ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Cultural event “Italy and Africa, between Culture and Ethnology” (Villa Madama, 19 November 2014)

A cultural event within the context of the Italy-Africa Initiative, entitled “Italy and Africa, between Culture and Ethnology”, will take place at 9:30 on Wednesday 19 November 2014 at Villa Madama in Rome. Speakers are to include Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, President of Senegal Macki Sall, City of Rome Alderman […]

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Gentiloni’s first mission to Europe – Berlin, Paris and Madrid share identical views, from Libya to Ukraine

“Identical views” on the Libyan and Ukrainian crises but also a “shared commitment” to tackle the increasingly pressing issue of immigration together in Europe. That is the balance sheet of Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s first mission abroad to – significantly – Berlin, Paris and Madrid, each a major European Union capital. The mission opened in Germany, […]

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Argentina – Bahia Blanca celebrates the Italian language

Bahia Blanca has been celebrating the Italian language and culture. Students following Italian courses organised stands at the city’s recent cultural festival to illustrate their work during the academic year. Over 40% of Bahia Blanca’s 300,000-plus inhabitants are Italian, including the mayor, Gustavo Bevilacqua and the archbishop, Guglielmo Garlatti. The initiative was supported by our Consulate […]

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Moscow – Mission by Anti-Mafia Directorate

Italy’s Anti-Mafia Directorate has just completed a 2-day mission to Russia led by prosecutor Giusto Sciacchitano, who was accompanied by deputy prosecutors Maria Vittoria De Simone and Carlo Caponcello. The Italian Embassy contributed to the successful outcome of the mission, which included a bilateral meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation. The two […]

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London Preserving Pompeii – Finmeccanica illustrates project

The virtues of Italian research and its contribution to the preservation of Pompeii were illustrated at an event on technology applied to the artistic and archaeological heritage organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Finmeccanica’s representatives,  Luigi Maria Vignali and Mattia Cavanna, described the innovative technology the company has donated to monitor the condition […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Recall: Meeting on “Italian companies and compliance with the universal system of human rights” (Farnesina, 14 November 2014)

A debate on the topic “Italian companies and compliance with the universal system of human rights” will take place at the Farnesina at 15.30 on Friday 14 November 2014. The event coincides with the presentation of the paper on “Business e Diritti Umani: una sfida per le imprese?”. The paper, in turn, is the result […]

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V riunione di dialogo strategico italo-israeliano alla Farnesina

Tensions in the Middle East and bilateral Israeli-Italian relations were the focus of the 5th meeting of the Italian-Israeli Strategic Dialogue meeting which took place at the Farnesina today, 13 November 2014. The delegations from the two countries’ foreign ministries were led by the Farnesina’s Secretary General, Michele Valensise, and his Israeli counterpart, Nissim Ben-Shetrit. […]

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Ebola virus: Italy’s contribution to fighting the epidemic

Italy’s total contribution to the fight against the Ebola epidemic amounts, to date, to 7.6 million euro. The total can be broken down into support for the United Nations agencies and the International Red Cross and for projects implemented by Italian non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mainly in Sierra Leone. Emergency contributions and initiatives Right after the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Finland: Control of Gasum passes to state

The Finnish state has acquired a majority stage in Gasum, the natural gas supply, distribution and sales company, by buying 31% of the shares held by Fortum (another partly state-owned company) and 20% of the German E.ON’s shares. The total cost of the transaction was 510 million euro. The purchase will increase the state’s stake […]

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Rosetta Mission: Italy’s decisive technological contribution

As part of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta Mission, the Philae lander has made its landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.The technical and scientific contribution to the mission by Italy’s research centres and industries was coordinated by the Italian Space Agency (ASI).   Sophisticated electro-optical instruments   Finmeccanica – Selex ES, Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space made […]

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Libya: Shared commitment with Berlin, says Gentiloni – Talks in Paris and Madrid also on today’s agenda

“On Libya, We have a shared commitment to prevent the country from splitting, and to involve regional countries and the world’s major countries, from a perspective of dialogue and moderation”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who was speaking after his bilateral meeting with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, added that the two countries also see eye to […]

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Brussels – Marco Polo’s bible on display

The ancient cultural, religious and diplomatic links between Europe and China are illustrated at the “In via in saecula. La Bibbia di Marco Polo tra Europa e Cina” exhibition in Brussels. The exhibition, which runs until 15 December 2014 and is part of the Italian EU Presidency programme, was opened by the Italian Ambassador, Alfredo […]

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