Alfano meets Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, welcomed the  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to the Farnesina. During their talks, which followed a telephone conversation on May 5, the dignitaries examined the issue of refugees in the Central Mediterranean and mulled collaboration prospects between Italy and the UNHCR.  In […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 23 May: latest world news

Switzerland: referendum approves 2050 energy strategy Swiss citizens have approved a referendum with a 58.2 percent consensus that puts into effect a 2016 federal law implementing the new 2050 energy strategy. This is the first set of measures to reduce energy consumption, by improving energy efficiency and promoting renewable energy sources. Moreover, the package also […]

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Angelino Alfano: The Capaci massacre did not stop Giovanni Falcone’s ideas

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano: “The Capaci massacre on 23rd May, twenty-five years ago, did not stop Giovanni Falcone’s ideas. In fact these ideas inspired Italy’s anti-mafia legislation, which is the most advanced in the world. It is no coincidence that the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was signed in Palermo, […]

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Press Accreditation Note – 2017 Africa Day (the Farnesina, 25 May 2017)

Thursday, 25 May, to mark the 54th anniversary of the foundation of the African Union, 2017 Africa Day will be held at the Farnesina, at 3:00 p.m.. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “It is a celebration of great symbolic value, which takes place shortly before the Taormina G7 summit, which is […]

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Explosion in Manchester

The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit and the Italian Embassy in London are in close contact with the British authorities to verify the possible presence of Italian citizens and to provide all possible assistance to Italians present in the United Kingdom in connection with last night’s explosion in Manchester.

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“The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia, speaking on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to […]

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Alfano in Gorizia for the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process”​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is scheduled to attend the workshop “The European Perspective of the Western Balkans and the Summit Process” organised by the University District of Gorizia on the theme “The Trieste Summit between Continuity and Innovation”. He said: “I am very happy to be able to dialogue […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 22 May: latest world news

Brazil: tenders for railway licences and gas distribution expected in the coming months As part of the Brazilian Government’s investment programme, tenders are expected to be published in the next few months for licences to operate two railway lines: the Norte-Sul, with two sections running from Acailandia to Estrela d’Oeste, and Ferrograo, to be built […]

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Meeting between Undersecretary Della Vedova and OPCW Director General Üzümcü

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sen. Benedetto Della Vedova, held a meeting today at the Farnesina with the Director General of the OPCW, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, during his visit to Rome to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The meeting provided an opportunity to reiterate Italian appreciation for the activities […]

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China – Veronafiere in China: new deals on the Silk Road

New commercial avenues are opening up in China and throughout the Asian continent for the Italian Exhibition System. Veronafiere is playing a major role on the Silk Road so much so that its  President, Maurizio Danese and Director General, Giovanni Mantovani are currently in China, visiting  Beijing and Shanghai. They met with the Italian Ambassador […]

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United States – San Francisco to host a lecture on Etruscan cities and Bologna on May 25

A lecture entitled “The Founding and Development of Etruscan, Roman and Medieval Cities. The Example of Bologna”, organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, in conjunction with the Municipality of Bologna and Cultura Italiana, will be held on May 25. The lecture will show how everything revolved around the sacred nature […]

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France – Italian Cultural Institute in Paris features Luchino Visconti’s “Death in Venice”

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Paris has scheduled the screening of one of Luchino Visconti’s masterpieces to celebrate Venice in the French capital, that is hosting an exhibition entitled “Serenissima. Venezia in festa, da Tiepolo a Guardi” running at the Cognacq-Jay Museum until 25 June. The IIC will launch the third event of the […]

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