International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Italy reaffirms its international commitment to fight any form of discrimination, including the one based on sexual orientation. Italy’s actions to protect and promote human rights in the world are based on the deep conviction that human rights are universal. Italy supports and promotes international initiatives to […]

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Niger. Alfano: “Italy makes an emergency contribution to UNICEF to provide food assistance to children”​

“Through the Italian Cooperation service, we have arranged to contribute 400,000 euros to UNICEF in response to the dramatic humanitarian emergency in Niger, to provide food assistance to children,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “In Niger, the humanitarian emergency is made all the more complex by the overlapping of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 16 May: latest news from the world

Sweden: new public transport agreement approved for Stockholm A new local and regional public transport agreement has been signed in Stockholm which provides for the construction of two new underground lines, the expansion of an existing tram line and the extension of a section of the northern urban train line, for a total  cost of […]

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Speech of the Hon. Minister at the Chamber of Commerce of Udine within the framework of the “Farnesina Meets Companies” initiative

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   President Giovanni Da Pozzo, (President of the Chamber of Commerce of Udine, Vice President of Unioncamere Italia) Vice-president Clara Maddalena, (Vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce) President Matteo Tonon, (President of Confindustria Udine) President Graziano Tilatti, (President of Confartigianato-Imprese FVG) Director Guido Corso, (Director at […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy: Latest News from the World

​Enterprises: Siracusa to host ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of companies on  17 May On 17 May, Siracusa will play host to another stop of the ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of Companies. The event, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, is promoted and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development […]

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Canada – Cinema, Paola Cortellesi and Christian De Sica super-guest stars at the ICFF

The 2017 edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF), the festival offering the best of Italian film productions in six Canadian cities from 8 to 16 June, is due to set new box-office records. In addition to Toronto, Montreal and the other cities involved in the previous editions, this year the ICFF will extend […]

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Finland – Composer Antonio Coppola to perform in Helsinki in May

The Italian composer and orchestra conductor, Antonio Coppola, will be in Helsinki next week. He will accompany on the piano the screening of two major films in the history of Finnish cinema. Victor Sjostrom’s ‘The Wind’ (1928) will be the first film screened on Monday 15 May at Cinema Orion. It will be followed by […]

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Spain – “Little Utopias”: Italy’s new style in architecture on show in Spain

 Italian architecture in the third millennium, spanning from its history to research and innovation: “Little Utopias”, an exhibition on Italy’s “new” style in architecture was presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Maxxi National Museum of 21st Century Art of Rome, the Universidad de Navarra […]

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Minister Alfano in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting

After the first working session, opened by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, the ministers will discuss the state of progress in the implementation of the “EU Global Strategy” in the area of security and defence. Discussions will also focus on issues connected to the Horn of […]

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Asunción Fashion Week

The Celebrations of Italian Design, organised by the Italian Embassy in Paraguay for the Asuncion Fashion Week, was a great public and media success. The event, which targeted professionals in the fashion sector, was held in the Embassy’s gardens which, for the occasion, formed the backdrop to the catwalk of the major brands of Italian […]

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EU: Minister Alfano in Brussels on Monday for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Brussels on Monday, 15 May, to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council. He is scheduled to arrive at the Europa Building around 9:25 a.m. After the first working session, which will be opened at 9:30 a.m. by the High Representative of the […]

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Alfano: “Satisfaction at the transfer of more than 1 billion euros ascribable to the Riva family to the Fondo Unico di Giustizia”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, expressed great satisfaction after learning the news of the authorisation granted by the Royal Court of Jersey to transfer 1.3 billion euros from a Trust Fund ascribable to the Riva family to the Fondo Unico di Giustizia (Single Justice Fund). It is a considerable amount […]

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