In Teheran with Dante700 and Sciascia100

Today was the final day of Iran’s celebration of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, dedicated to the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo Sciascia. Prizes were awarded to a group of young women, students at the universities of Teheran and Azad, winners […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – The Disputed Minors Task Force met today at the Farnesina

The Disputed Minors Task Force, whose physical meetings had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, met today at the Foreign Ministry. Chaired by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, it was attended as usual by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. As a fundamental occasion for sharing the action to be […]

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Nota Farnesina – Israele; Sereni, preoccupazione per designazione di 6 ONG palestinesi come terroriste

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Conference of Italian Missionaries Worldwide

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and H.E. Monsignor Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, will open the first edition of the Conference of Italian Missionaries in the World at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Spain: Hitachi Rail wins EUR737 million contract

ILSA, the leading private high-speed rail operator in Spain, has awarded Hitachi Rail España a full-service contract worth EUR737 million over 30 years to maintain its fleet of 20 new ETR 1000 trains. The fleet will enter into service in the second half of 2022 and operate on the high-speed lines connecting Madrid with Barcelona, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies today at 15:00.  

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Premio Strega, Farnesina e Istituti di Cultura con gli scrittori italiani

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Niger: Ambassador Gatto visits the IOM centre in Agadez

transit centre of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the humanitarian centre of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), local outposts in the fight against human trafficking with projects supported by Italy and other partners.  Emilia Gatto met Italian aid workers involved in numerous projects to support the local community and the […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the States-General of the Green Economy 2021

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will take part in a virtual link to the Green Economy 2021 General Assembly with the opening speech of the session entitled “Businesses and governments towards climate neutrality”.    

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Mumbai, Ambassador De Luca addresses the Italo-Indian economic community

The Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo De Luca, participated in a meeting with the Italo-Indian economic community, which was held a few days ago by initiative of the local Italian Consulate.  “I am thrilled to be here in person,” Ambassador De Luca said during one of the events organized in a three-day encounter that brought […]

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Final plenary session of the 10th Italy – Latin America Conference

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, has closed the final plenary session of the 10th Italy – Latin America Conference.    

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Tanzania, translations of the Divine Comedy in the local press

Over three million people in Tanzania were reached by a press campaign on Dante Alighieri, the Father of the Italian Language, organized by the Italian Embassy at Dar es Salaam. The initiative appeared mainly in the local newspapers, in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Tanzania, as part of the events celebrating the Week of […]

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