Innovation – “Cloud Computing” Award goes to MFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was awarded the prize for ICT Innovation in the Cloud Computing category at the 50th edition of SMAU Milano. The CL.A.U.D.I.E. project (creation of a private cloud resulting in major savings and in streamlining the ministry’s IT activities) was in competition with approximately 250 other candidates. Director General Massimo Civitelli […]

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Conferenza stampa per il lancio del “Piano di Azione sulla disabilità della Cooperazione Italiana” (Farnesina, 30 ottobre 2013)

Director General for Development Cooperation Giampaolo Cantini and representatives of the Rete Italiana Disabilità e Sviluppo (RIDS) will hold a press conference at 12:30 on Wednesday 30 October 2013 to launch the Italian Cooperation’s Disability Action Plan, fruit of a participatory process that began in 2011 with a MFA/DGCS-RIDS work group. The Italian Cooperation’s commitment […]

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Bonino meets with Aung San Suu Kyi – Joint press conference with Burmese Nobel laureate

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is meeting today in Rome with Burmese MP and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. A press conference is planned at the end of their meeting. The Burmese opposition leader’s visit to Rome, where she has been awarded honorary citizenship, falls within the context of a broader European tour. […]

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Paris – Open house at Cultural Institute for Genchi

The Italian Cultural Institute of Paris hosted the presentation of Martino Genchi’s “Acuta Cuspide”, which will remain on display in the French capital through 30 January 2014, and is part of the “Promesse dell’Arte” programme created by the Institute in 2012 as a showcase for young Italian artistic talent. Read more, in Italian

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St. Petersburg – 20 Artists to describe Italian regions

The itinerant Italian contemporary art exhibition “Venti per una” opens today in St. Petersburg – the work of 20 artists from or active in as many regions of Italy. The show was the idea and creation of the Istituto Garuzzo per le Arti Visive (IGAV ) in partnership with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Pistelli: «Difficile il percorso per Ginevra 2. Ma è la tappa per la pace in Siria» 8l’Unità)

Dalla Conferenza sulla Siria ai rapporti con l’Iran, fino alla ferita inferta dal Datagate nei rapporti tra gli Usa e gli alleati europei. I dossier più caldi della diplomazia internazionale rivisitati in questa intervista a l’Unità da Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con delega sull’Iran. L’opposizione siriana è chiamata nei prossimi giorni a decidere […]

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Press conference with Ministers Bonino-Wang Yi and the Italo-Chinese Governmental Committee (Foreign Ministry, 30 October 2013)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino is scheduled to meet at the foreign ministry in Rome with the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of ChinaWang Yi at 9:30 on Wednesday 30 October 2013. The meeting with conclude with a joint press conference. At 11:00 Ministers Emma Bonino and Wang Yi are to speak at […]

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Italy-Brazil – Valensise: a great nation has signed up for Expo 2015

At the end of the 5th Italo-Brazilian Council today at the MFA, Secretary General Michele Valensise announced that Brazil had signed the contract for its participation in Expo 2015, ratifying its pledge of March last. Brazil to make a bid for Expo 2020 “A great nation for a great event”, Valensise asserted, expressing the hope […]

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Turkey – The Italian school of Istanbul celebrates 125th birthday

The Italian upper secondary school Istituti Medi Italiani (IMI), established in 1888 and one of the oldest Italian schools operating abroad, celebrated its 125th birthday on 23 October with an event organised by the Italian Embassy, Consulate General and Cultural Institute. Read more, in Italian.

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“L’asilo a Zara è un atto di civiltà” (Panorama)

“L’asilo a Zara è un atto di civiltà” (Panorama)

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Dassù in Warsaw to prepare Italo-Polish summit

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù met today in Warsaw with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Under-Secretary Henryka Moscicka-Dendys. Their discussions focused principally on preparations for the Italo-Polish bilateral summit to be held in Warsaw on 5 December, and on the imminent Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, which will be decisive for the […]

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Bonino in London – Women in politics, a difficult life the world over

Immigration, women and politics, Datagate – Minister Emma Bonino touched a lot of bases in an interview for the BBC within the context of “100 Women”, a day dedicated to discussion and encounter on present and future challenges in which 100 representatives from around the world took part, all distinguished for their character and commitment […]

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