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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is often mentioned but not much is known about how it is structured and how it works, and the place where foreign policy is implemented continues to be wrapped in “mystery” owing to this scarcity of knowledge. The Ministry’s structure and the mechanisms that regulate it The 10th instalment of […]
Read moreOggi, 10 dicembre 2013, si celebra il trentesimo anniversario del ritorno alla democrazia in Argentina, con l’elezione di Balli Alfonsín. Una ricorrenza che cade in un momento che segna l’inizio del passaggio di testimone tra generazioni nelle file del peronismo. Alle elezioni parlamentari del 27 ottobre scorso il “Fronte per la vittoria” della presidente Cristina […]
Read moreOn Wednesday 11 October 2013, during the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, a workshop will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome entitled “Building a Woman Partnership for Food Security”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) and EXPO 2015. The workshop sessions, divided into panels […]
Read moreOn 8 December, the Italian Consulate General of Buenos Aires celebrated “Christmas with Pope Francis”,with a concert at the Teatro Coliseo dedicated to the Holy Father and the screening of a video featuring interviews with people who had contact with Bergoglio during his years in Buenos Aires. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreA large Italian delegation travelled to Southeast Asia to participate in the business mission that runs from today through 12 December in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The delegation was led by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda and was organised by the Agenzia ICE and Confindustria under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign […]
Read moreThe Central European Italian film festival MittelCinemaFest has expanded its circuit this year with screenings in Prague, in addition to Budapest and Krakow. Read more, in Italian
Read moreCourses on legal protection in natural disasters and International humanitarian law were the final two offered by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law of San Remo. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreAfghan Minister for Culture Sayed Makhdum Rahin is on a mission to Italy, and met at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli and the Directors General for Development Cooperation and Country Promotion. Rahin will remain in the capital for other institutional meetings that will include one with Italian Minister for […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino opened the first plenary session of the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights today at the foreign ministry in Rome. The committee was reformed in September after having been eliminated by the 2012 spending review. In the words of the head of Italian diplomacy, the CIDU “will make it possible to continue with […]
Read moreAt the end of the 4th session of 2013, Prof. Gianni Buquicchio was re-elected as President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (called the Venice Commission, for the city where it meets). The Venice Commission is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, and is made up of experts on constitutional and […]
Read moreA total of 209 Italian firms participated in the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) held annually in Amsterdam, one of the most important of its type in the world; the trade shows of Genoa, Dusseldorf and Miami are more important for ship building. The 2013 edition welcomed 20,000 visitors and 1,300 displayers from 38 countries […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli represented Italy at the 9th edition of the Manama Dialogue, a major forum for discussion for policy-makers, business persons, military leaders and members of regional and global think-tanks on issues concerning the Persian Gulf. “These forums for encounter on themes that touch directly on the security of us all make […]
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