Reminder: Farnesina Open Doors– Rome (Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,16 December 2014)

A reminder that to mark the Semester of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union a “Farnesina Open Doors” cultural event will take place on Tuesday 16 December at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event will be in two parts: – 19.00 Welcome address by the Minister for […]

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Argentina – Ambassador Castaldo visits Lomas de Zamora

A mission to Lomas de Zamora for the Italian Ambassador in Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, to meet the consular agent, Francesca Cardurani Meloni, and the Agency staff. The mission is part of a programme of visits by the Ambassador to Italian consular offices throughout Argentina to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness in providing services to Italian […]

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Italy-Latin America Forum – Internationalisation a winning card for business, says Gentiloni

“Internationalisation helps trigger a virtuous mechanism that increases firms’ capacity to diversify and determines the end uses to which production factors are put”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni during the closing session of the Italy-Latin America Forum on SMEs taking place in Rome. “Experience tells us that, conditions being equal, companies […]

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Washington – The concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary

“Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea” is the title of an exhibition recently opened at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington with a mass celebrated by Cardinal Wuerl. The exhibition, organised as part of the American celebrations for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will run until 12 […]

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Istanbul – 7 Italian films for Turkish cinema-goers

Italy and its films have been a huge hit with Turkish cinema-goers. Seven films were featured during the 5th “Italian Cinema in Istanbul” season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The initiative, which attracted over 1500 film-lovers, was supported by the Italian Embassy in Turkey and our Consulate General in […]

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EU: modernisation and investment-readiness for the Italian system – Discussion Day at the Farnesina – 15 December 2014

“International harmonisation instruments in the commercial field: an opportunity to modernise the Italian system and open it up to investment within the framework of European Union law”. That is the title of a discussion day that will take place on 15 December 2014 in the Aldo Moro hall at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and […]

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Sottosegretario Giro visita in carcere Chico Forti

Il Sottosegretario Mario Giro, accompagnato dal Console Generale d’Italia a Miami, Adolfo Barattolo, si è recato oggi presso il Dade Correctional Institution per visitare il connazionale Enrico “Chico” Forti, arrestato in Florida nel 1998, condannato all’ergastolo e sempre dichiaratosi innocente. Il Sottosegretario ha aggiornato Forti circa il passo compiuto dal Ministro Gentiloni con il Segretario […]

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Statement by Minister Gentiloni

“President Napolitano has referred in strong terms to the roots and political outlook of the European Union”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, at the end of the President of the Republic’s speech at the Italian-German High-Level Dialogue Forum. “It is with this vision that relations […]

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Sara Ammar case: “Utmost commitment, both personal and by the Farnesina, to achieve a positive solution to the case”

“I was deeply impressed by the words and determination of Sara Ammar’s mother. I am following the case with the utmost attention. We are working very hard indeed to seek a solution”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s comment on the statement by Sandra Fardella, the mother of the Italian […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Internationalisation: Italy for business, Perugia 18 December

Internationalisation: Italy for business, Perugia 18 December A new internationalisation road show event will take place in Perugia on 18 December 2014 at the Chamber of Commerce’s Conference Centre. Entitled “Italy for Business: with SMEs towards foreign markets”, the initiative aims to illustrate the various instruments provided by the state and the organisations in the […]

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Londra – In Residenza quinto ‘lunch’ di lavoro per il semestre italiano (in translation)

Si e’ tenuto presso la residenza dell’ambasciatore d’Italia a Londra, Pasquale Terracciano, il quinto appuntamento della serie di breakfast e lunch di lavoro organizzati dalla sede diplomatica nell’ambito della Presidenza Italiana dell’Unione Europea. Ospiti d’onore per il lunch, il ministro degli Esteri del governo ombra Douglas Alexander e quello per gli Affari europei Pat McFadden, […]

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Cile – Europa costruisce il piu’ grande telescopio del mondo (in translation)

Il consiglio dello European southern observatory (Eso) ha dato il via libera alla costruzione dello European extremely large telescope (E-Elt), il piu’ grande telescopio ottico del mondo. Lo strumento avra’ 39 metri di apertura e sara’ il piu’ grande “occhio del mondo rivolto al cielo”. La costruzione avverra’ sul Cerro Armazones, nel deserto cileno di […]

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