Conferenza stampa Min. Gentiloni – Min. Hammond (Villa Madama, 27 novembre 2014)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting the British Foreign Minister, Philip Hammond, at 13.00 on Thursday 27 November. The meeting will take place in Villa Madama. A joint press conference is scheduled for the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO – Recall: IV Conferenza Ministeriale euro-africana su Migrazione e Sviluppo (Processo di Rabat) – (Roma, NH Midas Hotel 27 novembre 2014)

A reminder that the 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development will be held on 27 November in Rome at the NH Midas Hotel. The Conference will be chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for the Interior, Angelino Alfano. Senegal, which hosted the last Ministerial, […]

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Luanda – Electro-music closes Italian Language in the World Week

The events organised in Angola to mark the Italian Language in the World Week conclude this week with Unione Elettronica, a festival of electronic music. Featuring Italian DG Vanessa Laino along with 11 Angolan DJs and others from Spain, Germany, France and Holland, the Festival’s slogan is “Angolan and European DJs united by music”. Read […]

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Oslo – Rohrwacher’s “Le Meraviglie” opens the film festival

Norwegian cinema-goers have been feasting their eyes on “Profession: Filmmaker – a new generation of European women film directors”, which opened with Cannes Grand Prix winner Alice Rohrwacher’s “Le Meraviglie”. Organised by EUNIC Norway, this year’s event was chaired and coordinated by the Italian branch of EUNIC (the network of Cultural Institutes of the countries […]

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Hanoi – Italian fashion designer Raffaella Curiel’s creations on display

An exhibition featuring the work of Italian fashion designer Raffaella Curiel has opened in Vietnam. The exhibition was organised by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam to coincide with the visit by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, who is visiting the country with a delegation of over 65 Italian companies. Sponsored by Italian […]

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Manila – Gusi Peace Prize goes to Luigi Pellegrini

Italian pharmacist Luigi Pellegrini has been awarded the Gusi Peace Prize 2014 for Innovation and Health. The award, presented on 26 November 2014 in Manila, in the Philippines, is one of Asia’s most important. It is awarded to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the promotion of peace and respect for life and human dignity, […]

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“Libya is on the brink of collapse. If the UN asks, our troops are ready to help the country”, says Gentiloni (La Repubblica)

Is Italy gearing up to tackle the war that’s looming on our doorstep? I visited the Farnesina to ask the new foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni. The minister comes from a culture of pacifism and disarmament, a culture dramatically placed in question by the flames licking the entire southern coast of our sea. Starting with our […]

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Immigrants: Gentiloni calls for stronger EU-Africa cooperation 58 countries sign “Rome Declaration” on development and combating trafficking

The European Union and West Africa have taken a step forward in the dialogue on migration policy. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment as he announced the signing of the “Rome Declaration” by the 28 countries of the European Union, Switzerland and Norway, and 27 African countries. Agreement in framework of “Rabat Process” The agreement […]

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Conferenza stampa del Ministro Paolo Gentiloni e del Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Venerdì 28 novembre alle ore 11.15 il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni incontrerà presso l’Hotel NH Midas di Roma, il Ministro degli Esteri tedesco Frank-Walter Steinmeier, nell’ambito della Conferenza Ministeriale di lancio del Processo di Khartoum. Al termine dell’incontro è prevista una conferenza stampa congiunta. 　 I giornalisti, gli operatori […]

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Libya: Farnesina calls for immediate halt to raids on Tripoli

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is following the latest events in Libya with concern. The Farnesina has called for an immediate halt to the raids on Tripoli and to any other form of violence that could undermine the efforts of the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon. Italy […]

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UN Resolution on combating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which is competent for human rights issues, has adopted a Resolution on combating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Adopted by consensus today in New York, the Resolution had 125 co-sponsors, 21 more than the previous text of 2012. The General Assembly will adopt the […]

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Incontro del Ministro Gentiloni con il Vice Presidente della Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran, Masoumeh Ebtekar

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha avuto oggi un colloquio con la Vice Presidente della Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran, e Capo dell’Agenzia per l’Ambiente Masoumeh Ebtekar. Il Ministro Gentiloni ha manifestato apprezzamento per il ruolo svolto dalla Vice Presidente Ebtekar nell’ambito delle politiche per la tutela dell’ambiente e per la […]

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