Fruitful collaboration with Cantone has begun, says Della Vedova

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) has begun a “close and fruitful” collaboration with the president of the national anti-corruption authority (ANAC), Raffaele Cantone. Its aim is to make Italy a model in combating corruption. The point was made at the Farnesina today by Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova, at the conference on […]

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Marines: Indian Supreme Court grants extension of Massimiliano Latorre’s stay in Italy

The Indian Supreme Court today granted a 6-month extension – to mid-January 2016 – of the period of time that Marine Massimiliano Latorre can remain in Italy. The decision was made without opposition from the Government in New Delhi. The Court postponed until 26 August its decision on our request to suspend the domestic judicial […]

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Brazil – EXPO – focus on investment opportunities

The Universal Exposition in Milan shines a spotlight on investment opportunities, market potential and government incentives in the engineering sector in Brazil. The event was a seminar organised by Brazil’s export and investment promotion agency (APEX), ICE-Italian Trade Agency, Promos–Milan Chamber of Commerce and the LIDE Italia business leaders’ group. The event also enjoys the […]

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Prague – Exhibition: “Aquileia, Crossroads of the Roman Empire”

Thetravelling exhibition “Aquileia, Crossroads of the Roman Empire” will be visiting Plzeň in the Czech Republic, the European Capital of Culture for 2015, from 25 to 31 July. The project, supported by the Province of Udine, TourismFVG and Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, offers visitors a journey through time and features mosaics, amber, jewels and carved […]

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Ottawa – Opera Lyra concert in Ambassador’s residence

The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided a wonderful setting for the 20th edition of the “Opera Lyra” concert. Young singers from the Young Artist programme – Sean Clark, Benjamin Covey and Sasha Djihanian – performed in the residence garden accompanied by Jean Desmarais on piano. “Opera is a form […]

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Albania – Italian haute couture via our diplomatic network

High fashion by Giada Curti arrives in Albania thanks to the Italian diplomatic network. The designer was the special guest at Gala Italia 2015, an event organised for the 3rd year running by our Consulate General in Vlorë. On 7 July she presented her latest 3 collections – Portofino, Shukran and Sophia – at the […]

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Signing of UN-proposed peace and reconciliation agreement in Morocco a welcome advance, says Gentiloni

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has expressed his “satisfaction over the signing today [12 July] in Morocco by the Tobruk and Misurata delegates, and by representatives of independent movements and municipalities, of the agreement on peace and reconciliation in Libya proposed by the UN”. “The signing”, said Gentiloni, “gives us grounds for hope and encourages us […]

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Dei – China: from 11 to 18 Setember Cuisine Festival in Yangzhou

China: from 11 to 18 Setember Cuisine Festival in Yangzhou The “Silk Road Cities Cuisine Cultural Exchanges – Yangzhou Week” will take place from 11 to 18 September. The Festival, part of the celebrations for the city’s 2,500 year anniversary, will be dedicated to the culture of cuisine, and Italy has been invited as guest […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Recall: Italian Development Cooperation at Expo Milan 2015 – Summer Camp (Expo Milan, 6-17 July 2015)

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) is organising two summer schools for primary and middle school pupils (6 to 10 July) and secondary school pupils (13 to 17 July). The initiative is one of the events organised for EXPO Milan 2015 and the European Year of Development, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference “Anti-corruption activities in Italy and abroad” (Farnesina, 13 July 2015)

The Farnesina will host a conference at 10:00 on 13 July in its International Conference Room entitled “Anti-corruption activities in Italy and abroad”. The conference’s opening speakers will be Minister Paolo Gentiloni and President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) Raffaele Cantone. Participants will include members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Italy, and session […]

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Under-Secretary Della Vedova makes mission to Helsinki

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova has been in Helsinki since yesterday for meetings with the Finnish authorities and to speak at an informal high-level meeting of OSCE on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Act establishing the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe, CSCE, that later became OSCE. The […]

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London – Marco Delogu named Cultural Institute Director

Marco Delogu officially takes up his post tomorrow as new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of London. The first photographer ever to direct an Italian Cultural Institute, Delogu has on many occasions stated his wish to introduce new formulas for the promotion of “classic and contemporary Italian culture”. “London will play a fundamental role […]

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