Public Administration – Fighting corruption: an overview from the Farnesina.

“Fighting corruption in the Public Administration” is the title of an event taking place today, 9 December 2015, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC). The conference, which coincides with International Anti-Corruption Day, will illustrate the innovations that are changing the life of the Ministry by accentuating its role at the service […]

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Segovia – Italian graphic design on show in Spain

“Made in Italy. 1950-70 Graphic design, creatività ed esperienza” is the title of an exhibition hosted by Palacio Quintanar in Segovia. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid and the Italian Association for Visual Communication Design (AIAP), runs from 11 December 2015 to 29 February 2016. It features works by […]

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Our Strategy (L’Unità)

Syria is today the “mother” of all Mideast crises, and is receiving priority attention from the international community. Its dramatic humanitarian consequences and impact on the refugee phenomenon are there for all to see. The International Syria Support Group that has met twice in Vienna, and of which Italy is a member, has launched an […]

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Mediterranean crisis: the role of Italy and the anti-ISIS coalition (Corriere della Sera)

The turmoil in the Mediterranean is a challenge that strikes to the very core of Europe. The terrorist threat and the flow of migrants arriving on our borders are two questions that we must keep separate, but which both put us to the test. They place the values on which the European Union was founded […]

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Accreditation Notice: Presentations: Italian Human Rights Yearbook 2015 and the Annual Report of the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) (Farnesina, 10 December 2015)

The Italian Human Rights Yearbook 2015 will be presented at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Thursday 10 December 2015. The presentation, organised by the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (Italian initials CIDU) in collaboration with the University of Padua, coincides with Human Rights Day. The event will be opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs […]

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COP21 – A climate agreement to respond to global challenges

The 21st conference of the parties (COP21), organised by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened in Paris on 30 November and will conclude on 11 December. The goal is to forge an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in such a way as to maintain the average rise in global temperatures over […]

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Press conference with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura

Rome will host a meeting of the international anti-Da’esh coalition in mid-January 2016. The meeting was announced by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni at a press conference with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura. The international coalition will discuss the anti-Da’esh strategy “without automatically harking back to the idea that thousands and thousands […]

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Accreditation Notice: Meeting between Minister Gentiloni and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov – Joint press conference (11 December 2015)

On Friday 11 December 2015, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. The meeting will take place in Villa Madama at 12.15. A joint press conference will take place at the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews […]

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Economic Diplomacy: International activities of Fincantieri presented at the Farnesina

Within a series of encounters promoted by the foreign ministry that allows groups of Italian businesspersons to meet with foreign ambassadors within the context of the “economic diplomacy” initiative, the Farnesina hosted an event today with the participation of Fincantieri CEO Giuseppe Bono and the foreign mission heads accredited in Rome. The meeting, opened by […]

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Italy-Canada – Growing cooperation against counterfeiting

Italy and Canada continue to strengthen cooperation in the fight against counterfeiting. The 20th edition of the “Fraud & Anti-Counterfeiting Conference” opened on 2 December in Toronto, organised by Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus, one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and particularly active in offering legal assistance to Italian brands and in the promotion of legal […]

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Sydney – Theatre, Vincenzo Pirrotta brings “Terra Matta” to Australia

Within the context of the Double Belonging Italian Australian Cultural Festival 2015, the Auditorium of the Italian Forum of Sydney will host “Terra Matta” from 17 to 19 December. The piece is a theatrical adaptation by Vincenzo Pirrotta of the autobiography of Vincenzo Rabito, to be staged by the Compagnia Teatro Stabile of the City […]

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Italy-Mexico – Focus on “Sustainable Restoration”

“Sustainable Restoration, Techniques and Methods in Italy and Mexico” is the title of a workshop to be held on 9 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City. The event is intended to foreground the historic link between 15th century European Renaissance culture and the development/transformation of 17th century Mexican cities, with special attention […]

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