The Farnesina hosts the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Disputed Minors

Today the Foreign Ministry hosted the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Disputed Minors in 2019. Most of the meeting which, as is customary, was chaired by the Directorate General for Italians abroad – with the participation of officials from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice – was dedicated to […]

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Athens hosts theatre, poetry and Italian Studies during Week of Italian Language

The 19th edition of the Week of Italian Language in Greece will be devoted to Italian on stage, focusing on theatre, poetry and Italian Studies. A thorough programme of initiatives coordinated by the Italian Embassy in Athens, under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy, is ongoing in the Greek capital. […]

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Tokyo: the campaign kicks off to promote Italy through the Manga

Italy in Japan is also promoted through the Manga. It will be Lucius, the main character in Mari Yamazaki’s “Thermae Romae” cartoon strip, to guide the public across the Italian territory, historic cities, culture, food and the music scene, with a special focus on Japanese readers and especially the younger generations. The Italian Embassy in […]

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The Foreign Ministry at the Genoa Science Festival

Living cities, the batteries of the future and the marvel of microsensors: these are the themes chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to participate in the Science Festival 2019, the scientific promotion event held in Genoa from 24 October to 4 November. This participation is part of the scientific diplomacy […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re meets with the Yemeni and Saudi delegations

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received at the Farnesina Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Abdulraqeb Saif Fateh Al-Dubai, Yemen’s minister of local administration and chairman of Yemen’s High Relief Committee. The meeting focused on […]

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Di Stefano at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED ​Initiative

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, attended the Rabat meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED Initiative for the Sustainable Development of a Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean. Di Stefano emphasised the growing relevance of commercial traffic in Mediterranean ports, making it necessary to continuously increase their efficiency and […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re meets with Yemeni and Saudi delegations: we must urgently put an end to the suffering of the Yemeni people

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received at the Farnesina Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court of Saudi Arabia and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre Abdulraqeb Saif Fateh Al-Dubai, Yemen’s minister of local administration and chairman of Yemen’s High Relief Committee. The meeting focused on […]

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Di Stefano at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED ​Initiative

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, attended the Rabat meeting of the Steering Committee of the WestMED Initiative for the Sustainable Development of a Blue Economy in the Western Mediterranean. Di Stefano emphasised the growing relevance of commercial traffic in Mediterranean ports, making it necessary to continuously increase their efficiency and […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni in Tirana speaks of the negotiations on Albania’s EU accession process

Today in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, met with the Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Etjen Xhafaj.    “Italy stands by Albania, which has promoted courageous domestic reforms also in view of proceeding on the road towards the European Union accession process,” the Deputy Foreign […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni in Tirana: the failure to open negotiations for Albania’s EU accession process is “a historic error”

Today in Tirana, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, met with the Albanian Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Etjen Xhafaj.    “Italy stands by Albania, which has promoted courageous domestic reforms also in view of proceeding on the road towards the European Union accession process,” the Deputy Foreign […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 23 October: latest news from the worl

Energy and climate law approved in France  After obtaining the green light from France’s National Assembly, the energy and climate bill was approved by the Senate in recent days. According to the Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, it is “a milestone towards the achievement of the government’s ambitions to fight climate change”, which places France among […]

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Italian Language Week: Lisbon pays a homage to Giorgio Gaber

Neri Marcorè was chosen to open the ‘Italian Language Week in the World’ in Lisbon with a recital staged in the Portuguese capital: “IL SIGNOR G – un omaggio a Giorgio Gaber” (“MISTER G – a Homage to Giorgio Gaber”). In the show, Marcorè acts and sings accompanied by Domenico Mariorenzi, a multi-instrumentalist who almost […]

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