The Political Directors Small Group Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS

The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States hosted a meeting of political directors from the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS today in The Hague. Political Director Mr. Marcel de Vink of the Netherlands, and Deputy Special Envoy to the Coalition Mr. Ian McCary of the United States, updated partners […]

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Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends the meeting: “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024” (7 December 2022)

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attended the meeting titled “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024”. The meeting was organised by the Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) and curated by Ricardo Franco Levi, President of AIE and the Government’s Special Commissioner for the coordination of activities connected to the participation of Italy […]

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Third meeting of the Committee for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law

The Committee for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law, which promotes and coordinates International Humanitarian Law at a national level, has held its third meeting at the Farnesina. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Antonio Tajani, who attended the Committee meeting for the first time since he […]

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Algeria. Stellantis and Investment Promotion Agency sign operating agreement to produce FIAT-branded cars in the area

In Algiers, Stellantis and the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency have signed an operating agreement that enforces the framework agreement signed on 13 October 2022 for starting a FIAT-branded car production project in Algeria. The FIAT car factory will be built in the town of Tafraoui, in the Wilaya (province) of Oran, on a 40-hectare lot […]

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Three conferences on Etruscan civilization in Haifa

The Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa organized three conferences on the presence of Etruscan civilization in Italy. The initiative presents the rise, development and disappearance of this ancient civilization. By studying archaeological objects, ancient texts, funerary paintings and many works of art it will be possible to get to know the Etruscans, how their particular […]

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The Farnesina opens the exhibition “Looking Beyond”, a cooperation project with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS which will be staged in over 50 Countries by Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes

“Looking Beyond”, the satellite imagery exhibition promoted by the Farnesina together with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS and curated by Filippo Maggia, was opened today in Paris and Santiago. Through a series of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by the Italian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence, the project offers an […]

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Ukraine. New supply of humanitarian goods for the vulnerable population by the Italian Cooperation

A new dispatch of humanitarian supplies by the Italian Cooperation in favour of the Ukrainian population left from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi and arrived in Chernivtsi in recent days. It allowed the transport and delivery of 9 tonnes of humanitarian aid (including, in particular, winter kits, tents, stoves and blankets), […]

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Italy participates in the Swahili Fashion Week in Tanzania

As part of its promotional programme, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam participated in the Swahili Fashion Week with the Italian stylists Noor Design and Bread and Butter. These two Italian brands already have a structured presence in Tanzania thanks to boutiques in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. The event, which was held in […]

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Italy-Australia, workshop on the space industry

On the occasion of the first Italian National Space Day, celebrated on 16 December, the Italian Embassy in Australia organized a conference on the potential offered by the space industry and the scientific and technological collaborations between Italy and Australia. The conference will be held at the Mount Stromlo Astronomy Observatory. The event is scheduled for […]

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Mission to Austria of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Antonio Tajani (7-8 December 2022)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Antonio Tajani will be in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, which will be followed by a press point. The Deputy Prime Minister will also see Chancellor Karl Nehammer and attend a meeting organised by the […]

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Madrid, singer-songwriter Valeria Vaglio in concert

As part of the project “In scena a Palazzo”, on 9 December the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid will present the concert Prendimi così by Valeria Vaglio, a well-known singer-songwriter from Apulia, Roman by adoption, who participated in the “Nuove proposte” at the 2008 Sanremo Festival with the song Ore ed ore. On the stage, […]

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Meeting between the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez (5 December 2022)

Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Spanish Ambassador, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios Martínez. Ambassador Sequi reaffirmed the importance of cooperation between Italy and Spain in light of their common belonging to the European and Atlantic families and their Mediterranean vocation. Ambassador Sequi stressed the opportunity to continue the work started after the […]

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