The Secretary General of the Farnesina summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Italy​

This morning, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, on the instructions of Minister Luigi Di Maio, summoned at the Farnesina the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, Sergey Razov, to notify him of the Italian Government’s decision to expel 30 Russian diplomats. The measure, […]

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Buenos Aires, kicks off the “Viva Fellini” film festival

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and the Fundación Cinemateca Argentina organize a cycle of film screenings titled “Viva Fellini”, that will open on 10 April and close on 15 May. The cycle includes three recently restored feature films of the Italian filmmaking master and two documentaries that give an in-depth description of the […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio on a diplomatic mission in Berlin

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a diplomatic mission in Berlin to participate in a Conference on the Moldova Support Platform.

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Deputy Minister Sereni attends the meeting of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance

Today in Madrid, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni attended the third meeting of the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance: an Alliance of donors that has proven to be a strong partnership with the five Sahel Countries, with a growing commitment to cooperate in the region and called upon to perform an even more ambitious role […]

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Full calendar of events for the “Green Embassy Week” in Brasilia

The “Green Embassy Week” has just ended. The event was organized by the Diplomatic Representation in Brasilia, the first Italian Diplomatic Mission to be certified as “Green” and the first Embassy in the world to obtain the “Lixo Zero” (Zero Waste) certification for the minimum amount of solid waste that goes to landfills. The initiative […]

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Seminar and lecture on Dante in Berlin

To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Italienzentrum of the Freie Universität Berlin, the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin is organizing a seminar on the history of the more than 170 translations of Dante in Germany. The event will be attended by Ludger Scherer, a […]

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Conference, exhibition, and concert on Metastasio in Vienna

From 7 to 9 April, on the occasion of the digitization of Pietro Metastasio’s epistolary, the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna is organizing an international study conference accompanied by an exhibition of letters by the Italian poet, librettist, playwright, and presbyter, and a concert by mezzo-soprano Teresa Iervolino. The event was realized in collaboration with META […]

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Norway. Webinar on tenders for Nye Veier’s upcoming highway projects

The Italian Embassy in Oslo and Nye Veier, the company responsible for highways in Norway, are organizing a virtual conference on 18 May 2022 at 10:00 a.m. on the new tenders expected in the short- and medium-term. During the webinar, Italian companies will be presented with the portfolio of projects planned for the next few years, the […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio on a diplomatic mission to Croatia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a diplomatic mission to Croatia for a trilateral meeting with Gordan Grlić Radman, his Croatian counterpart, and his Slovenian colleague, Anže Logar.  

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High Profile event set up within the six-month Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe focuses on the links between Artificial Intelligence and human rights

​1 April 2022. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on human rights, on democracy and on rule of law in the construction of a people-oriented future: this shall be the underlying topic of a high-profile event to be hosted on Monday 4 April at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, co-organised by the Italian […]

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Farnesina Secretary-General meets with Finlans Permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with Finland’s permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen, with whom he discussed the main bilateral, European and international affairs. They discussed at great lengths the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Anttonen condemned the Russian aggression, while also expressing their great concern for the […]

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Minister Di Maio on a mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, assisted by Undersecretary of State, Manlio Di Stefano, will be on a mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia from today until Sunday. The visit in Baku is part of the energy diplomacy activity promoted by Minister Di Maio following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, aimed at […]

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