Farnesina Verde – Environment: 5th Forum on Green Embassies​

Yesterday, 22 September 2016, the Mexican Embassy in Rome hosted the 5th Green Embassies Forum (Foro delle Ambasciate Verdi – FOAV) on “Climate Change and Innovation”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation (MAECI) in conjunction with the Embassies of Mexico and Costa Rica. The Forum, chaired by the Mexican Ambassador to […]

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Malta – Science in the City 2016 – European Researchers’ Night Festival

“CODE SWITCH #1” is a research project combining science and art and, more specifically, epigenetics and video and performance art. It is the brain child of Italian artist Cristina Ghinassi and Maltese geneticist Edward Duca. The key question is: can performance art bring about epigenetic changes in the individuals participating in the art form? By […]

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Cirinnà Act – Provides for the transcription of same-sex civil unions

With the coming into force of the Cirinnà Act and its implementing provisions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) promptly instructed its overseas offices to transmit same-sex civil union deeds to the Italian Municipal Authority of reference to be transcribed on the local register, after verifying the deed’s compliance with local laws. […]

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China – Charming Italy

China Industrial Bank is promoting investments in Italy. The Italian Embassy in Beijing hosted an event during which the Chinese banking group and Italian institutions in the country presented Chinese investors with opportunities in the tourism and culture sectors and for business in general. It was also an occasion to present “Global Life”, a channel […]

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Australia – Piero Addis and his shoots from high above in the exhibition “Blue Codes blue”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will host “Blue Codes blue” by Piero Addis. The exhibition, running from 6 October to 3 November, is curated by David Galloway and comprised of 10 works rivisited in blue specifically for Sydney. The “Blue Codes” can be traced back to the tradition of the sketchbooks in which travelling […]

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Greece – ‘Italian Film Days’ at the Athens International Film Festival

An important section of the XXII Athens International Film Festival will be dedicated to Italian Cinema. The festival, running through October 2, will host the “Italian Film Days” organized in cooperation with StraDa Films and the contribution of the Italian Embassy in Athens, the Italian Cultural Institute and Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The Festival, first established in 1995, […]

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Farnesina – Transparent Budget project expands

The “Transparent Budget” project expands with a new section in which an increasing number of pages illustrate the Foreign Ministry’s financial resources on the basis of the item to which they are allocated. The “Transparent Budget” project expands with a new section in which an increasing number of pages illustrate the Foreign Ministry’s financial resources […]

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“Moving away from the death penalty: the voices of victims” – Minister Gentiloni co-chairs with Ban Ki Moon the event on the death penalty​

During the 71st United Nations General Assemby, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentioni co-chaired with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon the event “Moving away from the death penalty: the voices of victims”, organised by Italy in conjunction with Argentina, France and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Following the opening remarks by […]

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Big success for the Milan leg of ICE’s Roadshow on business networks

The Milan leg of the of the Roadshow “Italy for companies and with SMEs towards foreign markets” was a great success among the public, revealing great convergence of ideas and actions. This is the first evaluation made of the Roadshow which took place this morning in the offices of Assolombarda. It enlisted 40 new members, […]

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Vatican City – Economists in Rome discuss a more human economic system

International economists have gathered in Rome to discuss a more inclusive, human, and fair economy. The Italian Embassy to the Holy See hosted the event in Borromeo Palace this morning, where Angus Deaton, winner of Nobel Prize for Economics in 2015, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe will comment on the global challenge posed […]

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Brazil – Italy strengthens relations with Brazil

Italy has strengthened its relations with Brazil thanks to the visit to Belo Horizonte by its Ambassador, Antonio Bernardini, on his first mission to the Minas Gerais State. The mission has not only deepened ties between Italy and this State of the Federative Republic of Brazil, but has also opened the door to new projects […]

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Albania – Made in Italy: songs span across fashion, art and creativity

Italian songs are a great “conveyor of culture” (Tullio De Mauro) which have contributed to securing in people’s memories moments of Italy’s history but also to shaping the imagination and profile of Italy in the world, just like fashion and design. Through a series of videos, photographs and readings and the live performances of Italian […]

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