The Foreign Ministry is giving utmost attention to the case of journalist Gabriele Del Grande

The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Ankara have been following the case of journalist Gabriele Del Grande with the utmost attention from the very start and are in constant contact with his family. Gabriele Del Grande’s girlfriend and the family lawyer were also contacted today.    Minister Alfano instructed the Italian Consul in […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference “Against Traffic Light Labelling and Protectionism” (Farnesina, 21 April 2017)

On Friday 21 April 2017, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.,  the Farnesina will host the Conference “Against Traffic Light Labelling and Protectionism”. The conference will focus on the protection of Made in Italy agrifood production and the importance of raising awareness on health and nutritional facts.  “Italy’s agrifood industry represents one of the major features of Made in […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 18 April: world breaking news

China is about to launch ‘Healthy Shanghai 2030’ – a plan of action to promote the health of its citizens Healthy Shanghai 2030 is a plan of action seeking to promote community health in the city of Shanghai for the next 13 years. The programme aims to make Shanghai a ‘healthy’ city by the year 2030, ensuring that 80 […]

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Minister Alfano to attend the forty-sixth stop of the Roadshow for Internationalisation

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plays a key role in supporting Italian businesses, particularly thanks to the activity performed daily by the diplomatic network. This key role must be promoted more widely, so that businesses are aware of it are able to count on it. To this end, economic diplomacy is a strategic priority of my mandate at […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTIC E – Press point of Minister Alfano and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, Susana Malcorra (Farnesina, 21 April)

On  Friday 21  April, at 1:30 pm,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina, Susana Malcorra at the Farnesina.  “Argentina has always been our special point of reference in Latin America. Considering that over 40% of the Argentinian population is of Italian descent, the relations between Argentina […]

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New York: Claudio Magris talks about ‘Blameless’ with two special guests

Claudio Magris, a most revered Italian writer, will engage in conversation with colleagues Jamaica Kincaid and Norman Mane on 19 April at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The occasion will be the presentation of his latest searing novel, ‘Blameless‘, published by Yale University Press. The novel ruthlessly confronts the human obsession with war […]

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Tunis – Artemis Danza Company to stage ‘Traviata’ to mark the reopening of the Municipal Theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will present ‘Traviata,’ a performance by contemporary dance company Artemis Danza, to mark the reopening of the Municipal Theatre in the Tunisian capital. The event, to take place on 27 April from 8:00-9:00 p.m., stages the first chapter of a project the company has dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi, with […]

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Washington – The Italian Coast Guard participates in Sea Air Space Exposition

The General Commandant of the Harbour Master and Coast Guard, Admiral Vincenzo Melone, headed an Italian delegation to Washington last week to participate in the Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2017, organized by the Navy League. He also attended a bilateral meeting with the U.S. Coast Guard. Besides Admiral Melone, the Italian delegation included Rear Admiral Nicola Carlone, Chief of […]

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Buenos Aires – Nanni Moretti attends the BAFICI Independent Film Festival

“I believe in people. But I do not believe in the majority of people…” This is a famous quote by Nanni Moretti from his movie  ‘Caro diario’ (‘Dear Diary’), which will be screened at the BAFICI independent film festival, on Thursday, 20 April ( at  5:10 p.m at Theatre 4, Village Recoleta). The Festival will run from 19 to 30 […]

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Alfano: «Ankara’s accession to the EU is not an issue on the table now» (Corriere della Sera)

And now what? How do we handle our relationship with Turkey after it has gone back to being a State with strong authoritarian traits and, at the same time, remains a Country bordering both with the European Union and with a warring Syria and that, within NATO, has the second-largest armed force in terms of […]

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Minister Alfano on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey

Angelino Alfano, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey: “We acknowledge – says Minister Alfano – the results of the referendum and await completion of the verifications and final assessment of the OSCE- ODIHR observation mission. In the meantime we hope that – consistently with Turkey’s membership in the Council of Europe – the tensions within the Country will cool down and that the oppositions may take part in the implementation of reforms”. 

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Minister Alfano’s week

The highlight of this week was the meeting of the G7 Foreign Affairs Ministers, a gathering of worldwide importance that I had the honour and responsibility of chairing in the city of Lucca. The responsibility was even greater on this occasion because the diplomatic leaders of the most industrialized Countries were meeting for the first […]

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