Paraguay: Oceano, Italian emigration narrated in an opera

Tonight, the Gran Teatro del Banco Central of Paraguay hosts the première of the opera “Oceano”, which pays homage to the epic of Italian emigration to South America at the end of the 19th century.   The event is part of the ‘Junio Italiano’ promotional festival organised by the Italian Embassy in Paraguay to celebrate […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re meets with the Minister of Agriculture of Senegal

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received at the Farnesina the Minister of Agriculture of Senegal, Moussa Baldé.  The meeting made it possible to exchange views on the two Countries’ bilateral relations, with a special focus on development cooperation and on cooperating in the agri-food sector.  After highlighting Italy’s strategic […]

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Hearing of Minister Moavero before the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Joint Foreign Affairs and EU Policies Committees

Hearing of Minister Moavero before the Senate and Chamber of Deputies Joint Foreign Affairs and EU Policies Committees.

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Meeting of Under-Secretary Merlo with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costarica

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lorena Aguilar Revelo, met at the Farnesina to sign a “Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism” between the two Countries on issues of common interest, “in particular on political, economic, […]

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Meeting of Deputy Minister Del Re with the UN Under-Secretary-General

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received the UN Under-Secretary-General (USG) and Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mark Lowcock, at the Farnesina. The Deputy Minister expressed her appreciation for Lowcock’s commitment to make OCHA’s action more effective, emphasizing that greater decentralization […]

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The Sea Watch 3 Case ​

With reference to the Sea Watch 3 case, the Farnesina confirms that, upon recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Enzo Moavero, the Italian Ambassador to the Hague was instructed to take formal steps immediately with the Government of the Netherlands.

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Italy contributes to prevent the risk of mines in Ukraine

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has arranged a 0.5-million-euro contribution to UNICEF to finance “Mine Risk Education” in Ukraine. It is the third tranche of the financing programme for Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest port on the Sea of Azov and lying along the line of contact of the ongoing […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 26 June: latest news from the world

Sparkle announces the construction of Nibble, the new European network based on “Software-Defined” technology Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top ten global operators, announces the construction of Nibble, its new ultra-long-haul photonic backbone linking Sicily with the major Points of Presence (PoPs) and data centres in Europe. Built upon […]

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REMINDER Press Accreditation Notice – Press point by Min. Moavero and UN SG Special Representative in Libya Salamé (Farnesina, 28 June 2019)

On Friday, 28 June 2019, at 2:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will meet with the UN Secretary General Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé at the Farnesina. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting (Sala Aldo Moro). Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the event […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi’s participation in the Supreme Council of Defence

Minister Moavero Milanesi’s participation in the Supreme Council of Defence.

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re meets with the Executive Director of the “Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria”.

Today at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met with Peter Sands, the Executive Director of the “Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria”. The meeting offered the opportunity to take stock of the situation ahead of the refinancing Conference of Lyon next 9-10 October. In […]

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​Farnesina hosts training for 76 volunteers of the Civilian Peace Corps

A full day of training for 76 young volunteers about to be deployed abroad within the framework of projects developed by the Civilian Peace Corps was hosted at the Farnesina. It was an initiative promoted by the Department for Youth Policies and the Universal Civil Service of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with […]

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