Lisbon: 500 companies debate sustainability and clean energy

Sustainability and clean energy sources to achieve carbon neutrality: this was the focus of an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Lisbon at the headquarters of the Community of the Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), convening 500 Italian companies and nine of the Community’s Portuguese-speaking member Countries. The workshop, titled “Renewable Energy Sources – Innovative […]

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Minister Tajani meets with French Foreign Minister Colonna

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, met at the Farnesina with his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna. In the wake of the Quirinal Treaty, Minister Tajani expressed the will to further intensify the strengthened bilateral cooperation between Italy and France, which represents one of our Country’s principal economic partners as […]

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G7 NPDG Statement in support of the IAEA´s efforts to promote Nuclear Safety and Security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine

We, the G7 Nonproliferation Directors General of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and of the High Representative of the European Union remain strongly concerned by the serious threats that Russia’s seizure and militarization of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) pose to the safety and security of […]

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Press accreditation note – Ceremony for handing the Geronimo Stilton book in Ukrainian language to Ukrainian children in Italy (Istituto Comprensivo “Guido Milanesi” – Rome, 26 October 2022)​

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE   Ceremony for the handing of the Geronimo Stilton book “A thousand wonders. A journey to discover Italy”, in Ukrainian language, to Ukrainian children in Italy Wednesday 26 October 2022, 11:00 am Istituto Comprensivo “Guido Milanesi” – Rome   In 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation produced, together with […]

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The “Alphabets” of the Farnesina Collection appear in the magazine ‘Giornale dell’Arte’​

The October issue, and the next four issues of “Il Giornale dell’Arte” – a historic Italian magazine associated with the world of art and culture – feature five thematic chapters to the Farnesina Collection, written by renowned art historians and historians, offering an unprecedented account of the contemporary art collection of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Vienna hosts “Italian Food is Passion”

For the celebrations of the first anniversary of the nation branding campaign “Italy is simply extraordinary: beIT” launched by the Farnesina, the event “Italian Food is Passion” was held at the Italian Embassy in Vienna, in the historic setting of Metternich Palace. “Italy – Ambassador Stefano Beltrame said, opening the event – is an extraordinary […]

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Brazil, exhibition on Triennale di Milano posters

On 21 October, at 6:00 pm, at the Palacete das Artes in Salvador de Bahia, Italy’s Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Livia Raponi, will inaugurate the show “Triennale di Milano. History through posters”. Salvador was chosen as the first city in Brazil to […]

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FOC Joint Statement on Internet Shutdowns in Iran

We, the members of the Freedom Online Coalition, are deeply alarmed by and strongly condemn the measures undertaken by Iran to restrict access to the Internet following the nationwide protests over the tragic killing of Mahsa Amini. In furtherance of what has become a longstanding pattern of censorship, the Iranian government has to a large […]

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​San Francisco: first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub opens

On 20 October 2022 the first Italian Culture and Innovation Hub – INNOV.IT – opens in San Francisco. The Hub brings together the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Trade Agency’s (ICE-Agenzia) inward investment and innovation desks and the new Innovation Centre, all in the one place. The initiative was proposed by our Embassy in Washington […]

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Ukraine: cultural diplomacy, a vehicle for peace and solidarity

“Despite the terrible conflict, Italy has maintained its cultural outpost in Ukraine, a nation that believes all expressions of art to be essential, not just as a “spiritual form” of recreation and entertainment, but also as a channel to protect its European identity” said Italian Ambassador in Kiev, Pier Francesco Zazo as he talked about the programme of art, […]

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Lisbon. Italian Economic System Meeting

The Italian Embassy in Lisbon organised a meeting between Italian Economic System members and representatives of over 200 companies and entities interested in developing business opportunities and joint investments. President of the Confederation of Portuguese Business, António Saraiva took part in the event and gave a thorough analysis of the country’s economy. The first part of the event called “Portugal: a […]

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Russian-Ukrainian conflict: singling out alternative sources of supply for several raw materials

Measures continue to be adopted to support the enterprises directly hit by the negative fallout of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The Farnesina, in association with Confindustria and the ICE Agency, have designed a project aimed at, on the one hand, identifying the main raw materials and key semifinished products necessary to domestic industries normally supplied by […]

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