Rio De Janeiro – sustainable development conference, Farnesina toll-free number now active

The toll-free number set up by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia and TIM Brasil in collaboration with the Environment Ministry is now active. The service is dedicated to the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference taking place in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 June 2012. Read more, in Italian.

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Europe: A timetable for a turning point?

It is to be hoped that the events on the agenda for the second half of June 2012 will lead Europe and the G20 international community will find unity of intent. The goal is to draw up a road-map for economic governance and, where the European Union is concerned, the completion of the political integration […]

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Afghanistan – De Mistura visits italian contingent

“You represent Italy with dignity, pride and professionalism. You are working at a delicate and crucial period for Afghanistan, both in terms of the resumption of activity by the insurgents and the highly sensitive nature of the transition”. These were the sentiments expressed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, De Mistura, speaking to Italian soldiers […]

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Italy–Japan Foundation: Conference on Alessandro Valignano, Florence

On 13 June 2012 the Uffizi Library in Florence hosted a conference on Alessandro Valignano, the Jesuit priest who in the 16th century embraced Japanese culture to a degree unprecedented for the time. He learned Japan’s language, customs and traditions and for the first time described the country, until then legendary, in realistic terms. Read […]

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New York – Italy as viewed on the big screen. A conference at the Italian Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute in New York is organising a conference on the changes in Italy since World War II as viewed on the big screen. The conference will take place on 19 June 2012. Read more, in Italian.

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ANSA recounts Italy, in Brazil

ANSA, Italy’s leading news agency, is organising a major photography exhibition as part of the “Momento Italia-Brasile” season of events. The exhibition will tell the story of 60 years of Italy’s history and the lives of its people as viewed through by the photographic lens. It will include a special focus on the bonds linking […]

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Press notice detail

A reminder that Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi will be meeting his Angolan counterpart, Georges Rebelo Chikoti, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on Monday 18 June 2012. At the end of the meeting, at around 14.30, Minister Terzi and Minister Chikoti will hold a joint press point. Journalists and camera operators interested in following the […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Mister Chairman,Ministers, Vice Ministers,Colleagues,Secretary General,Special Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, We are meeting in a period in which we can clearly distinguish three divergent trends making the Central European Initiative space, a much more complex geo-political space, compared to 1989. First trend: the EU, made of 27/28 members, once Croatia […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Dear Deputy Minister Klisovic, Dear State Secretary Sencar, Dear President Tondo, Dear President Iorio, Dear Vice President Castiglione, Dear Director Pariat, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is for me a great pleasure to attend this final session of the Second Workshop on Maritime Affairs in the Adriatic Ionian […]

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Syria – humanitarian emergency. Aid from Italy – Senate gives go-ahead for participation in UN Mission

Italy is stepping up its political, diplomatic and humanitarian commitment to help find a solution to the Syrian crisis. The Senate has approved the decree – with 260 votes in favour and one abstention – on our country’s participation in the UN Observers’ mission. The provision now passes to the Chamber. The financial cover, of […]

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Bratislava – Marco Bellocchio receives Elsa Morante cinema Bratislava prize

The Italian director Marco Bellocchio has received the Elsa Morante Cinema Bratislava Prize, which this year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth. Morante is one of Italy’s most important writers since the Second World War. The prize, now in its 4th edition, was awarded to an Italian and a Slovakian director and […]

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TWIPLOMACY: Social networks bring foreign policy closer to citizens, says Terzi

“E-diplomacy” or “Twiplomacy” is a reality. And social networks are a unique opportunity for diplomacy to receive, create and disseminate news to citizens. Italian diplomacy is engaged in numerous web-based initiatives. A new MFA portal for “Italy in the World”. “On 9 February my tweet ‘The massacre of innocent civilians in Syria must end’ attracted […]

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