Italy contributes 400,000 Euros to the WFP for the distribution of food in the areas of Syria besieged by Daesh

Within the framework of the Humanitarian Task Force – set up by the International Syria Support Group to guarantee access to humanitarian aid to all the Syrian people under siege – Italy has decided to make an emergency contribution of 400,000 Euros to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of food rations to […]

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Gentiloni: meeting with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Besimi, at the Farnesina today. The talks focused on the migration emergency. “Italy appreciates and supports Skopje’s efforts to manage the migration flows,” said Minister Gentiloni while reiterating the need for a broadly shared solidarity-based European commitment “also […]

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Ankara – “Italian Horizons”, in Turkey a special 2016 between economy and culture

The new edition of “Italian Horizons”, a programme organised by the Italian institutions operating in Turkey, “throughout 2016 will offer the Turkish public and the Italian community residing in the Country an ample series of events and initiatives aimed at promoting trade between the two Countries. The 2016 agenda will be rich in appointments with […]

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New York – Journalists gather at ‘Meet the New Italians in NY”

Journalism will have the lion’s share at the upcoming event “Meet the New Italians in New York”. Tomorrow the Italian Consulate General in the Big Apple will host Liliana Faccioli Pintozzi from SkyTG24 (Tbc news), Mario Platero from Il Sole 24 Ore, Massimo Gaggi from Corriere della Sera, Silvia Berzoni from Class CNBC and James […]

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Argentina – Italian UNESCO sites seen by 14 photographers

Italian World Heritage sites will take centre-stage from Mar. 2 to Apr. 3 in Buenos Aires. The “UN.IT UNESCO Italia” exhibition will display the works of 14 Italian photographers who immortalised these sites. Over 160 photographs of great artistic and cultural value have been chosen for the occasion to represent the Italian sites on the UNESCO World […]

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Italy-China – Cooperation grows in health sector

The Italian Embassy in Beijing will sponsor a quarterly training programme at the University of Sassari for 40 Chinese doctors. The doctors will attend lessons, be present at operations, undergo training in public health care management and be updated on medical testing techniques and methods. The training programme is part of a larger project conducted […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Secretary General summons U.S. Ambassador to Italy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Secretary General Michele Valensise summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Italy, John Phillips, to request clarifications over reports published in today’s papers, according to which American agencies were supposed to have tapped former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and some of his close associates in 2011. While referencing the new measures for confidentiality […]

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Istanbul – Giorgio De Chirico’s works to be displayed at the Pera Museum

Giorgio de Chirico’s works will be displayed in Istanbul. In the heart of Beyoglu, at just a few steps from the Galata tower, the Pera Museum will present an exhibition of the master of the metaphysical art movement from tomorrow February 24 to May 1 – the first ever in Turkey. Organized by the Giorgio […]

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Italy and Holy See celebrate anniversary of Lateran Pacts

The 87th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts (32nd of the Modification to the Concordat) between Italy and the Holy See will be celebrated today at Palazzo Borromeo in Rome, the headquarters of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See. The event will be an important opportunity for dialogue about bilateral relations. Italy’s highest authorities and […]

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DEI – Poland announces 230 billion euro plan to relaunch its economy

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development, Mateusz Morawiecki unveiled an economic development plan which includes ambitious measures geared  to stimulate growth and to support the innovation and competitiveness of the country’s economic system. Mr Morawiecki explained that the aim of the plan is to bring Poland’s per capita GDP up to the EU […]

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Italy’s Foreign Ministry Summons US Ambassador

Italy’s Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador to Italy, John Phillips, to request clarifications over rumors in the press that former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and some of his closest advisors were subjected to wiretapping in 2011.

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Italy makes a contribution to the populations of the Fiji Islands

Following the passing of tropical cyclone “Winston” – which swept over the Fiji Archipelago last weekend – Italian Cooperation, in coordination with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, will allocate to the Fiji Red Cross Society – through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – a contribution of 100,000 Euros […]

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