“Let’s start traveling safely again”: news from the Farnesina’s Crisis Unit for “Viaggiare Sicuri” (Travel Safely)

Rome, 11 July 2022 – Keeping citizens safe abroad is at the center of the new services offered by the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in view of the 2022 summer season. On opening this morning’s event “Let’s Start Traveling Safely Again” moderated by journalist Mariangela Pira, Minister Luigi […]

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Minister Di Maio to speak at event launching new version of “Viaggiare Sicuri” website

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will deliver remarks at the event “Ripartiamo in Sicurezza”, during which the new version of the “Viaggiare Sicuri” website will be launched. The event, which will also be attended by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, shall illustrate the integration […]

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Mission of Minister Di Maio in Singapore (9th July 2022)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is visiting today, on 9th July 2022, Singapore, a strategic country on the regional level with which Italy intends to strengthen bilateral relations, also in the light of the renewed impulse of the Italian and European initiative in the Indo-Pacific. These issues will be […]

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Farnesina Secretary General, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Greek Ambassador Eleni Sourani

Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, Secretary General of the Farnesina, met with Greek Ambassador, Eleni Sourani, on 8 July. The Secretary General highlighted the excellent state of bilateral relations, which facilitates coordination between Rome and Athens on major European and regional issues, also in view of the European and Mediterranean vocation they share. In this regard, […]

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Palazzo Borromeo hosted event on immigration and integration

“Immigration, integration, future. Humanitarian corridors and social rebirth in Italy” was the event held at Palazzo Borromeo, headquarters of the Italian Embassy to the Holy See, on 6 July. The initiative, opened by Ambassador Francesco Di Nitto, was organised alongside the Community of Sant’Egidio. Mario Marazziti’s book “Porte aperte. Viaggio nell’Italia che non ha paura” […]

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REMINDER: MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOTICE – “Ripartiamo in Sicurezza” event to launch the new “Viaggiare Sicuri” website (11 July 2022, 09:00 – International Conference Hall)

On Monday 11 July 2022 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will open the “Ripartiamo in sicurezza” event being held at the Farnesina from 09:00 to 10:30. The event will mark the launch of the new version of the “Viaggiare Sicuri” website, as well as the inclusion of the Crisis […]

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Meeting between the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of Ireland to Italy, Patricia O’Brien.

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received the Ambassador of Ireland to Italy, Patricia O’Brien, today, just a few weeks from Italy’s handover to Ireland of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Ambassador Sequi underscored the long-standing friendship between Rome and Dublin, which is reflected […]

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Death of the child Andrea Mirabile in Sharm el-Sheikh

The Farnesina is closely monitoring the tragic situation of young Andrea Mirabile, the child who died in Sharm el Sheikh last Saturday, 2 July. The Italian Embassy in Cairo and the Honorary Consulate in Sharm el Sheikh, in close liaison with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, immediately contacted the applicable local medical and legal authorities […]

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​Paris – exhibition on the “Mysteries of Apulia”

A multi-section exhibition on ancient Puglia – “APULIA. Mystères des Pouilles entre terre, pierres et mer” opened on 5 July 2022 and will be open to the public until 28 September. The exhibition is hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. With several finding on display for the first time, it will give visitors the opportunity to […]

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The Disputed Minors Task Force met today at the Farnesina

One of the regular Disputed Minors Task Force meetings was held today at the Farnesina, the last before the summer break. The meeting was presided over by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, and was attended by senior officials of the Ministries of the Interior and Justice, once again, giving it a chance to clarify […]

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A call for bids for sustainable development projects in Ecuador

In recent days, the Italian Ambassador to Ecuador, Caterina Bertolini presented the third call for bids for the Italo-Ecuadorian Fund for sustainable development (FIEDS – Fondo Ítalo Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo Sostenible), an exchange mechanism established through the Agreement for the Conversion of debt into development projects, signed by the governments of Ecuador and Italy […]

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Solo exhibition by Giorgio Morandi in Shanghai

As part of the 2022 Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, the Shanghai Italian Cultural Institute and the Shanghai Italian Consulate General, in association with the Jiushi Art Museum, announce a solo exhibition of Giorgio Morandi, scheduled to run between 1 July and 9 October. The exhibition, curated by art historian Stefano Zuffi, is showing […]

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