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    Interviews
    8 April 2017
    Alfano “Justified response by violations in Damascus. But now let us resort to the UN” (Corriere della Sera)

    “Minister Alfano, are we sure that Assad used chemical weapons during the Khan Sheikhoun bombing, or was the area bombed with conventional armaments from ISIL chemical weapon stocks, as Russia maintains?”“Practically speaking, the missiles launched from U.S. ships struck the Syrian bases where the attacks to civilians originated. In other words, the U.S. response is […]

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    Press Releases
    7 April 2017
    Alfano to the Federaton of the Giulian-Dalmatian exhiles: preserving memory and looking forward to the future are key for Italy and for stronger bilateral relations with Slovenia and Croatia

    “Federesuli is a group of associations of extraordinary significance for the positive role they carry out at national and international level, spreading awareness on the tragedy of the Giulian-Dalmatian exodus. At the same time, thanks to its constructive approach, the Federation plays a key role in strengthening our bilateral relations with Slovenia and Croatia,” said […]

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    7 April 2017
    National Diplomatic Basketball team challenges ASD Gualdo Mia Basket

    On  Saturday, 8  April, at 3:30 p.m., the National Diplomatic Basketball Team (Nazionale Diplomatici di Basket) will challenge the “ASD Gualdo Mia Basket team ” at the Palazzetto dello Sport “Carlo Angelo Luzi” , in  Gualdo Tadino. It will be a friendly match whose proceeds will be donated to purchase sports gear for the municipal gymnasium […]

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    Press Releases
    7 April 2017
    Grief and closeness of Italy to the Swedish State and people

    “I express my firmest condemnation and the grief and closeness of Italy to the Swedish State and people for the terrible attack of a few hours ago in Stockholm,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   “To the families of the victims, I convey my warmest solidarity. To all the […]

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    7 April 2017
    The Pleasure of Reading in Italian: Great Literature at the Embassy in Brasilia

    Thursdays are dedicated to the “pleasure of reading in Italian” at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. Our embassy is holding a series of readings of a number of Italy’s most important authors of contemporary literature. The series began on 13 March with Elena Ferrante’s “L’Amica geniale”. It continues on 27 April with Niccolò Ammaniti’s “Io […]

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    7 April 2017
    Starting from girls. Women’s Forum on inequality and sustainable growth

    As part of Italy’s Presidency of the G7, on 7 and 8 April the Farnesina is hosting the International Dialogue Forum, “Starting from girls. Women’s Forum on inequality and sustainable growth,” organized in partnership with WE-Women Empower the World, the Aspen Initiative for Europe, and Valore D. “Strengthening the rights and abilities of young women […]

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    Press Releases
    7 April 2017
    Syria

    Minister Alfano: “Italy understands the reasons of a US military action, proportionate in time and manner, in response to an unacceptable sense of impunity, and as a sign of deterrence against the risk of a further use of chemical weapons by Assad, in addition to the cases already ascertained by the United Nations.”The Minister of […]

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    6 April 2017
    Italian Economic Diplomacy 6 April: latest news from around the world

    EU grants Slovakia nearly a billion euros to modernise its railway system The European Union will fund Slovakian railways projects up to a billion euros by 2020. The funds are designed mostly to finance 21 projects regarding train modernisation and the revamping of 250 kilometres of rails, the building of terminals, parking lots and hubs […]

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    6 April 2017
    Portugal – Italian Film Festival opens in Lisbon

    The very idea of cinema evokes art, emotions and feelings of wonder. But it also conjures up the  sparkling image of a festival.  “The Italian Film Festival,” Portugal’s most important event dedicated to Italian cinema, will run from April 6 to the 13 in Lisbon, marking its 10th edition. Organized by the ‘Il Sorpasso’ Association […]

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    6 April 2017
    ​Argentina – Nanni Moretti is a guest of honour at Buenos Aires Film Festival

    Nanni Moretti will travel to Argentina to be guest of honour at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film – BAFICI,  running from 19 to 30 April in the Argentinian capital. The Festival will also screen the work of Walter Veltroni. The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires have published the programme […]

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    6 April 2017
    7th Edition of the Olympics in the Italian Language

    Today marks the end of the 7th edition of the Olympics in the Italian Language, the event targeting secondary school students organised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), which manages the participation of Italian schools abroad. In representation of the latter, […]

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