Adoptions: the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have authorised the reunification of 66 children with their adoptive families in Italy

Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, welcomed with great satisfaction the announcement by the Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who, through the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa, authorized the reunification of another 66 children with their adoptive families in Italy. This new group of children adds on to the 14 children already authorised in mid-February. […]

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​Meeting between the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Amendola and the Tuscany Councillor for Agriculture Remaschi

A meeting between the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Vincenzo Amendola, and the Councillor for Agriculture of the Region of Tuscany, Marco Remaschi, took place today at the headquarters of the Italian Foreign Ministry in a climate of dialogue and fruitful cooperation. The meeting has further clarified the scope of the agreement on maritime delimitations between […]

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Lisbon – Books, “L’Abbazia dei cento peccati” by Marcello Simoni translated in Portuguese

In a recent interview, Marcello Simoni said he was in debt with Umberto Eco, owing to “the great writer, the master key to an imaginary world, his Middle Ages bestseller”. His books represent global phenomena, like “The Abbey of One Hundred Sins” (“L’Abbazia dei cento peccati”), a historic novel which will presented in the Portuguese […]

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Italy-Japan – “Japanese Enchantments” at the Farnesina’s kindergarten

To celebrate the Japanese ‘Hinamatsuri’ festivity – the dolls’ festival – the kindergarten of the Farnesina hosted the event “Incanti Giapponesi” (“Japanese Enchantments”) to attune children to Japanese culture through educational games conducted by specialised staff. The dolls festival, in fact, is an important occasion in which to pray for the good and health growth […]

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Vietnam – Hanoi Opera House sold out for soprano Angela Nisi

The National Vietnamese Symphonic Orchestra opened the opera season with an all sold out performance at the Hanoi Theatre. The programme included arias from Italian operas by Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizzetti and Giacomo Puccini, with the extraordinary participation of star soprano Angela Nisi. The young artist was much applauded by the packed Hanoi […]

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8 March – International Women’s Day: Italy staunchly commits to uphold women’s rights in the world

On occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterates its staunch commitment to the bilateral efforts of international Organisations and through development cooperation projects in favour of gender equality and the rights of women worldwide. The Foreign Ministry’s fundamental objective is to act in order to enable women […]

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Migrant women, the road towards a fairer society

On the day that reminds us that we must continue on the road towards achieving an effective gender equality, women are not only metaphorically ‘en route’. In fact, an ever-larger number of women, often with children, are coming to Europe: 170,000 from June 2015 to date. As also reported by the UNHCR, all migrants face […]

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Women, the focus of development: a priority for Italian Cooperation

In celebrating International Women’s Day, Italian Cooperation confirms its commitment in favour of gender equality also in the areas of the world most at risk. Many women in Italian Cooperation’s partner countries face a life full of violence and discrimination. In most of these countries, women represent 70% of the labour force in agriculture, are […]

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Cooperation agreement between Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministries on the AT electronic cards issuance

A cooperation agreement is in place for the issuance of electronic AT identification cards, approved by Eduardo Brunetti, Director General of the Administration and ITC of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), and Ruggiero Di Biase, Rear Admiral and General Director of Automated IT Systems at the Ministry of Defense. The cards will be […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – Being a European diplomat. Part II

On Tuesday, March 8, at 8 p.m. Radio Luiss will air the 53rd episode of “Diplomazia e dintorni” (“Diplomacy and the Like”) entitled “Being a European diplomat. Part II”. The star guests of this episode will be three young foreign colleagues on visit at the Farnesina under the European Diplomatic Program. Dario Jovic and Johannes […]

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Tirana – Literature, Chiara Gamberale meets the Albanian public

Chiara Gambarale in Tirana: the meeting with the writer is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 31 March at the Unesco Hall of the National History Museum of Tirana, where she will present the Albanian translation of her two novels “Per dieci minuti” and “Le luci nelle case degli altri”. The presentation is promoted by […]

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Beirut – “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” between Italy and Lebanon

The Lebanese tour of the Stefano Maurizi-Luciano Biondini-Mohammed Abuzekry trio entitled “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” has just ended. It expressed a musical dialogue between the cultures of the West and of the Middle East. The tour was organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut together with several Lebanese partners. The project, born from […]

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