Gentiloni: «Rapid pacification of Libya to combat terrorism» (Il Messaggero)

As Foreign Minister, would you say that we now have the first Italian victims of ISIS? Are Tunisia’s Ansar al Sharia jihadists aligned with the Caliphate? «We have the innocent victims of criminal terrorists. And then, it’s very difficult to make a clear distinction between Daesh [ISIS, editor’s note] and more traditional jihad-based terrorism. Certainly, […]

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From the World to the Farnesina: the coexistence of differences

The Farnesina sent a strong message against racial discrimination by joining the “Switch on your mind, shut off your prejudices” campaign organised by the national anti-racial discrimination office (UNAR) of the Department of Equal Opportunities of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which the MFAIC joined through its Comitato Unico di Garanzia (joint assurance […]

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Zagreb – The art of Riccardo Dalisi

The Italian CulturalInstitute of Zagreb will host an exhibition from 17 March to 10 April of the work of architect Riccardo Dalisi, professor in the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Naples, as well as world-renowned designer and two-time winner of the Golden Compass award, the latest of which in 2014 was for “social […]

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Italy – Austria: Valensise – Linhart meeting

Stability along the European Union’s eastern borders, political solutions to the Syrian and Libyan crises and the gradual European integration of the Balkan countries are important sectors for cooperation between Italy and Austria. This was what emerged from meetings in Rome between the delegations led by Farnesina Secretary General Michele Valensise and his Austrian opposite […]

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Tirana – Drones Made in Italy fly over Hadrianopolis archaeological area

The use in drones in land observation and management is booming. Italy’s architects and engineers, along with geologists and archaeologists, are flocking to the use of these new flying machines in their work. And the University of Macerata knows that only too well. Indeed, studying archaeological sites with radio-controlled drones is exactly what the Italo-Albanian […]

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Monaco – International Made in Italy Forum: 2nd edition ahead of EXPO

At little more than a month to the opening of EXPO 2015, the universal exposition will be precisely the main theme of the International Made in Italy Forum (10-12 April) at the Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco. The event, in keeping with the Italian government’s strategic objectives, is being promoted by the Embassy […]

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Budapest – “From the purest source”, Hungary presents its EXPO pavilion

The countdown has begun for the 2015 Milan EXPO (from May 1st to 31 October). Hungary, one of the 145 participants in the event, will present its pavilion at the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest at 16:00 on Monday 23 March. Hungarian EXPO Commissioner General Géza Szőcs will be on hand. “From the purest source” […]

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First meeting today at the Farnesina of Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing to Daesh

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni opened the first meeting of the Anti-ISIL Coalition Work Group on halting financing of Daesh this morning at the Farnesina. The group was set up in implementation of the strategy agreed on by the countries most active in the Coalition, which have launched a strengthened cooperation […]

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Bolivia – Italian projects become best practices at G7

Four Italian projects, developed by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Farnesina, were included in the 2015 Accountability Report of the German G7 Presidency. The report focuses on biodiversity and its aim is to document and disseminate a series of best practices in that sector, achieved in synergy with other areas such […]

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Abu Dhabi – Italian embassy’s green initiatives

A green initiative: the Italian embassy in the Emirates, under the leadership of Ambassador Giorgio Starace, joined forces with the “Save Water and Power Campaign” promoted by Nahtam Social Responsibility, an environmental protection organisation active in Abu Dhabi. Specifically, the embassy and its employees opened “accounts” in the “Water and Energy Bank” created by the […]

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Turkey- EXPO presented at Istanbul, event at Palazzo Venezia

Palazzo Venezia, the historic residence of the Italian ambassador in Turkey, hosted an event for the presentation of the 2015 Milan EXPO. The event was organised by the Region of Lombardy in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Turkish agency for internationalisation DEIK. The 200 invited guests had an opportunity to view the Turkish […]

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Farnesina: Gentiloni – Messahel meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met with Foreign Minister of Algeria Abdelkader Messahel at the Farnesina today to discuss the situation in Libya. Ministers Gentiloni and Messahel confirmed their determined commitment on behalf of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Libya, along with their full support for the process of […]

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