Traveler safety: Valensise chairs meeting of main tour operators and travel agencies

Secretary General Michele Valensise chaired a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with the main associations of tour operators and travel agencies (ASTOI Confindustria Viaggi, Fiavet, Federviaggio, Assoviaggi) on the topic of security for travellers abroad and the implications for the tourism sector. They addressed the responsibilities associated with the choice by many Italian […]

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Cooperation: Pistelli, with reform cooperation becomes “key part” of foreign policy

“With this reform, cooperation will no longer be merely an “integral part” of foreign policy, but a key” one, commented Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli on today’s approval – after almost 30 years and three attempts in the course of six legislatures – of the law on cooperation reform. “The new legislation”, Pistelli added, “provides […]

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Cooperation: Mogherini cites reform as major victory after 27 years

According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, the new law on cooperation is a major victory. “The reform has finally been approved, after 27 years of unsuccessful attempts, a few months from the start of the Renzi government, and is a great achievement”, she said. “It is also cause for great personal satisfaction for […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – 119 countries now featured on infoMercatiEsteri site

The publication of the entries for Sudan, Nepal and Armenia brings the number of countries featured on the infoMercatiEsteri website to 119. The site is the free tool produced by the Farnesina’s Directorate General for Country Promotion to provide the business and economic communities with broad and in-depth information on internationalisation opportunities. Online since March […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers (Gymnich)

An Informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers (Gymnich), will take place on 29 and 30 August at the MiCo Congress Centre in Milan under the Italian EU Presidency. The Informal will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and hosted by Foreign Minister […]

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Bolivia – I militari a lezione di prevenzione degli incendi (in translation)

“Prevenzione e controllo di incendi forestali – tecniche di uso controllato del fuoco”. E’ questo il titolo di un corso di formazione che si e’ tenuto dal 28 al 30 luglio, presso il Collegio militare dell’Esercito Gualberto Villarroel a La Paz. L’iniziativa e’ stata organizzata dal Programma Amazonia sin Fuego (Pasf) e dal locale viceministero […]

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Tirana – exhibition featuring the work of Agnese Purgatorio

“Rimani mi dicesti ed io restai” is the title of an exhibition featuring 12 artworks and a video installation by Agnese Purgatorio that has opened in the Albanian capital. The exhibition is the first in a programme entitled “Confini: linguaggi, spazi, cose, persone” organised jointly by the Italian Cultural Institutes of Cologne, Strasbourg, Zagreb and […]

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Dubrovnik – Baricco’s “Oceano Mare” performed on the beach

The sea and stones of the beach at Dubrovnik were the setting for a theatrical performance drawn from Alessandro Baricco’s “Oceano Mare” and directed by Mani Gotovac. The initiative was organised with support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb in collaboration with the Croatian National Theatre in Varazdin and the Dubrovnik Festival. Read more, […]

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Libya: Mogherini in Parliament – Italy engaged in international talks to stop the violence

“New Parliament must meet” “It is unlikely that any winner can emerge from the fighting in Libya. If they continue along this route, they will drag the country into a bloody civil war”. That was how Minister Mogherini described the increasingly worrying situation during her appearance before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee today. “The clashes […]

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Expo – Milano 2015 comes to Mar del Plata

The Italian Consulate General in Mar del Plata hosted the presentation of the 2015 Milan Universal Exposition to the Italian community there. Head of marketing and communications for the Buenos Aires ENIT office Veronica Morello made the presentation, whose objective was to offer Italians born abroad an opportunity to visit their country of origin, or […]

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Hong Kong – Commemorative retrospective on Mastroianni

Hong Kong will celebrate Marcello Mastroianni by dedicating a retrospective to him in the context of the Summer International Film Festival, with screenings of seven of the great Italian actor’s best known films. The series is called “Marcello Mastroianni: The Great Lover”, and will run from 16 to 26 August at the Hong Kong Arts […]

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UAE – Italian firms introduce themselves to the Emirates

An Italian business mission to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, the three wealthiest and most populated of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), turned out a success. Organised by the Italo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (CCIA) with the support of our Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the eight participating SMEs held approximately 100 B2B meetings with local businesses, […]

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