ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Correction – Ministers Mogherini and Steinmeier – Civitella Val Di Chiana – AR (29 June 2014)

On Sunday, 29 June 2014, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will take part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi massacre at Civitella Val di Chiana, Cornia and San Pancrazio on 29 June 1944. The joint presence of the foreign ministers of Italy and Germany […]

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Canada – Montreal dedicates retrospective to Paolo Virzi’

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal dedicated a retrospective to celebrated filmmaker Paolo Virzì, who has had a string of successes over recent years that include his latest effort “Il capitale umano”, winner of the Donatello Prize. Read more, in Italian.

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Pistelli hails Italian Senate approval of cooperation reform

For the first time in many years, a parliamentary house has approved a text outlining a Italian Cooperation reform that modernises Italian official development assistance by providing more effective instruments and promoting cooperation as an “integral and qualifying part” of foreign policy. “In all these years of attempts, discussion, debate and efforts both inside and […]

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Mogherini at NATO ministers meeting – Ukraine and Iraq dominate talks

The situation in Iraq is a threat to the security and stability not only of that country but of the entire Middle East and Euro-Atlantic region. Consequently, the foreign ministers of NATO meeting in Brussels agreed on the need to concentrate on a political approach, as Minister Federica Mogherini asserted during a pause in the […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 25 June: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

Cuba: Seminar in Rome on new investment lawAt the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome on 30 June, and at Milan’s Auditorium Centro Congressi Corridoni on July 1st, there will be a presentation of the new law on foreign investments in Cuba and business opportunities. The event’s joint organisers include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Ministers Mogherini and Steinmeier – Civitella Val Di Chiana – AR (29 June 2014)

On Sunday, 29 June 2014, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and her German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will take part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi massacre at Civitella Val di Chiana, Cornia and San Pancrazio on 29 June 1944. The joint presence of the foreign ministers of Italy and Germany […]

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“Italy of the Future” exhibit in Stockholm

“Italy of the Future” is the title of an exhibition on the excellent results of major Italian research institutes, and will open on 27 June in Stockholm within the context of the events planned for Sweden for the Italian Presidency of the EU Council. The exhibition has been organised by the National Museum of Science […]

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#Farnesina – Bignardi, Italy still the dream of thenew Albania

Italy as seen from across the Adriatic Sea through the eyes of young Albanians, recalls the image of a country clearly “involved in a moment of very complex transformation” but at the same time “a magical place, a place yearned for, that counts for a lot culturally, but also in other sectors”. Women committed to […]

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Intervento del Sottosegretario Della Vedova alla Conferenza LGBTI: “Le persone LGBTI nella realtà odierna”

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Eccellenze, Signore e Signori, · Vorrei innanzitutto dare il più caloroso benvenuto a tutti voi in occasione di questa giornata, dedicata al tema delle persone LGBTI nella realtà odierna, organizzata qui al Ministero degli Affari Esteri in occasione della giornata mondiale contro l’omofobia, che ricorre proprio oggi 17 […]

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Giro: “Lampedusa: L’Europa salvi il suo onore” (L’Huffington post)

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Presentazione nuova normativa sugli investimenti esteri a Cuba (Farnesina, 30 giugno 2014)

A new law on foreign investments in Cuba and business opportunities, in light of the economic reforms underway on the island, will be presented at 10:00 on Monday 30 June at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. The presentation, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Cuba in Italy, UNIDO and the Italian […]

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The Great War – Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio in Sarajevo

The “Orchestra of Piazza Vitttorio” – 18 musicians of 10 different nationalities – opened a series of cultural and sports events for the “Sarajevo Heart of Europe” Foundation, of which Italy is a member. The concert was funded by the mission for the 100th anniversary of the Great War of the Italian Prime Minister’s Office […]

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