PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Closing ceremony of the Netherlands and Italy Model United Nations (NIMUN) – Palermo, 21 June

On Wednesday 21 June at 11:40, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and his Dutch counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders,will attend the closing ceremony of the Netherlands and Italy Model United Nations (NIMUN) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo, with the participation of Italian and […]

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Max Botticelli’s Portraits of Italian Fashion on show in Bratislava

Sunday, 18 June, was the closing date of “Portraits of Italian fashion, forms and emotions taking shape”, an exhibition displaying 80 images by Mx Botticelli, a photographer known for his work with fashion designers and maisons such as Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferrè, Iceberg, Antonio Marras, Valentino, Kenzo, Albino, Monvieve, Renato Balestra, Gattinoni and Romeo Gigli. […]

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Alfano: “ A humanitarian flight of the Italian Development Cooperation departed today to assist South Sudanese refugees in Uganda”

” A humanitarian flight of the Italian Development Cooperation departed today from  the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi headed to Entebbe, in Uganda. The expedition consisted of relief supplies and emergency medical goods destined  to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda,” said Minister Alfano. “The humanitarian shipment – the minister added – consists of tents, […]

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Presentation of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan for Tourism – Alfano: “Italy is the most photographed country on Instagram.”

“Italy is the most photographed country on Instagram. It is a country where everybody wants to go to sooner or later, to enjoy a first-hand experience of what it means “Vivere all’italiana” (The Italian way of life) and enjoy our countless beauties. Tourism accounts for 11.8% of the Italian GDP and 12% in terms of […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – “Italy a Country for Travellers – Presentation of the Strategic Plan for Tourism 2017-2022” (Farnesina, 20 June 2017)

On Tuesday, 20 June 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the event “Italy, a Country for Travellers – Presentation of the Strategic Plan for Tourism 2017-2022”, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MIBACT) and the Conference […]

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Alfano: “My deepest-felt condolences for the victims of the tragic wildfires in Portugal.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Internal Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “I express my deepest-felt condolences for the numerous victims caused by the tragic wildfires that have hit Portugal, devastating vast woodlands around the town of Pedrogao Grande. Italy always stands close to the people and Government of Portugal, and is ready to give all the […]

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Intra-Yemeni dialogue on the constitutional arrangements in post-conflict Yemen

Rome-Fiesole, 16 June 2017.  The European University Institute (EUI) of Florence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) hosted a session of the Informal Dialogue on the future constitutional framework to be promoted in Yemen. The Country has been in the grips of a tragic civil war for the past two years, […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Conclusive round table of the event “Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar” (Farnesina, 22 June 2017)

On Thursday, 22 June 2017, at 9:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the final round table of the event “Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar”, entitled “Getting a Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in a Globalized World”. The seminar, which is now at its 29th edition,  is organised by the Economics Foundation of “Tor Vergata” University of Rome […]

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Save the Children​ National Forum

The Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Maria Vignali, was invited to attend the National Forum “Protect, Shelter, Grow Together” organised by Save the Children, at Palazzo Marino in Milan. The event represented an important opportunity for an in-depth analysis and debate on […]

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Minister Alfano to ​speak at the international conference “Human Rights and the Tolerance Crisis”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will speak at the international conference “Human Rights and the Tolerance Crisis” at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, 16 June, in the Council Hall of the City Hall of Catanzaro, on Via Iannoni 68. “For us, human rights are etched on the gene pool of Italian […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 15 June: latest news from the world

Australia: Government announces major infrastructure project in Queensland The 2017-18 Queensland State Draft Budget was announced just a few days ago. The budget, which envisages an increase in public exoenditure and a reduction in the budget surplus, has the following priorities: creating new jobs to bring the unemployment rate down to 6%, increasing infrastructure funding and incentives to promote a transition to a […]

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Brexit – Consequences for the Italian community in the United Kingdom

This morning Luigi Maria Vignali, the Director General for Italians Abroad and for Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, appeared before the Senate Committee for the Affairs of Italians Abroad in a hearing on the consequences of Brexit for the community of Italians residing in the United Kingdom (Act No. […]

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