the italian community in the uk
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Italians of London12/10/2007A presentation by Giovanni Brauzzi
The Italian community in the U.K.166.853 Italian citizens110.103 London 27.441 Manchester 19.168 Bedford 10.141 Edinburgh of them double citizens (both British and Italian)London Manchester Bedford Edinburgh
The Italian Immigration to the U.K.
The way we wereUntil the 60s the Italian immigrants worked in:
Industry Food sector Construction works Railways
The way we are
Type of employment of Italian immigrants in the U.K1,7% 1,7%
Professionals Workers
25% 25 % 8% 15%
20%
Employees Pensioners30% 30%
Depending family members Unemployed
Who we areWorking in Business and Finance Sectors, Insurances, Services Industry, Research, and also Food Industry!
Italy-U.K. How we flew
Italy-U.K. How we fly
942 weekly
Commercial Exchange ItalyU.K.
6,000 4,000 2,000 01st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st Sem. Sem. Sem. Sem. Sem. 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 Italian Exports to the U.K. Trade Balance for Italy Italian Imports from the U.K.
The Ministry of Foreign AffairsRepresentations Abroad (2006)90 2 11Embassies
121Consulates Italian Cultural Institutes Special Diplomatic Delegations
11 5
Permanent Representatives
Geographic Distribution of the Embassies (2006)
Diplomatic-Consular Network of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsA comparison in Europe (year 2006)
Diplomatic/consular network ITALY FRANCE GERMANY UNITED KINGDOM 339 431 357 467
Staff 8.568 16.721 11.201 17.000
Budget 1.591 2.690 2.511 2.491
A Challenge
Punching above its weight
Le nozze con i fichi secchi
The answer is
OUTREACH and NETWORKING!
Londons Italian OrchestraItalian Chamber of Commerce Italian Cultural Institutes Consulate s Embassy of Italy
ENIT
Italian Trade Commissio n
Bankitali a Defence Attach Scientific Attach
Italian Embassy
Italian Ambassador