Italy – Vietnam. Gentiloni meets Pham Binh Minh: goal to reach 5 billion euro bilateral trade volume

“Vietnam is our privileged strategic partner in Asia. The state visit of President Tran Dai Quang, in return for President Mattarella’s visit to Hanoi last year, following Prime Minister Renzi’s visit in 2014, testifies to the excellent relations between the two countries. The aim is to meet the 5-billion euro target for bilateral trade between the […]

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Constitutional Referendum: voting operations for Italians living abroad explained

With reference  to the information released by the press and social media on the delivery procedures of voting materials to Italians living abroad for the upcoming Constitutional Referendum on Dec. 4, in accordance with Act n. 459/2001 (art. 12 par. 3), Farnesina officials have specified the following: –        A possible double vote would be immediately detectable […]

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Death of Italian citizen in Brazil: maximum assistance to the family of the victim. The Italian Embassy has taken assertive action from the beginning, following the case with utmost attention

In relation to the death of Italian citizen Pamela Canzonieri, we hereby inform that the Italian Embassy in Brazil and the Consulates in Recife and Salvador have provided maximum assistance to the family of the victim and are now in close contact with local Authorities to quickly see to the repatriation of the victim’s body […]

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Cuba – 19th edition of Italian Culture Week kicks off

The 19th edition of the Italian Culture Week kicked off in Cuba on Monday, November 21. The annual Week, co-organized by the Italian Embassy, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Cuba and the Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de la Habana, is dedicated to Umberto Eco and Ettore Scola. It also marks […]

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China – Italian design companies at Shanghai’s Furniture Show

The excellence of Italian design and furniture take centre stage in China. ICE-Agency, which assists the internationalisation of Italian companies and promotes them abroad, participates in the first edition of the Salone del Mobile di Milano Shanghai (19-21 November), to support the 55 Italian exhibitors and facilitate their B2B networking. A fundamental role in implementing […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: Joint press conference of Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Foreign Minister of Romania, Lazar Comanescu (Farnesina, 22 November 2016)

On Tuesday, 22 November at 1:30 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will receive at the Farnesina the Foreign Minister of Romania, Lazar Comanescu. The Ministers will hold a joint press conference at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to […]

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Great satisfaction of the Foreign Ministry for the election of Paolo Alli as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Honourable Paolo Alli was elected President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) at the end of the annual session held today in Istanbul. Italy has not held this prestigious office since 1961. The Assembly, which was established in 1955, is an independent body of NATO, is composed of 257 delegates, members of the national […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Signing ceremony of two Protocols of Understanding between the MAECI and the Altagamma Foundation and between the MAECI and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) (Farnesina, 22 November 2016)

On Tuesday, 22 November, at 4:30 p.m. the Farnesina will host the signing ceremony of two Protocols of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Altagamma Foundation and between the MAECI and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). The Protocol Agreements will be signed by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the […]

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GENTILONI «Growth and defence: we must react and take strong decisions. It is our last chance».

Minister Gentiloni, former Italian Ambassador to the U.S., Giovanni Castellaneta, warns that with Trump at the White House Italy and Europe will no longer be able to count on the USA as in the past years. Are you convinced of that too? “We will cooperate with the president-elect. The U.S. is our number one ally. […]

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Rome to host an earthquake hazard workshop as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian-Japanese diplomatic relations

Earthquake risk prevention: a very topical issue in Italy today in the light of the earthquakes that have struck Central Italy during the last few months. This will be the topic of debate with Japanese experts in an interactive workshop to be held in Rome as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of […]

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Italians abroad receive Constitutional ​Referendum ballot papers

Ahead of the Constitutional Referendum vote of Dec. 4, the 195 Italian diplomatic and consular offices in the world involved in the voting procedures have completed the delivery of more than 4 million envelopes (4,044,791) containing the ballot papers, in accordance with Law No. 459/2001 (Art. 12, Para. 3).  Should Italian citizens abroad entitled to […]

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Undersecretary Amendola on the last day of his mission to Australia

Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is completing his institutional mission to Australia in Melbourne today, after his visit to Sydney. This morning the Italian high official participated in the Intercomites meeting, where he took the opportunity to highlight “the excellent cooperation between the Embassy, the Consulates and the Comites in Australia, which has made […]

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