Case of Giulietto Chiesa: Secretary General Valensise summons Estonian ambassador

Secretary General of the Farnesina Michele Valensise summoned Estonian ambassador to Italy Celia Kunigas this evening for immediate clarification regarding the arrest of journalist and former parliament member Giulietto Chiesa this afternoon in Tallin. Valensise expresses dismay and concern for the Estonian authorities’ action and the manner in which it was carried out. Chiesa, who […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore -Poland: first high-speed “Pendolino” takes to the rails

The Alstom “Pendolino”, Poland’s first high-speed train, has begun commercial operations. The Pendolino trains will operate along the existing PKP Intercity lines connecting the key cities of Warsaw, Danzig, Gdynia, Krakow, Katowice and Wroclaw, and were built in the Italian city of Savigliano (CN) with the collaboration on traction systems of Sesto San Giovanni (MI). […]

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Crisis Unit – European Crisis Unit heads at the Farnesina

The Farnesina Crisis Unit is hosting a meeting today of the heads of the analogous facilities of the 28 EU Member States and officials of the EU External Action Service and the EU Commission. The aim is to facilitate the exchange of information among Member States in an effort to avert or reduce threats to […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – Italian language promotion for Italians living abroad

Preserving a knowledge of one’s mother tongue is essential to all those Italians who decide, either as a result of need or choice, to move abroad to live. Italy has been, and is still today, a country of emigration. The Directorate General for Italians Citizens Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Tirana – Italian architecture in Albania – 1925 to the present

A series of events (“Sulle tracce dell’Italia in Albania”) were organised by our embassy and Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The programme aimed at enhancing the contributions to that Balkan country from 1925 to 1943 by Italian architects such as Armando Brasini, […]

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United Kingdom – La Scala chamber concert concludes Italian Presidency

The Italian embassy in London celebrates the conclusion of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU. A concert this evening by the chamber musicians of Milan’s La Scala will see the presence at the Grosvenor Square residence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano of UK Under-Secretary for Europe David Lidington, along with members of parliament, […]

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Giro: ‘‘Fondamentali per l’Italia difesa e controllo della reputazione all’estero’’ (Milano Finanza)

Rimbalzano in questa settimana i messaggi sulla perdita di appetibilità internazionale dell’Italia a tutti i livelli: un Paese che non attira più né investitori stranieri, né turisti, né emigrati. I costi di una diminuita reputazione, più o meno fondata, si calcolano in perdita di talenti e flussi turistici. Cosa fare per gestire la propria reputazione, […]

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Onu – Contrasto al terrorismo internazionale – Incontro a Roma, 11-12 dicembre 2014 (in translation)

Un seminario internazionale di esperti dal titolo “Reintegrating Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters, Challenges and Lessons Learned” si è svolto alla Farnesina l’11 e 12 dicembre. L’incontro è stato organizzato dal ‘United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute’ (UNICRI) in collaborazione con il ‘Global Counter Terrorism Forum’ (GCTF). I lavori sono stati aperti dall’Ambasciatore Michele […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Rizzani De Eccher wins contract worth 201 million euro

In a joint venture with the most important Australian infrastructure company, Leighton Holdings, Rizzani de Eccher has won a contract worth 300 million AUD (201 million euro) for the first stage of the WestConnex project. This consists of widening the stretch of M4 motorway linking Homebush with Parramatta, one of the busiest and most congested […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry

I cine-foto-operatori interessati a riprendere l’arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry, previsto per domenica 14 dicembre 2014, sono pregati di chiedere uno specifico accreditamento. Le richieste dovranno essere redatte compilando il formulario interattivo, disponibile al link http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp al quale dovrà essere allegata, se non ancora presente, la documentazione digitale richiesta […]

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Gentiloni meets Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade Kuribreña to discuss commercial cooperation, political dialogue and human rights

In the margins of the closing session of the Italy-Latin America Forum on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (PYMES), the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Mexican Foreign Minister, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, at Villa Madama. The two foreign ministers reviewed the excellent relations between the two countries. Their discussion focused […]

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“EXPO delle Imprese, A unique experience for business opportunities” (Farnesina, 18 December 2014)

On Thursday 18 December 2014, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies with delegated authority for EXPO 2015, Maurizio Martina, will present the conference on “EXPO delle Imprese: A unique experience for business opportunities”. The presentation of the conference, which aims to promote […]

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