Moscow – Italian fashion companies maintain presence in Russia

Ninety-two Italian companies are present at the “Collection Premiere Moscow” (CPM), the landmark Russian fashion event held twice a year, with the autumn-winter collections presented in February and spring-summer collections in September. This year’s 26th edition of the Fair sees the presence of 23 countries, seven of which have a national pavilion (Italy, Finland, France, […]

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Madrid – Italian Culture Institute showcases Italian excellence at ARCOMadrid

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) participated in the 35th edition of the contemporary ARCOMadrid art fair with an exhibition entitled “Illustrations for Children: Italian Excellence”. The exhibition, co-organised by the Bologna Childrens’ Book Fair and the Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid, was included in the fair’s programme of collateral activities. The Madrid Institute […]

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Farnesina: Uni-Italia Conference on Marco Polo and Turandot programmes

The Uni-Italia annual conference was held today on 1 March 2016 in the International Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The conference is dedicated to the two governmental programmes called “Marco Polo” and “Turandot”, created respectively in 2006 and 2009, in order to attract Chinese students to Italian universities  and […]

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Maestro Ennio Morricone is honoured with an Oscar award

Italian composer Ennio Morricone won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’.  ” I dedicate this award and this score to my wife Maria,” Morricone said while accepting the Oscar onstage before an audience who gave him a long standing ovation. “There isn’t a great soundtrack […]

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DEI – Mozambique: Government approves Eni’s development plan for the Coral gas field

The Mozambique government has approved Eni’s plan of development (POD) for the Coral gas field regarding the construction and installation of an offshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the first on the African continent. About 8 billion dollars will be invested in the project and production should begin in 2020. The approval of the […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – ‘Being a European Diplomat’ – The 52nd episode to be aired on Radio Luiss on Tuesday, March 1

The 52nd episode of “Diplomazia e Dintorni”, entitled “Being a European diplomat. Part I”, will be aired on Radio Luiss on Tuesday, March 1 at 8 p.m. The star guests in this episode will be three foreign diplomats on visit at the Farnesina through the European Diplomatic Program: Dario Jovic and Johannes Andreasson (Sweden) and […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – OSCE Security Days – Seminar on Migration (Rome, 4- March 2016)

The OSCE Security Days –  “Refocusing migration and security: bridging national and regional responses” – will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome on 4 March, 2016.  Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will open the Seminar at 9:00 a.m. Journalists, photographers and […]

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Italy-Brazil: focus on port sector opportunities

The port sector was the focus of the third meeting of the Italy-Brazil bilateral Working Group on investments, after the first two meetings held last December, which discussed energy, airports and motorways. During the meeting Brazilian Port Minister, Helder Barbalho, made an articulate presentation in which he outlined in detail the upcoming tenders and related […]

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China – Milan Furniture Fair arrives in Shanghai

The Milan Furniture Fair (Salone del Mobile di Milano) is being staged in Shanghai from Nov. 19 to 21 at the 4,000 square-metre Shanghai Exhibition Centre. Italian Ambassador, Ettore Sequi, told reporters at the presentation press conference: “History, tradition, research and innovation are the key words for the success of Italian design. The Chinese market […]

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Baghdad – Carabinieri hold cultural heritage protection course in Iraq

Italy has launched the first Cultural Heritage Protection course in Iraq. It is held in Baghdad by the Carabinieri for the staff of the Iraqi ministries of Interior and Culture. The course was opened by Iraq’s Minister of Culture, Fryad Rawandozi, and Italian Ambassador, Marco Carnelos, at the Al Nahrain Centre for Strategic Studies in […]

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Talks between Minister Gentiloni and the Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition groups

Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni held a telephone conversation today with Riad Hijab, former premier and Syrian opposition co-ordinator for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC). Minister Gentiloni acknowledged the efforts made by the oppositions in exile and the Syrian rebel factions represented in the Committee, as well as Mr Hijab’s personal commitment to adhere to […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Arrival at Rome Fiumicino Airport of 93 refugees from UNHCR camps in Lebanon (Fiumicino Airport, 29 February 2016)

On Monday, 29 February 2016, on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of the Interior, the Sant’Egidio Community, the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI)  and the Waldensian Board, 93 refugees, including 41 children, benefiting from a resettlement programme and originating from UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for […]

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