Reminder Press Accreditation Notice – Italy and Central Asia Ministerial Conference (Farnesina, 13 December 2019)

On Friday, 13 December 2019, from 9:15 a.m to 4:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the Italy and Central Asia Conference entitled “Strenghtening mutual understanding, cooperation and partnership”,  promoted by the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies – ISPI.   The morning session (9:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) will open with […]

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International Human Rights Day 2019

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations launched the #standup4humanrights campaign dedicated to the promotion of human rights in the world, which is also supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

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​Seoul: extraordinary success of “I Magnifici Tre”

Three Italian soloists – Francesco Buzzurro at the guitar, Giuseppe Milici at the harmonica, Nicola Giammarinaro at the clarinet – who have long been performing under the label of ‘I Magnifici Tre’ (The Magnificent Three), recorded an extraordinary success in their Seoul concert. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Italian Embassy, […]

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​Yangon: Italian and Burmese musicians perform together

Six artists of the Filarmonica dell’Opera italiana (FOI) “Bruno Bartoletti” held in Yangon on Saturday, 7 December, a concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Myanmar, titled “Uniting through Music”. Tenor Reinaldo Droz sang pieces and arias by Verdi, Donizetti, Mascagni and Puccini, to the accompaniment of Italian musicians and the youths of the “Orchestra […]

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Undersecretary Scalfarotto at Top200: competitiveness and exports

This afternoon, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, spoke at the Top200, an event organised by Assolombarda and dedicated to the presentation of a research study on the largest businesses based in Milan, Monza, Brianza and Lodi.   On commenting the research results, the Undersecretary highlighted how especially some […]

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Undersecretary Scalfarotto at Top200: competitiveness and exports

  This afternoon, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, spoke at the Top200, an event organised by Assolombarda and dedicated to the presentation of a research study on the largest businesses based in Milan, Monza, Brianza and Lodi.   On commenting the research results, the Undersecretary highlighted how especially […]

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Civil Protection training delivered to “Psids” Officials

This morning, the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Globalisation, Luca Sabbatucci, and the Director of the Civil Protection Department, Agostino Miozzo, opened the training week that Italy offers at the Farnesina to a delegation of high-level officials from Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), in which to exchange experiences and best practices in the area […]

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Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles on behalf of the EU on the recent protests in Iran

Over the past weeks, many people all across Iran have exercised their fundamental right to assemble and expressed their economic grievances. A growing body of evidence indicates that despite repeated calls for restraint, the Iranian security forces’ disproportionate response to recent demonstrations has led to high numbers of deaths and injuries. For the European Union […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 09 December: latest news from the world

National energy plan released in Greece In recent days, the Greek government approved a national energy plan aimed at considerably reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, diversifying the sources of energy supplies (over 65% of total energy consumption in Greece now comes from gas and oil imports) and focusing on renewable energy sources to an […]

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International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Italy makes an open pledge

At the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent that opens today in Geneva, Italy – which has always been sensitive to the needs of the most vulnerable groups of people in armed conflicts – made an open pledge to take all the necessary steps to assure that children may live safely […]

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Ankara: auction of works of art for Venice

An auction of Turkish and foreign artists was held to contribute to mending the damage suffered by Venice in the extraordinary ‘acqua alta’ phenomenon of last November. The “Supporting Art in the City of Arts” initiative has been organised in Ankara under the patronage of the Italian Embassy. The event will take place at the […]

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Niamey: Italian fashionwear and Nigerien accessories at Fashion Week

Italian fashionwear, coordinated with accessories made by the women of Niger, walked the runway at the 4th edition of the Niamey Fashion Week. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in Niger as part of the activities to promote Brand Italy. “For us, to show Italian and Nigerien fashion creations on a catwalk represents […]

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