Denmark–Italy relations refers to the bilateral relationship

Bilateralism

Bilateralism consists of the political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. For example, free trade agreements signed by two states are examples of bilateral treaties. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which refers to the conduct of diplomacy by a...

 between Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 and Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Denmark has an embassy in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, and Italy has an embassy in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

. Both countries are members of EU and NATO.

History

The first treaty between Denmark and Italy, was signed on 19 July 1873. On 21 May 1885, an agreement on reciprocal relief was signed.

Trade

In 1951, Denmark and Italy had a large surplus in trading balance. Italian imports, amounted 130 million DKK. Italian exports amounted 203 million. In 2008, Danish exports to Italy, amounted 17,3 billion DKK, and Italian exports amounted 20,7 billion DKK.

Cultural relations

Denmark and Italy signed a cultural agreement in 1956. The association Società Dante Alighieri has two committees in Denmark. There are Italian language

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 studies at three Danish universities.

Visits

Alfredo Mantica

Alfredo Mantica

Alfredo Mantica is an Italian politician. He is a member of the National Alliance party . He became Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi on May 12, 2008.-Career:...

 visited Denmark in October 2009, this was the first time that a Italian politician visited Denmark, and also the first bilateral discussion between Italy and Denmark that are not discussed in Brussels

Brussels

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, Belgium

Belgium

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.