Germany – Italy guest of honour at German Gardening Fair

Italy was a guest of honour at the International Landscape Architecture and Gardening Fair, held at Schloss Fasanerie, the historic estate of the Prince-Electors of Hesse in the German town of Eichenzell. The privilege confirms Italy’s excellence in the field of protecting and maintaining historic landscapes and in the food and wine sector. Italy’s participation […]

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Gentiloni: “Europe must not go back to being lethargic on migrants. Populism can be defeated by combating fear” (La Stampa)

Minister Gentiloni, the week started with the elections in Austria. Half of the voters chose the extreme right; can we be comfortable with that? «No unfortunately. There are sure to be domestic reasons underlying that result – the same two parties ruled for 70 years – but Vienna has given us a dual lesson». What […]

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Italian Marines: the Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to allow Girone to return to Italy

Italian Marine Salvatore Girone might be going home any day now. The Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over today’s decision of the Indian Supreme Court to immediately enforce The Hague Court of Arbitration’s decision of 29 April, as recently requested by Italy. In line with the decision of The Hague Court of Arbitration, Italy and India […]

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Final meeting of the United Nations’ Scientific Advisory Board

The fifth meeting of the United Nations Scientific Advisory Board (UN SAB), established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to boost awareness on the ties between scientific research and sustainable development, is under way in Trieste on 24 and 25 May The meeting, which is being held in Italy for the first time, has convened the […]

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Minister Gentiloni expresses satisfaction over the release of Nadia Savchenko and the simultaneous release of two Russian agents detained in Ukraine

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, expressed satisfaction at the release of the Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadia Savchenko and the simultaneous release of two Russian agents detained in Ukraine. “The news of the release of Nadia Savchenko, to whom I wish a hasty recovery after the long detention period, is […]

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Railway Forum – The Farnesina hosts the third meeting with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

During the meeting (the third since the establishment of the Railway Forum at the beginning of 2015), Ferrovie dello Stato presented the result of an analysis conducted on the basis of the indications given by participating companies and of a survey carried out by the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation based […]

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Asuncion – Horse high jump, the best Paraguayan horsemen for the Italia Cup

As part of the events organised for the Year of Italy in Latin America, the Italian Embassy in Asuncion organised a few days ago – together with the Paraguayan Equestrian Federation and the Club Hipico Paraguayo – the second edition of the Italian Cup, a hurdle race between the best Paraguayan horsemen, ranging from the […]

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Hamburg – Consulates Night, focus on photos by Salvo d’Avila

A long night-time event full of art, flavours, aromas and musical notes is scheduled for 26 May, from 6 to 10 p.m. “The Long Night of Consulates” will include the participation of a large number of diplomatic missions in Hamburg and will offer a wide range of events and initiatives. Events will also be staged […]

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Accra – Italian Technology and know‐how at the service of entrepreneurship

Business, companies and jobs are bringing Italy and Ghana ever-closer. The export volumes of Italian companies to the West African State amount to approximately 205 million euros (according to 2015 figures). The trade volumes were highlighted by the Italian Embassy in Ghana which recalled that “the figures provided by the Foreign Ministry indicate that about […]

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Tunisia – Quirinale’s bust of Hannibal on display in Bardo Museum

The renowned marble bust of Hannibal, owned by Italy’s Quirinale Palace and considered to be the most credible portrait supposedly of the Carthaginian commander, will be on display at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis from Friday, May 24, till June 30, as part of the “Hannibal in Carthage” exhibition. To mark the occasion, the […]

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Great success for Qin Feng’s exhibition at the Giorgio Cini Foundation on San Giorgio Island, under the patronage of the MAECI​

The inauguration of Qin Feng’s exhibition was a great success. The exhibition was promoted by the Venice International University with the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI). The event, which took place on Thursday, 19 May, at the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice, was staged for the first time in the two Cloisters […]

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Minister Gentiloni meets with Bulgarian Foreign Minister​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received today at the Farnesina the visit of Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Daniel Mitov. The talks focused on the excellence of bilateral relations. “We believe in your Country’s economic potential – said Mr Gentiloni – and also in the positive trend recorded up to now and […]

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