Farnesina assembles ‘Control Centre’ members for Italy’s Internationalisation

“A continuously evolving global scenario, marked by both crises and opportunities, is the backdrop for the interantionalisation process of Italian enterprises. The Farnesina and the Italian government’s foreign policy promote these enterprises, which aim to facilitate growth in international settings, in accordance with  the expansion of Italy’s cultural and economic promotion and innovation. I am […]

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Accreditation Note: Official ceremony for the awarding of the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for scientific cooperation between Italy and Israel” (Farnesina, 2 November 2016)

On Wednesday 2 November at 11:00 am, the Farnesina will host the first Ceremony for the awarding of the “Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for scientific cooperation between Italy and Israel”. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Paolo Gentiloni, and Minister of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR), Stefania Giannini, will participate in the event.  The Prize, […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 27 October: latest news from around the world

Kuwait: Pizzarotti signs contract to build new maternity hospital Italian construction company Pizzarotti SpA and the Ministry of  Public Works of Kuwait have signed a contract for the construction of the “New Maternity Hospital”. It will be a building of over 200,000 square meters for young mothers and newborn babies in need of intensive care. […]

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Farnesina expresses satisfaction on the ratification of the Paris Agreement

The Minister of Foreign Affairs  Paolo Gentiloni expressed deep satisfaction on the ratification of the Paris Agreement  “COP21”, linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC), just  two weeks from the beginning of the parliamentary procedure. “Today is an important day,” said  Minister Gentiloni. “Once the Paris Agreement is in effect, the revolution of sustainable development […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder – Joint press conference of Minister Gentiloni and the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Coalition to Counter ISIL, Ambassador Brett McGurk (Farnesina, 28 October)

On Friday 28 October at 5:15 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will receive at the Farnesina President Obama’s Special Envoy for the Coalition to Counter ISIL, Ambassador Brett McGurk.  A joint press conference will be held at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in […]

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Mozambique – Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival attracts big audiences

The Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is back and ready to enliven the nights of Maputo. Now at its 12th edition, the musical kermesse is considered a consolidated event that further cements the ties of friendship and cultural exchange between the two countries also by promoting a fruitful interaction between Italian and local musicians. The Festival opening […]

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Malta – Music event with Vincenzo Balzani Piano Recital

The Vincenzo Balzani Piano Recital will be held at Malta’s St. Patrick’s Church in Sliema at 7 p.m. on 29 October. The concert is organised by the European Foundation for Support of Culture, in conjunction with the Italian Cultural Institute in La Valletta, as part of the “Classical Music Stars in Malta” cycle of concerts […]

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The Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin hosts a retrospective dedicated to Gianni Croce

The retrospective exhibition dedicated to Italian photographer Gianni Croce will open on November 7 at 7:00 pm at the Italian Cultural Institute (ICC) in Berlin. The exhibition showcases 100 photographs that Croce shot between 1921 and 1964 in the wake of the Italian and European experimentation trends of the 20th century: not the realism of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference of Minister Gentiloni and the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Coalition to Counter ISIL, Ambassador Brett McGurk (Farnesina, 28 October)

On Friday 28 October at 5:15 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will receive at the Farnesina President Obama’s Special Envoy for the Coalition to Counter ISIL, Ambassador Brett McGurk.  A joint press conference will be held at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in […]

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Brazil – Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute organise a Solo Exhibition by Salvatore Garau in Brasilia

From Nov. 8 to Dec. 4, Brasilia will experience a new dimension where infinity meets the profound, a dimension at the same time so minute and energising. This is the intensity expressed by the cross-cutting antagonisms that will be on show in Brasilia, with the works of one of Italy’s most complete and original contemporary […]

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China – Food Safety, 4th Italo-Chinese Dialogue on beef

The Italian Embassy in China confirms its commitment to support Italian agrofood companies interested in accessing the Chinese market. The 4th Italo-Chinese Dialogue on Food Safety took place today in Beijing. It represents an important forum of debate between high-level experts of the Italian Ministry of Health and of the China Food and Drug Administration, […]

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Union of Jewish Communities: Gentiloni received at th Farnesina a delegation led by President Noemi Di Segni

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, received a delegation of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities led by the President, Noemi Di Segni.

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