Formula 1, a laboratory for innovation and the promotion of Made-in-Italy products

In view of the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix to be held in Spa next Sunday, 28 August, yesterday the Italian Embassy in Brussels hosted an event to promote Made-in-Italy products before a qualified audience of Italian, Belgian and international guests. The initiative falls within the scope of the Farnesina’s action aimed at a 360° […]

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​Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Ukraine

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, visited Ukraine today, the day after the anniversary of the country’s independence. In the capital, Kiev, Minister Di Maio had meetings with the President of the Republic, Volodymyr Zelensky; the Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba; and the Minister for Internal Affairs and co-Chair of the […]

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Myanmar: Joint Ministerial Statement Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Myanmar Military’s Attack against Rohingya and Ensuing Crisis

The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the fifth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s attack against Rohingya. Five years ago, the Myanmar military launched a […]

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Cuba. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation in response to the aftermath of the fire in Matanzas on 5 August

In response to the growing humanitarian needs recorded in Cuba following the explosions at the Matanzas thermoelectric power plant, the Italian Cooperation has arranged and organized the delivery of humanitarian aid departing from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. As such, a total of approximately 2.3 tonnes of humanitarian goods (medicines, health […]

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Shanghai – “Uffizi Self-portrait Masterpieces”

As part of the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai have announced an important exhibition focusing on self-portraits by celebrated artists. The exhibition, “Uffizi Self-portrait Masterpieces”, was organised in collaboration with the Bund One Art Museum and the Gallerie degli Uffizi and […]

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Meeting between the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Greek Ambassador to Rome, Eleni Sourani

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met the Greek Ambassador, Eleni Sourani, on 22 August to discuss bilateral relations and questions regarding the regional context and the eastern Mediterranean. The meeting was an opportunity to underscore Italy’s shared standpoint with Greece on the need to resolve the disputes in that region […]

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Meeting between ​the Secretary General, Ambassador Sequi, and the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund, Domenico G. Fanizza

Today at the Farnesina, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Domenico G. Fanizza. Ambassador Sequi recalled the positive collaboration with the Fund, also under the Italian presidency of the G20, and […]

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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (22 August 2022)

On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its endless and constant commitment at the international level to promote freedom in this field, and firmly condemns all forms of violence and discrimination motivated by religious affiliation or non-affiliation. With growing concern, […]

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Graphic art exhibition in the Netherlands

The graphic art exhibition “Mirror – Face to Face”, organized by the Club for UNESCO of Vicenza and the Dutch Foundation Grafein, together with the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, will be open to the public from 1 to 30 September at the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam, and then again from 15 October to 13 November […]

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Brazil – ​Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the biggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract ever promoted by the State of Minas Gerais worth approximately 1 billion euros.

Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the contract to design, build, and be awarded a 30-year concession for the ring road around Belo Horizonte, the capital of the State of Minas Gerais: the Rodoanel Metropolitano de Belo Horizinte; 70 km possibly plus an additional 30 kms. The tendering process, called by the Government of Minas Gerais […]

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Firm condemnation of the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu

Italy firmly condemns the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, expresses its sympathy with the families of the victims and with the Somalian people and institutions and calls for the perpetrators to be quickly brought to justice. Italy remains in the forefront in combating terrorism and all forms of violent […]

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Statement by the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden on the Israeli raids of six Palestinian civil society organisations on 18 August 2022

We are deeply concerned by the raids which took place in the morning of 18 August, as part of a worrying reduction of space for civil society in the oPT. These actions are not acceptable. The further reduction of civil space in the oPT  remains a source of concern. We stand firm with NGOs to […]

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