Covid-19 – Special flight from Orlando, FL to Rome and Milan, organized in conjunction with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Washington, April 16, 2020. On Sunday April 19, a special flight operated by NEOS airline will depart from Orlando to repatriate fellow Italians temporarily located in the southeast of the United States and blocked by the health emergency linked to COVID 19. This initiative was taken in concert with the Crisis Unit of the Italian […]
Read moreStay at Home and #OrderItalian campaign
Washington, April 14, 2020. The Embassy of Italy in Washington DC launched the “Stay at home #OrderItalian” campaign on social media in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency, the diplomatic-consular and Italian Cultural Institutes network in the USA. The campaign consists of a clear and effective message articulated on all the Embassy’s social platforms, aimed […]
Read moreItalian Research Day in the World 2020
Press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Italian Research Day in the World 2020 The 2020 edition of Italian Research Day in the World, celebrated on April 15, the anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, falls at a crucial historical moment, when Italy and the whole world are confronted […]
Read moreSMEs “Paycheck Protection Program”. Access by foreign-owned U.S. companies.
Washington, April 10, 2020. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) has introduced a wide range of tools to mitigate the negative effects of Covid-19, ranging from loans and business subsidies and support measures for personal income, from the expansion of the social protection network to higher healthcare costs. One of the […]
Read more#ItalyStayStrong. The Embassy of Italy has launched in partnership with the Italian Scientist and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) a fund raising campaign for the Covid-19.
Washington, April 1, 2020. Italy and the United States are facing an unprecedented challenge. Italy was one of the first countries hit by the coronavirus outbreak and has been severely affected. Italians have responded with courage, from doctors and nurses on the front line to law enforcement officers, from the many volunteers to businesses, to […]
Read moreThe campaign #WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt started
The campaign #WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote the most creative and vital Italy in the world in the days of the Coronavirus has just started. Andrea Bocelli, Uto Ughi, Tiziano Ferro, Paolo Fresu, Ada Montellanico, Nek, Andrea Griminelli, Rita Marcotulli, Fabrizio Bosso and many others have joined the initiative […]
Read moreCoronavirus. Decreto sull’auto-isolamento per chi rientra in Italia
Si riporta di seguito il testo del comunicato pubblicato sul sito del Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti. Roma, 17 marzo 2020 – Alla luce delle numerose richieste di rientro in Italia da parte di molti cittadini che si trovano all’estero, la Ministra delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Paola De Micheli, ha firmato un Decreto […]
Read moreEmergency COVID-19, Revised Public Notice (September 2020)
Settembre 2020 EMERGENZA COVID 19 – AVVISO ALL’UTENZA Due to the current COVID 19 public health crisis and the restrictions enforced by local Authorities, the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles will only be open to the public – until further notice – by appointment only, every week on Monday, Tuesday […]
Read moreCoronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route
EFSA is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is affecting a large number of countries across the globe. There is currently no evidence that food is a likely source or route of transmission of the virus. EFSA’s chief scientist, Marta Hugas, said: “Experiences from previous outbreaks of related coronaviruses, […]
Read moreFlight between the USA and Italy
Washington, 4 maggio 2020. Alitalia has announced that it has suspended the flight from New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) from 5 to 31 May 2020. The Embassy reminds that there are no limitations for Italians who want to return to Italy from the USA. In Italy they will have to comply with the provisions […]
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