Bogotá – the Stabat Mater closes the Sacred Music Festival

Sunday, 9 October, marked the close of the 11th edition of the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra de Bogotá, the South American Country’s most important sacred music festival. The Italian Embassy in Colombia and the Italian Cultural Institute in Bogotá participated in the event, offering the Festival’s public two concerts by the La Terza Prattica ensemble led by Maestro […]

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Trieste – third edition of Science Forum

The Farnesina congratulates the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia on being selected to host the third edition of the “Big Science Business Forum” (BSBF) in 2024. The Forum is an opportunity for the world’s biggest high-tech companies and research bodies to meet. The last edition took place in Granada, in Spain, from 4 to […]

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The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Francesco Sequi, presents the upgraded websites of the diplomatic and consular network in the world

Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Francesco Sequi, presented the new websites of the diplomatic and consular network in the world, after an upgrade in the functions, graphic design, and machine-user interface. The new portals offer citizens and companies immediate access, are structured with additional pages, video and photo galleries, displaying easy to […]

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​Agreement on Israel-Lebanon maritime border

The agreement on the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon will help improve relations between the two countries, with significant effects in terms of regional stability and prosperity. Italy applauds the efforts by the interested parties and the US mediation and hopes that the newly announced agreement will be finalised as soon as possible.

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The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, opens the academic year at the School of Government at the LUISS Guido Carli University

Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, opened the academic year at the School of Government of the LUISS Guido Carli University with a masterclass. Ambassador Sequi illustrated the main challenges to Italy’s foreign policy in times marked by deep changes at international level. In this context, the war in Ukraine […]

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Madrid, Ambassador Guariglia visits the Fruit Attraction Trade Fair

The Italian Ambassador in Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, visited “Fruit Attraction”, one of Europe’s main trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable sector held yearly in the Spanish capital. The Italian companies present at the 2022 edition are 72. During the visit, Ambassador Guariglia emphasized how the large participation of Italian companies in “Fruit Attraction” is […]

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European and World Day against the Death Penalty

To mark European and World Day against the Death Penalty, Italy reaffirms its unconditional opposition to the death penalty, a cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment that denies human dignity and has no added value in terms of discouraging crime and of assuring security while it makes any judicial error fatally irreversible. Every year, the European […]

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Reminder Press Accreditation Note – European Regional Meeting – OGP Rome – 11-12 October 2022

Reminder Press Accreditation Note European Regional Meeting – OGP  Rome – 11-12 October 2022   The Open Government Partnership (OGP) – an institution that brings together 77 governments and thousands of civil society representatives to promote the themes of democratic, inclusive and accountable governance – together with the governments of Italy and Estonia, is organising […]

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Italy condemns missile strikes against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities

Italy is appalled by the vile missile strikes on central Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities this morning. We reiterate our unwavering and steadfast support for Ukraine, its people and resilience and we express our full condemnation and utmost indignation for an act which further aggravates Russia’s responsibilities in the context of its unjustifiable aggression

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Media Accreditation Note – Event to present the 12th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World – Farnesina 13 October 2022, 11:00 AM

Media Accreditation Note – Event to present the 12th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World – Farnesina 13 October 2022, 11:00 AM On Thursday, 13 October 2022, at 11:00 AM, the Farnesina’s International conference Hall will host the event to present the 12th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the […]

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​Vietnam – exhibition of unpublished drawings by Giacinto Cerone

When the 18th Contemporary Art Day, the Embassy of Italy in Vietnam is paying tribute to Giacinto Cerone with an exhibition of 21 unpublished drawings by this major artist. The works are from the private collection of Virgilio Leggiero and the exhibition was curated by Massimo Scaringella in collaboration with the Giacinto Cerone Archive. The event is taking place at Casa […]

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Press Accreditation Note – European Regional Meeting – OGP Rome – 11-12 October 2022

Press Accreditation Note European Regional Meeting – OGP  Rome – 11-12 October 2022   The Open Government Partnership (OGP) – an institution that brings together 77 governments and thousands of civil society representatives to promote the themes of democratic, inclusive and accountable governance – together with the governments of Italy and Estonia, is organising the […]

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