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Italian Trade Agency

Acronym: ITA

General Information

Identification Code: 82424738014-34
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Entity Form: Governmental agency
Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities
Registration Date: 2/8/2012
Last Update: 1/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: ITA - Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. With a motivated and modern organization and a widespread network of overseas offices, ITA provides information, assistance, consulting, promotion and training to Italian small and medium-sized businesses. Using the most modern multi-channel promotion and communication tools, it acts to assert the excellence of Made in Italy in the world.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Banking and financial services
  • Budget
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Competition
  • Consumers
  • Culture
  • Culture and media
  • Customs
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Energy
  • Enlargement
  • Environment
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Food safety
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • International co-operation and development
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Single market
  • Trade
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Transport
Levels of Interest:
  • sub-national
  • european
  • global
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Trade; internationalisation of SMEs, external relations; private sector development (with a focus on SMEs); research and innovation, digital and ecologic transitions.
Communication Activities: ITA operates worldwide through a large network of Trade Agencies Offices linked to Italian Embassies and Consulates and works closely with local authorities and businesses, providing information, support and advice to Italian companies, by facilitating their access to the European Union’s funding programmes. The main goal is to help Italian SMEs seize opportunities for growth and development at an European and international level, by assisting them in identifying suitable EU funding and tender opportunities. To this purpose, ITA makes available user-friendly information and knowledge on the decision-making processes of the EU and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in order to establish a direct line between the Italian SMEs and trade associations and these institutions. The main activities carried out are: Organization of information events: - Informative seminars / Webinars in Italy and abroad dedicated to EU programmes, with a focus on countries and/or sectors, in collaboration with the EU institutions; - Training seminars / Webinars on EU project management methodologies in collaboration with experts; - Missions of entrepreneurs to the EU Commission, in Brussels, aimed at facilitating direct contact between SMEs and the DGs responsible for geographic or thematic funding programs; - Information, assistance and networking actions and guidance on EU Calls for Proposals and Calls for tenders; - Elaboration of deliverables (brochures, manuals, guides, etc.) in Italian language, to facilitate the awareness of SMEs of EU programmes and project management methodologies - Publication in the Agency website of a monthly newsletter "Opportunità dall'Europa", an information tool on EU funding, policy-making, events and news.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Via Liszt 21
Post Code: 00144
City: Roma
Country: ITALY
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EU Office

Address: Place de la Liberté, 12
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 5
Members F T E: 3.3499999046325684

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: - The Italian Initiative Group, GII GII is an association representing the Italian community and its diversified interests in Brussels: business, research, innovation, services, food and agriculture. Since 1995, GII thrives to strengthen Italy’s image in the European capital of Brussels by facilitating high-profile meetings for Italian stakeholders with the main representatives of the Italian and European institutions. Today, GII includes the main public institutions and private business associations, major industrial groups, banks, international private companies, research centers and universities, regions as well as the Italian Chambers of Commerce. Over the years, GII has been promoting high-profile meetings with institutional and entrepreneurial spokesmen discussing economic, social and political issues. link: https://gruppoiniziativaitaliana.eu/en/
Organisation Members: Trade Promotion Europe Trade Promotion Europe is the European association representing the Trade Promotion Organisations and Agrifood Promotion Organisaitons of Member States to the EU institutions and Stakeholders. Trade Promotion Organisations are responsible to support the internationalisation of their national companies, in the EU Single Market or overseas. The Agrifood Promotion Organisations are responsible for the promotion in the EU Single market and in third countries’ markets of their national agri-food businesses. Typically TPOs and APOs are mandated by their national government or stakeholders in their mission. Our members offer a variety of services to European companies, including capacity building for internationalisation, information and competitive intelligence, promotion services, as well as investment services. Trade Promotion Europe engages constructively with the EU institutions in the following ways: - To have recognised status as a key consultative partner, reflecting the views and needs of members as one voice, in order to ensure policies are supportive of exporting companies of all sizes - Contribute formal upstream input and suggestions in relation to instruments designed to support SMEs’ internationalisation - Partner with EU Institutions on the design and implementation of Trade Promotion activities: TPE fosters value added collaboration between members through: - Sharing best practices and approach on supports, trends, opportunities and key challenges - Disseminate early information in relation to EU projects and funds, relevant to TPOs companies and possibly joint collaboration - Training and education programmes - High profile events Website: https://tradepromotioneurope.eu/