Russia – Fencing, Italy’s victory at Moscow world championship celebrated at embassy

The Embassy of Italy in Moscow hosted a gala evening for the Italian national fencing team, which recently emerged the victors at the Moscow world fencing championships. Participants at the event included President of the Italian Fencing Federation Giorgio Scarso and new champion of the world for women’s fencing Rossella Fiamingo. Ambassador of Italy to […]

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Israel – Italian theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame in Haifa

Franca Rame and Dario Fo’s 1980s renowned anti-bourgeois play “Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata” about the sexual freedom of couples, will be staged on August 1st in Haifa, Israel. The event has been organised by the community theatre of Haifa with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute. Read more, in Italian.

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Second system meeting on airport infrastructures and services

On Thursday 16 July 2015 the Farnesina hosted the second meeting of the airport table, an initiative coordinated by the Directorate General for Country Promotion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the aim of which is to support the international activities of Italian firms along the entire production line. A total of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of new institutional websites “Viaggiare Sicuri” e “Dove Siamo nel Mondo” (Farnesina, 22 July)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will introduce the Farnesina Crisis Unit’s new institutional websites “Viaggiare Sicuri” and “Dove Siamo nel Mondo” at 11:00 on Wednesday 22 July 2015 in the Crisis Unit’s Operations Room. The new “Viaggiare Sicuri” (Safe Travelling) site has undergone a full graphic and content overhaul in order […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press Conference: Paolo Gentiloni and UN Secretary General Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino Leon (Farnesina, 21 July 2015)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 21 July at 12:00 with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya Bernardino Leon. The meeting will be followed by a joint press conference. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – […]

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Tirana – Silence Teatro perform in Butrint amphitheatre

The splendid setting of Albania’s Butrint amphitheatre will host performances of “Voci straniere” by Italy’s Bergamo-based theatre company “Silence Teatro” under the direction of Luigi Pezzotti. The performances, scheduled from Saturday through Wednesday, are part of the 13the International Butrint Theatre Festival 2000 and have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. Read […]

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Argentina – “Rossellini Project” comes to Latin America

The “Rossellini Project”, an initiative promoted by the Istituto Luce Cinecitta’, Cineteca of Bologna and CSC-Cineteca Nazionale, will take place in Argentina from 28 July to 5 August, and include nine works by the great film director. The cycle has already made stops in major European capitals and now comes to Latin America, thanks to […]

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Addis Ababa – Agreement with Italian firm for viewing Series A in Ethiopia

As a result of an agreement between the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) and TVN Media Group of Milan, the Series A matches of the Italian soccer championship will be available for the viewing pleasure of the 90 million inhabitants of Ethiopia, a country with strong historic ties with Italy. Read more, in Italian.

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of the Statistical Yearbook for 2015

“The Farnesina: numbers and facts”. That will be the key theme of the presentation of the Statistical Yearbook for 2015 at the Farnesina on Tuesday 21 July 2015. The event will open at 12.00 with an address by the Secretary General, Michele Valensise. Now in its 16th edition, the publication provides a statistical snapshot of […]

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‘The Farnesina: Numbers and Facts’ – Statistical Yearbook presentation

“The Farnesina: Numbers and Facts” will be the theme of the presentation of the Statistics Yearbook 2015, which will open at 12:00 at the Farnesina on 21 July with a speech by Secretary General Michele Valensise. Italian foreign policy numbers for 2014 The publication, now in its 16th edition, gives an overview of the numbers […]

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Four Italians abducted in the area of Mellitah

The Farnesina has announced that four Italian nationals have been abducted in Libya in the vicinity of the Mellitah Oil and Gas compound. The four men are employees of the Bonatti construction firm. The Crisis Unit began monitoring the case immediately and remains in continuous contact with the families of the four Italian national and […]

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Gentiloni meets with UN Special Envoy for the Sahel Hiroute Guebre Sellassie

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today at the Farnesina with the UN Secretary General’s special envoy for the Sahel, Hiroute Guebre Sellassie. “This was an important meeting to coordinate Italy’s actions in the Sahel with the strategy the special envoy is outlining for the region”, Minister Gentiloni said. “We are following […]

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