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    3 March 2016
    G7 Youth Summit

    In collaboration with the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also this year the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) is recruiting the Italian Youth Delegation to attend the only official G7 Youth Summit, which will be held in Tokyo from 30 April to 3 May, 2016. […]

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    Accreditation Notices
    3 March 2016
    ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press point: Foreign Minister Gentiloni with his Polish counterpart, Witold Waszczykowski (Farnesina, 7 March)

    On Monday 7 March, at 1:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will meet with the Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski.At the end of the meeting there will be a joint press point. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in attending the press point are requested to apply for online accreditation […]

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    Press Releases
    3 March 2016
    Libya: two Italians perhaps killed in shootout

    In connection to the circulation of several images of the victims, apparently Westerners, of a shootout in Libya’s Sabratha region, the Farnesina informs that from the images, albeit in the absence of bodies, it could be possible to identify two of the four Italians who worked for the Bonatti construction company and who were kidnapped […]

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    3 March 2016
    Brazil – Focus on Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe

    “Fortunato Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe” is the title of the conference to be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo. The event is complementary to the exhibition “Depero, futurist and global artist”, now on show at the MAC USP Ibirapuera until March 27. The aim of the […]

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    3 March 2016
    Italy- Bosnia – Conservation institute goes on mission to Sarajevo

    A delegation from Italy’s Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR) went on its first mission to Sarajevo, led by the head of the training school, Donatella Cavezzali. The purpose of the trip was to initiate a joint project with the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The initiative was promoted at the suggestion of […]

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    3 March 2016
    Ambassador Schioppa appointed new EUI Secretary General

    Ambassador Vincenzo Schioppa has been appointed Secretary General of the European University Institute (EUI) of Florence. After serving in South Africa and in Libya, the ambassador will now replace Pasquale Ferrara as the head of the Institute which was created 40 years ago by the six founding countries of the European Union and that is […]

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    Press Releases
    2 March 2016
    Regeni Case. Italian Embassy receives investigative materials from Egyptian Authorities

    The Italian Embassy in Cairo this afternoon received a Note Verbale with which the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has transmitted several of the investigative materials requested by the Italian Government through diplomatic channels in the past few weeks. The materials have been immediately made available to the Italian investigative team operating in Cairo by order of […]

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    Press Releases
    2 March 2016
    Iraq: Authorities sign contract with Trevi to consolidate the Mosul dam

    The Iraqi authorities have signed a contract with Italy’s Trevi construction company to consolidate the Mosul dam, reported the Italian Foreign Ministry. The contract was signed following intense negotiations between the company and the Iraqi authorities in Baghdad. Under the contract, the Trevi Group will carry out consolidation work on the dam, as agreed during […]

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    2 March 2016
    Bangkok – Enrico Rava in concert

    The Chulalongkorn University Auditorium in Bangkok will host the much awaited jazz concert ” Enrico Rava New Quartet. Wild Dance”. The famous Italian jazz trumpeter and guru of modern Italian jazz, Enrico Rava, together with his band, Francesco Diodati (Guitar), Gabriele Evangelista (Double Bass)  and  Enrico Morello (Drums) will present his lastest album, Wild Dance.Stops […]

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    2 March 2016
    Berlin – “Italian of the Year” award rewards journalism and social commitment

    The Comites of Berlin (Committee of Italians abroad representing the residents of every consular district in foreign countries) has assigned the 2016 “Italian of the Year” award to two Italians who, through their commitment, have significantly contributed to shedding light on the identity of Italians living in the area of Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and […]

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    2 March 2016
    Djibouti – Cooperation, vanguard and innovation for the new Balbalà Hospital

    Over the last two decades, Italian cooperation efforts have concentrated on improving the living conditions of the inhabitants of Djibouti, with a special focus on the health sector. In this perspective, the latest project realised in the former French colony shows that these efforts are unrelenting thanks to the paediatrics, gynaecology and infectious diseases departments […]

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