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    Accreditation Notices
    22 May 2019
    UPDATE on press accreditation notice – “Africa Day 2019” (Farnesina, Sala Aldo Moro, 23 May 2019)

    On Thursday, 23 May 2019, at 3 p.m., the Farnesina will host “Africa Day 2019”, an event to celebrate the establishment of the African Union and to strengthen relations with African Countries. The event will be introduced by the Director General for Globalisation and Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Luca Sabbatucci, […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 May 2019
    Melbourne hosts book club meetings dedicated to women writers

    Seven meetings will be dedicated to women’s literature during the 2019 edition of Melbourne’s Book Club. The Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne decided to focus on Italian women writers to allow readers in other countries to get to know the many women writers of contemporary Italian literature. This year Kylie Doust, a specialist in Italian studies […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 May 2019
    Italian History and Language Centre opens in Saint Petersburg

    A laboratory of excellence for Italian studies in the historical-literary field and for language courses: this is the purpose of the new centre which was recently opened at the University of Velikij Novgorod by the Ambassador of Italy to the Russian Federation Pasquale Terracciano. The centre was set up upon the initiative of the Italian […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 May 2019
    Goldoni and Zambian traditional masks meet in Lusaka

    The ‘Traveling Masks’ is a project  the Piccolo Teatro di Milano developed in Lusaka with a view to having the Italian Commedia dell’Arte meet Zambia’s theatrical tradition. The event is part of ‘Italy, Cultures, Africa’, an integrated promotional programme developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and International Cooperation for 2019. The five-day event included […]

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    Press Releases
    22 May 2019
    The Second UNCAC Report on Italy is presented at the Farnesina

    Today, at the Farnesina, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi will deliver the opening speech at the presentation of the Second Report on Italy within the framework of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which provides for periodic audits for all State Parties.   Raffaele Cantone, President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC), and Alfonso Bonafede, Italian […]

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    Diplomatic Network
    22 May 2019
    Sofia ​showcases the colours of Roman mosaics

    ​”Colorful Visions of Ancient Rome: Mosaics from the Capitoline Museums” is the title of the exhibition organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia at the Archaeological Museum of the Bulgarian capital, that provides a sort of snapshot through history. The twenty-one original mosaics from Rome’s Capitoline Museum collection, dating back to the first century […]

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    Press Releases
    21 May 2019
    Proposals set forth by Minister Moavero at the General Affairs Council

    At today’s EU General Affairs Council, within the discussion of the so-called ‘strategic agenda’ of the European Union for the coming five years, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi indicated “five possible priorities to meet the citizens’ expectations for which the added value of a European-wide action is clearly perceivable compared to the action of single […]

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    Press Releases
    21 May 2019
    Meeting of Minister Moavero with Commissioner Guenther Oettinger

    In Brussels for the EU General Affairs Council, Foreign Affairs Minister, Enzo Moavero, had a meeting with Commissioner Guenther Oettinger to discuss the current proposal for the Union’s  2021-2027 Financial Framework. The Minister confirmed that in his view it is “essential that the key issue of the EU budget revenue be examined with an open […]

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    Accreditation Notices
    21 May 2019
    REMINDER on Press Accreditation Notice- “Day of Sustainable Mobility of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation” (Farnesina, 23 May 2019)

    On Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 11:00 am, the the Farnesina will host the “MAECI Day of Sustainable Mobility” at the presence of Manlio di Stefano Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  The event aims to promote sustainable mobility and integrated transport systems and schedules two sessions:   11.00 a.m. – Area outside the Farnesina, access […]

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