ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Arrival and Departure of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Ciampino Airport, Rome, 3 April 2014)

Thursday 3 April 2014: arrival at Rome’s Ciampino Military Airport of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her departure on the same day. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete the interactive form available at http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp – attach all required documentation (if not already submitted) to […]

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30th EUFASA Conference opens Monday at the Farnesina

On Monday 31 March, the Farnesina will host the 30th Annual EUFASA Conference, which brings together the national associations of spouses, partners and families of foreign ministry staff across the Old Continent, which will be attended by 24 European delegations. Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini will give the welcome address, to be followed by […]

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Cooperation – Guidelines and operational approaches updated

Meeting under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, the Steering Committee of the Italian Development Cooperation examined a series of strategic themes that included: updating of DGCS 3-year guidelines and operational approaches with regard to contributions for multilateral and cooperation organisations with the universities. Director General Cantini reported on the discussion yesterday in Paris […]

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Giro: «Il Salvador e l’eredità di monsignor Romero» (l’Unità)

«Dare la vita non è solo essere uccisi… dare la vita è dare nel dovere, nel silenzio, nella preghiera… dare la vita poco a poco. Come la da la madre che, senza timore, con la semplicità del martirio materno, dà alla luce, allatta, fa crescere e accudisce con affetto suo figlio». Sono le parole che […]

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Italy-Turkey – New “Italyan Koleji” school presented

The new “Italyan Koleji” was recently presented in Istanbul, bearing witness to Turkey’s growing interest in the “Bel Paese”. The school aims to offer a place for encounter and the dissemination of Italian language and culture. Read more, in Italian

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Romania – Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” a hit in Bucharest

After winning the 2014 Oscar for best foreign film in Hollywood, Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” opened the 10th International Film Festival in Bucharest. A large and enthusiastic audience was present for the screening at one of the capital’s best known movie theatres. Read more, in Italian.

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Marines: Objection to NIA allowed, trial suspended

The Indian supreme court has allowed the Italian Marines objection to the use of the NIA antiterrorism police and supended the special tribunal on their case. Next hearing to be held in four weeks.

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Accreditation Notice – Presidential Elections in Afghanistan (5 April 2014)

Ahead of the presidential elections to be held in Afghanistan on 5 April 2014, this Press Service would like to inform Italian journalists not currently accredited in that country and intending to be there, that they need to obtain a “press” visa, which must be requested at the Afghan diplomatic mission in their country of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – 30th EUFASA Conference (Farnesina, 31 March 2014)

The 30th EUFASA (European Union Foreign Affairs Spouses, Partners and Families Association;www.eufasa.org) conference will take place at 9:00 on Monday 31 March 2014 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini will give the welcome speech. The conference will be held in English and be entirely open to the […]

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Chemical disarmament – Meeting promoted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is promoting a first meeting on chemical weapons and the initiatives undertaken by Italy in the sector of related research, which will be held at Rome’s La Sapienza University on Friday 28 March. The event will be open to the participation of students and researchers and devoted to the challenges […]

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Monaco – Exhibition on Campania region

The Principality of Monaco will host the exhibition “Eccellenze campane in Costa Azzurra”, where buyers and food experts from around the world will be able to sample and explore the leading products of the region of Campania in the attractive setting of the Riviera. Read more, in Italian

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Nanking – Launch of Italy Week with 200 firms

The “Week of Italy in Nanking” launches on Friday in the coastal province of Jiangsu, with over 200 Italian and Chinese firms participating. Events will include a business forum entitled “Italy comes to you”, involving representatives from the cities of Bergamo and Nanking and other initiatives dedicated to the celebrated Italian missionary Matteo Ricci, who […]

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