ACCREDITATION NOTICE – ‘EU AND ITS NEIGHBOURS: CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD’ (Sala Conferenze Internazionali, 4 May 2015)

On Monday 4 May at 10:30, the Farnesina will host the seminar “EU and its neighbours: charting the way forward”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Latvian Presidency of the European Union and the International Affairs Institute (IAI). The event, entirely dedicated to the topic of the […]

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Venezuela celebrates Pietro Mascagni

Venezuela pays tribute to Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, at 70 years on from his death, with performances of the “Cavalleria Rusticana” at the Teresa Carreno theatre from 30 April to 2 May. The tribute has been organised by the theatre foundation in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and falls within the events […]

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Kyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged

An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]

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Nepal earthquake: Crisis Unit continues efforts to repatriate Italians

Efforts continue by the Farnesina Crisis Unit to repatriate Italian nationals by any means possible, including military ones, thanks to the collaboration of the Interforces Operational Command, and commercial flights out of Kathmandu. The first group are expected to arrive on a commercial flight to Milan in the early hours of tomorrow; another two flights […]

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Workshops and seminars, Italy promotes EXPO 2015 in the EU

At less than 48 hours from the opening of the Milan EXPO, the Italian Permanent Mission to the European Union continued its efforts at promotion, organising a seminar at the Brussels headquarters of the Organization of ACP States (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Expo, sustainable development and international cooperation An audience of diplomats, businesspersons and representatives […]

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Nepal Earthquake: Crisis Unit search continues. Contact made with 5 Italians

The Farnesina Crisis Unit’s  unceasing search for Italian nationals  has made it possible in recent hours to contact 5 more Italians that had previously been unaccounted for, bringing the rmaining number down to 5

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Italy-Canada – Cooperation growing in the field of medicine

Italian ambassador to Canada Gian Lorenzo Cornado visited the Canada-Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (Citel) at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, which has been cooperating with the University of Rome at Tor Vergata since the signing of an accord in 2010. At the centre, Cornado met with Hospital directors, with whom he confirmed the laboratory’s importance […]

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Moscow – New site launched for Russian tourists in Italy

At a moment when relations between Russia and Europe remain strained as a result of the Ukraine crisis, the Embassy of Italy in Moscow decided to launch the website “La Tua Italia” (www.latuaitalia.ru), a Russian-language tourism web portal to Italy. The initiative arose from the need to maintain the continuity and results of the Year […]

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Buenos Aires – “Expo e Territori”

“Expo e Territori – itinerari del gusto e della cultura” was the title of an event organised by the Embassy of Italy in Buenos Aires in collaboration with ENIT, ICE, the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Coliseo Theatre, aimed at promoting the Milan EXPO. Participating Italian regions included Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna […]

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Dei – Cuba: SACE 100 million euro in support for exports and investments

SACE has increased the limit on what it can earmark for exports to and investments in Cuba from 10 to 100 million euro. The decision confirms the insurance-financial group’s growing interest in the Cuban market, in which it has become gradually more operational thanks to its careful monitoring of developments in the country and active […]

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Nepal earthquake: contact made with many Italians who had been cut off

In recent hours, thanks to the partial restoration of mobile telecommunications and the fact that rescue teams have managed to reach several remote areas of Nepal, the Farnesina Crisis Unit has been able to establish contact with many Italian nationals that it was unable to reach before, bringing the number of those it is still […]

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Budapest – Exhibition, The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs

The Divine Comedy recited in 100 terracotta reliefs: that was idea underlying sculptor and ceramicist Enzo Babini’s idea for a tribute to Dante that will make up an exhibition opening on 7 May at (18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest. The exhibition, entitled “100 terracotta reliefs recite the Divine Comedy” is part of […]

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