Young Farnesina – 50th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” airs Tuesday15 December on Radio LUISS

Becoming a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is not only a dream-come-true but also a highly demanding career and personal choice. One year into their careers, the two young diplomats featured in this week’s instalment, Emanuele Oldani and Livia Satullo, will talk about how their lifestyles have changed over the […]

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Italy-Turkmenistan: Della Vedova visits Ashgabat

Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova visited Ashgabat, Turkmenistan yesterday to attend the conference “Policy of neutrality: International cooperation for the sake of peace, safety and development”, held on the 20th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s declaration of permanent neutrality. In the margins of the conference, he held bilateral meetings with Turkmen Deputy Prime […]

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Ministerial Meeting for Libya – Joint Communique

We affirm our full support for the Libyan people in maintaining the unity of Libya and its institutions that function for the benefit of the whole Country.  A Government of National Accord based in the capital Tripoli is urgently needed to provide Libya the means to maintain governance, promote stability and economic development.  We stand […]

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Marines: Italy submits request for temporary measures for Girone’s return to Italy

Italy has submitted a request to the Arbitration Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague for temporary measures, as per article 290 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, authorising Marin Girone’s return to Italy for the duration of the arbitration procedures currently underway. This request falls within […]

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Mediterranean a place of extraordinary opportunity

Representatives of 34 countries, 33 heads of state, ministers and international organisation officials, along with 400 economic, political and cultural leaders, held 3 days of meetings on the Mediterranean. A dialogue centred on prosperity, security, migration, media, culture and civil society, RomeMed 2015 was aimed at creating a moment of frank encounter and analysis on […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – “Meet the Artist” for “Farnesina Open Doors” (Farnesina, 16 December)

The Italian Foreign Ministry will host  “Meet the Artist”, an encounter with Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of Italy’s most important contemporary artists, co-founder and leading figure of the Arte Povera movement and recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the Venice Biennale. The event, scheduled to take place in the Farnesina’s Sala Moro at […]

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DEI – South Korea: agri-industrial cluster Foodpolis presented

Seoul hosted the presentation of the Foodpolis agri-industrial cluster, a project supported by 474 million dollars in financing that provides for the creation of an industrial complex in which all the components of the agri-industrial production line will work in synergy to develop the associated industry. Located in the city of Iksan, in the central […]

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Accreditation Notice: International conference on Libya (Farnesina, 13 December 2015)

An International Conference on Libya will take place at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Sunday 13 December 2015. At the end of the event, a joint press conference is scheduled with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, John Kerry, and the […]

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World Energy Outlook 2015 – Global energy market scenarios

The World Energy Outlook (WEO), the best known annual publication produced by the International Energy Agency, provides an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of medium- and long-term energy trends. The issues covered by the 2015 edition of the WEO include an analysis of the role of the energy sector in fostering a new commitment to sustainable […]

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Italy-Russia – Cooperation through tourism

Italian-Russian cooperation is growing in the tourism sector. At a press conference today, 11 December 2015, our Embassy in Moscow will be presenting an up-dated version of the “La Tua Italia” portal (http://www.latuaitalia.ru/), which was launched in April this year. Italy’s first Russian-language tourism site, the portal contains information on our country’s regions, towns and […]

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Chile – Two books to remember the country’s recent past

“Today’s Chile as seen through its history”. That is the central theme of an event taking place on 16 December 2015 and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy. Two new books by the Italian-Chilean publishing house Edicola Edizioni will be presented in the presence of the authors and […]

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Farnesina – Focus on women: combining work and family life

Achieving a balance between work and family life. The diplomatic world has been considering this question thanks to a study conducted by Paola Cogliandro, which will be presented tomorrow, Saturday 12 December 2015, at the Farnesina. The study, “Women in Italian diplomacy, perceived and experienced burdens in a male dominated organisation”, analysed the issue of […]

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