Media accreditation memo – Arrival to Rome of the Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence (Military Airport of Ciampino, January 24, 2020)

The Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence, will arrive in Rome on Friday, January 24, 2020. Video operators and photographers interested in filming and recording the event are kindly requested to apply for accreditation, no later than 13.00 of Thursday, January 23, either: ONLINE at https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it,      attaching the required digital documentation (letter by […]

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Kenya: the Italian experience in renewable energy

Today and tomorrow at Strathmore University in Nairobi will take place an event on the theme of renewable energy organised by the Italian Embassy in Kenya, in collaboration with the Res4Africa Foundation (supported by Enel Green Power and other companies in the sector) and the Politecnico of Milan. The meeting, which saw the participation of […]

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Italy-China 2020: Year of Culture and Tourism

A forum, a photo exhibition and a concert will launch today, at Rome’s Auditorium, the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. This joint initiative by the two countries, which rank at the top of the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites, is sponsored by the Ministry of […]

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Nicaragua: celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini

The centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini has been celebrated in Nicaragua with a ceremony at the National Cinemateque that was filmed by the media and was broadcast on national television. During the ceremony Idania Castillo, Director of the National Cinemateque, described the personality of Maestro Fellini and his work. The Ambassador of Italy, […]

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Minister Di Maio meets European Commission Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Johannsson

Today at the Farnesina, Minister Luigi Di Maio met European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Their talks focussed on EU migration policy and Italy’s priorities in that area.

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Turkey

Rumors in the press, according to which Italy is allegedly negotiating with Turkey the terms for the exploitation of Libya’s oil resources following the Memorandum of Understanding between Ankara and Tripoli on the delimitation of continental platforms, are unfounded. Italy has believed for long that the exploitation of the energy resources in the Mediterranean area […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 January: latest news from the World

GREECE – The foundation stone of Sparkle’s fourth Data Centre is laid in Greece Sparkle, Italy’s number one operator of international wholesale services, ranking eighth worldwide, celebrated today the start of the construction of its fourth Data Centre in Greece, with the symbolic laying of the foundation stone. The building – called Metamorphosis II – the […]

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The initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to update its Honorary Vice Consulates

As part of the initiatives taken to improve the image and efficiency of the Honorary Vice Consulates, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has started a process of evaluation regarding the future of the Vice Consulates with no appointed holders and which have been inactive for more than 5 years. The initiative, concerning […]

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Supply of healthcare kits by the Italian Cooperation in Niger

In the wake of the fire that severely damaged the accommodation and healthcare facilities in the transit hub of Agadez (Niger), the Italian Foreign Ministry, responding to an international call for support by the United Nations  High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Niger, resolved to send approx. 985 Kg of drugs and other medical supplies […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano receives the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Tjanin

The Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano received today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jin Xiangjun, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Tjanin. In 2019, in fact, a strong increase in Italian exports was recorded (+28.4%) in the area of Tjianin, the third wealthiest city in China and one of the drivers of research and innovation […]

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Croatia: Fellini’s centenary birth celebration kicks off

The programme of celebrations for the centenary of the birth of the great Italian director and artist Federico Fellini, coordinated by the Italian Embassy in Zagreb, has begun in Croatia and will run throughout 2020 with initiatives in various locations in Croatia. The first of the events was an initiative organised by the Italian Cultural […]

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Happy Birthday Maestro! Federico Fellini’s dreams on show

Federico Fellini’s imagery, his dreams and visions are at the centre of the tribute paid by the foreign network of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to this great cinematic genius, on the hundredth anniversary of his birth, which occurred on 20 January 1920. Eleven Embassies, six Consulates and twenty Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide will […]

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