(and all the links on the right of this page to these pages below, and all the links within these pages!)

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/dgsp-internazionalizzazione-del/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/attivita-promozionale-realizzata-con-ice-fondi-per-il-made-in-italy/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/smart-export/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/farnesina-per-i-servizi-digitali-per-lexport/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/voucher-per-linternazionalizzazione/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/sostegno-all-internazionalizzazione/quale-assistenza-per-le-imprese-italiane-all-estero/

and very important

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/promozione-integrata-del-sistema/

(and the links on the right of this page to other pages)

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/promozione-integrata-del-sistema/dimensione-economica/vivere-all-italiana/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/promozione-integrata-del-sistema/dimensione-economica/vivere-all-italiana/italian-design-day-idd/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/promozione-integrata-del-sistema/dimensione-economica/vivere-all-italiana/settimana-della-cucina-italiana/

https://osservatorioglobalizzazione.it/osservatorio/diplomazia-economica/

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2017/570483/EXPO_IDA(2017)570483_IT.pdf

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/open-diplomacy-diplomazia-economica-aumentata-al-tempo-del-covid-19-31402

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIMEST

https://www.simest.it/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SACE

https://www.sace.it/

in one region 

file:///C:/Users/HP/Downloads/SPRINT%20FVG%20-%20internazionalizzazione%20FVG%20LQ_protetto%20(002).pdf

https://www.pnud.camcom.it/estero-promozione-del-territorio-e-internazionalizzazione/import-export/export-directory

https://www.pnud.camcom.it/allegati/estero/export_2018.pdf

How much was Italian economic diplomacy worth in 2016?

https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/pubblicazioni/2018/03/newsletter_n.2_febbraio_2018.pdf

and in 2017?

https://www.legacoop.coop/internazionale/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/02/diplomazia_economica_italiana_feb2021.pdf

and earlier?

https://www.confindustria.it/archivio-news/dettaglio/!ut/p/z0/jYzLDoIwEEW_pstmhlcZlsSFhJgQdQPdmAIVq1hE6uvv7RcYNzfnJCcXJNQgrXqaQTkzWTV6b6Q4rHPEoiSsKqIUtyuKk12xiXCfQgnyd-AfzHmeZQ6ym6zTbwe1h6Ox_WNxd6MYLsZphqfp6tfq18Jw1IPqPgyTVreJSEMe9b3mcaaIU6AzjpEI-yCmgDrxXwW3i2y-EI49jA!!/

Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane (ICE) / The Italian Trade Agency

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICE_-_Agenzia_per_la_promozione_all%27estero_e_l%27internazionalizzazione_delle_imprese_italiane

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Trade_Agency

You should try to get to know the work of the agency and look at all the pages. Here are just a few of them.

https://www.ice.it/it/it

https://www.ice.it/en/

https://www.ice.it/en/about-us

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/invest-italy

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/success-stories

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/foreign-direct-investments

https://www.ice.it/en/index.php/invest/10-reason-to-invest

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/key-sectors

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/sectors/aerospace

https://www.ice.it/en/sites/default/files/inline-files/ita-book-aerospace-2020_english.pdf

https://www.ice.it/en/invest/sectors/automotive

https://www.ice.it/en/sites/default/files/2020-08/automotive-2020.pdf

https://www.to.camcom.it/book/export/html/8769

SACE - SIMEST Partecipazione delle PMI a fiere e mostre internazionali, anche in Italia, e missioni di sistema

Missioni di sistema (ice.it)

related

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2022/05/al-via-i-made-in-italy-days-la-prima-iniziativa-internazionale-di-amazon-in-collaborazione-con-la-farnesina-e-ice-agenzia-per-sostenere-il-made-in-italy-in-tutto-mondo/

https://www.aboutamazon.it/notizie/madeinitalydays

https://www.ice.it/it/area-clienti/eventi/dettaglio-evento/2022/@@/231/allegati-generati/pdf-completo

https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/economia/top-story/2022/09/27/news/made_in_italy_un_anno_da_record_la_manifattura_spinge_lexport-367554116/

https://finanza.repubblica.it/News/2017/05/08/made_in_italy_accordo_tra_ice_e_statunitense_walmart-217/ old but a good example

Another crucial part of the network is Simest

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2021/12/simest-prorogata-al-31-maggio-2022-lattivita-del-fondo-394-pnrr/

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2020/02/coronavirus-simest-misure-per-imprese-colpite/

https://www.simest.it/chi-siamo

https://www.simest.it/partecipazioni-al-capitale-fondo-venture-capital

https://www.simest.it/simest?_ga=2.69259920.147188251.1591607397-644575388.1587552963

https://www.simest.it/finanziamenti-agevolati

https://www.simest.it/programmi-di-inserimento-sui-mercati-extra-ue

https://www.simest.it/finanziamenti-pnrr/sviluppo-del-commercio-elettronico-delle-pmi-in-paesi-esteri-(e-commerce)

https://www.simest.it/docs/default-source/simest/documenti-pagine-prodotto-simest/approfondimenti/nuove-condizioni-valide-dal-28-marzo/scheda-prodotto-inserimento-mercati---versione-agosto-20200c58bd7b4a41668a8de2ff00004b384f.pdf?sfvrsn=b319dbbe_0

https://www.simest.it/docs/default-source/simest/documenti-pagine-prodotto-simest/approfondimenti/riferimenti-normativi/inserimento-mercati/circolare-n-1-im.pdf?sfvrsn=ea48d1be_0

https://www.simest.it/docs/default-source/simest/finanziamenti-pnrr/schede-prodotto/pnrr-394-2021---e-commerce-per-pmi---scheda-prodotto.pdf?sfvrsn=cb4891be_4

https://www.simest.it/media/comunicati-e-news/dettaglio-comunicato/finanziamenti-simest-intra-ue

https://www.simest.it/partecipazione-a-fiere-e-mostre

Ukraine

https://www.esteri.it/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/2022/09/imprese-esportatrici-un-nuovo-finanziamento-agevolato-del-fondo394-per-far-fronte-alla-crisi-a-seguito-del-conflitto-in-ucraina/

https://www.simest.it/finanziamenti-ucraina/finanziamenti-agevolati-per-le-imprese-esportatrici-colpite-dalla-crisi-in-ucraina

https://www.simest.it/finanziamenti-ucraina/sostegno-alle-imprese-esportatrici-con-approvvigionamenti-da-ucraina-e-o-federazione-russa-e-o-bielorussia

 

 

 

Diplomacy and the wider context of Italian diplomacy

 Look at the relevant sections that follow:

Diplomacy, diplomatic missions, embassies, consulates, the Foreign Ministry, the European External Action Service, cultural diplomacy, economic diplomacy, scientific diplomacy and sports diplomacy

You should read all the following carefully and make notes:

Very good: https://www.ilpost.it/2021/03/08/ambasciatore-cosa-fa/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambasciata#:~:text=Funzioni-,Cooperazione%20politica,diplomatiche%20con%20il%20Paese%20ospitante.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolato_(diplomazia)#:~:text=A%20tutti%20i%20connazionali%2C%20il,estero%20e%20per%20i%20rimpatri.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_mission

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consul_%28representative%29

Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI)

https://www.esteri.it/it/

the European External Action Service

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_External_Action_Service

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/_en

then look click on the headings ‘about us’, ‘the EU in the world’ etc

Cultural diplomacy

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/

(and all the links on the right of this page to these pages below, and all the links within these pages!)

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/reteiic/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/sistema-della-formazione-italiana-nel-mondo/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/universita/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/cooperculturale/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/archeologiapatrimonioculturale/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/promozionelinguaitaliana/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cultura/sostegno-alleditoria/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-economica-e-politica-commerciale/diplomaziaeconomica/

Economic diplomacy – see the next post

Scientific diplomacy

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/reteaddettiscientificitecnologici/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/programmiesecutivi/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/programmiesecutivi/accordi_programmi_culturali_tecnologici/

https://www.esteri.it/en/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/programmiesecutivi/mobilitaricercatori/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/accordi_coop_indscietec/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/davinci_innovitalia/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/giornata-della-ricerca-italiana/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/altricentri/

https://www.esteri.it/it/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica/cooperscientificatecnologica/tutela-e-promozione-della-proprieta/

Sports diplomacy

https://veracura.network/sport-diplomacy/

https://www.treccani.it/magazine/atlante/geopolitica/Giochi_diplomatici.html

https://www.giornalediplomatico.it/farnesina-presentazione-aolimpiadi-e-paralimpiadi-invernali-milano-cortina-2026.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOsUYD-650

http://theafricanfile.com/academics/usc/sports-diplomacy-and-apartheid-south-africa/

Best prepared for the Green Transition

https://www.statista.com/chart/29789/map-of-countries-preparation-for-frontier-technologies/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=82e7c6f353-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_PM_KW16_2023_We_COPY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-82e7c6f353-338756430

Letters to the Editor page

 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2023/04/18/diplomatic-solutions/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/17/afghans-war-deserve-help/

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/topic/letters-to-the-editor?page=1

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-letters-aukus-nuclear-powered-submarine-deal-9c5ntd5m7

https://www.smh.com.au/topic/smh-letters-1r7

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/foreign-policy-in-good-hands-wong-is-right-on-china-and-keating-20230418-p5d19o.html

Migrants crossing the Mediterranean - an update

https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/mediterranean

https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/mediterranean/location/5205

https://www.statista.com/chart/3413/migrant-deaths-are-soaring-in-the-mediterranean/?utm_source=Statista+Newsletters&utm_campaign=df15d22fbd-All_InfographTicker_daily_COM_AM_KW15_2023_Th&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_662f7ed75e-df15d22fbd-338756430

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/migrant-arrivals-italy-rise-despite-high-danger-2023-02-26/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/623514/migrant-arrivals-to-italy/

https://dtm.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1461/files/reports/Europe%20%E2%80%94%20Mixed%20Migration%20Flows%20to%20Europe%2C%20Quarterly%20Overview%20Report%20%28Apr-Jun%202022%29.pdf

Il metodo intergovernativo nella gestione delle crisi e il futuro della democrazia nell’Unione europea - Nicola Ruccia

https://www.osorin.it/uploads/model_4/.files/135_item_2.pdf?v=1681465036