The 2022 Rita Levi-Montalcini Award hosted at the Farnesina goes to Israeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld

Today, 13 September 2022, at 11:30 AM, the ceremony for the Rita Levi-Montalcini Award for Scientific Cooperation will be hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). The 2022 edition is dedicated to the development of genomic technologies for sustainable agriculture. This year, the award goes to Prof. Assaf Distelfeld from the […]

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The Farnesina Collection soon to open to the public

At the close of the summer break, the Italian Touring Club’s “Aperti per voi” (“Open for You”) initiative resumes with the opening to the public of the Farnesina, the seat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which first joined the initiative in 2016. The Farnesina’s next opening is scheduled for 30 […]

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Note by the Farnesina – Situation in Ethiopia

Italy favourably welcomes the Tigray Regional Government’s willingness to comply with an immediate negotiated cease of hostilities and an African Union-led negotiation process. To this end, we urge the Ethiopian Government to consider this new opportunity for the good of the Ethiopian population and nation, and of the entire region. It is in this spirit […]

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​Over 60 Italian companies participate in the Food&Hotel exhibition in Singapore

Italy participates in the Food&HotelAsia 2022 exhibition in Singapore, the most important event in Asia dedicated to tourism hospitality and the food and beverages sectors, where professionals and companies from all over the world get to meet. Over 60 Italian companies are present at the Italian Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), in […]

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Workshop on countering trafficking of works of art in Doha

A three-day summit was held in Doha to address the issue of trafficking of works of art and strengthen measures to counter it. The workshop, entitled “Countering Trafficking of Cultural Property Including Documentary Heritage”, was organized by the Qatar National Library with the Qatari Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, together with […]

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REMINDER Accreditation note – Press conference on voting operations abroad – Tuesday, 13 September at 4 p.m.

2022 ELECTIONS: FARNESINA AT THE SERVICE OF FELLOW ITALIANS ABROAD   On Tuesday, 13 September at 4:00 p.m., a press conference will be held at the Farnesina, in the Aldo Moro room, on the progress of electoral operations abroad and on the activities of the Farnesina and the diplomatic-consular network to ensure that Italians can vote outside their national […]

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REMINDER Media accreditation note – Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation (Farnesina, 13 September 2022)

Ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation Tuesday, 13 September 2022, starting at 11.30 AM, the ceremony to award the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation will be held at the Sala Aldo Moro of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The 2022 edition is devoted to the development of genomic technologies for sustainable […]

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Sequi: “The weight of foreign policy today.” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor,  The weight of foreign policy can also be inferred from our household bills. The fallout of skyrocketing gas and wheat prices on households and enterprises brings back to mind the effects of ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It is therefore in the logic of things to talk about it so that readers may be enabled to […]

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Sequi: “The weight of foreign policy today.” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor,  The weight of foreign policy can also be inferred from our household bills. The fallout of skyrocketing gas and wheat prices on households and enterprises brings back to mind the effects of ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It is therefore in the logic of things to talk about it so that readers may be enabled to […]

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Accreditation note – Press conference on voting operations abroad – Tuesday, 13 September at 4 p.m.

2022 ELECTIONS: FARNESINA AT THE SERVICE OF FELLOW ITALIANS ABROAD   On Tuesday, 13 September at 4:00 p.m., a press conference will be held at the Farnesina, in the Aldo Moro room, on the progress of electoral operations abroad and on the activities of the Farnesina and the diplomatic-consular network to ensure that Italians can […]

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Festival Escena Patrimonio in Spain — Italy among guest countries

The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid is working with the celebrated “Festival Escena Patrimonio”. This platform for choreographic creation and cultural exchanges, with performances in Spain’s 15 UNESCO World Heritage cities, will run from 13 to 17 September 2022. For this year’s edition, the fifth, Italy has been chosen as a guest country. As part […]

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​Tashkent – “DIVA” jewellery exhibition

The exhibition “DIVA. Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery” arrives in Tashkent. At the initiative of the Embassy of Italy, the exhibition is being staged at the NBU Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan, one of the country’s most notable museums. It will be open to visitors from 9 September to 8 October 2022. Promoted by the […]

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