Undersecretary Di Stefano visits Turkmenistan

  A private sector delegation led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, visited Turkmenistan today. The delegation included representatives from the plant and industrial component manufacturing, oil and gas, defence, space and telecommunications sectors. Together with the delegation, the Undersecretary met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign […]

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Italian Design Day in Kiev with Assocalzaturifici and MICAM Milano

Italian Ambassador, Davide La Cecilia, today opened the Italian Design Day in Kiev, co-organised by the Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute and the ICE Agency in partnership with Assocalzaturifici and the MICAM of Milan. On the 50th anniversary of MICAM – the leading international shoewear show running in Milan from 15 to 18 September – […]

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Italian Design Day 2019 in Dublin

To celebrate the 3rd edition of Italian Design Day promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin, in conjunction with the Milano Design Film Festival (MDFF), and with the contribution of Darta Saving Life Assurance, presented a video show entitled Italian Design. Five Perspectives, to celebrate five protagonists of Italian design: Gillo Dorfles, Alessandro […]

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The Farnesina hosts the 12th MAECI-Bank of Italy Annual Conference

The Farnesina hosts the 12th MAECI-Bank of Italy Annual Conference, with the participation of the senior officials of the two Institutions, the Delegates and Financial Attachés accredited to the Embassies and the Diplomatic Missions abroad and the representatives of the other Administrations and members of the Country’s economic system.

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Meeting of the Guardia di Finanza Expert and Liaison Officers on duty abroad

Today, the Farnesina hosted a technical meeting with Guardia di Finanza officers seconded to Italian Diplomatic Missions around the world. The meeting is part of an articulate programme of activities and initiatives promoted for the 13th edition of the Plenary Meeting of the Guardia di Finanza Expert and Liaison Officers held in Rome from 25 […]

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Tunis: stages L’Isola Magica-Shakespeare in Dream​

“L’Isola Magica-Shakespeare in Dream” by the ResExtensa DanzaTeatroDanza dance company kicked off the Week of World Theatre Day. The performance, organised with the sponsorship of the Italian Cultural Institute, puts together words, lights, music and the magic of aerial dancing. This is the magic that Elisa Barucchieri chose to explore in her Isola Magica-Shakespeare in […]

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Kampala: Italy organises a fashion show of Ugandan designers

To celebrate the Italian Design Day in the World, the Italian Embassy in Kampala, in cooperation with the CAIU (Cultural Association of Italians in Uganda), organised the third edition of the Italy-Uganda ‘(R)Evolution Fashion Show’ at Kampala’s Sheraton Hotel. The event showcased the creations of twenty young Ugandan fashion designers – selected by an independent […]

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Condemnation of rocket fire from Gaza into Israel

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its firm condemnation at the rockets fired from Gaza into Israel. While reaffirming the right Israel has to defend itself, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called on both parties to avoid an escalation.

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 25 March: latest news from the world

Jordan: Amman hosts a workshop on renewable energy sources with the Italian Embassy and ICE The present situation and the future perspective of the energy market, with a special attention on the transition to renewables, were the focus of the workshop entitled ”Accelerating the renewable energy transition in Jordan” organised by ”Res4Med and Africa” in […]

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The Netherlands: Stefano Boeri gives a lecture on the city of the future in Eindhoven

Italy has selected the city of Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, to host the 25 March event of the ‘Italian Design Day in the world’, now at its third edition. Architect Stefano Boeri, the president of the Triennale di Milano and promoter of several initiatives that are designed to develop a sustainable city of the future, […]

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Reminder – Press accreditation notice, MAECI – Bank og Italy Conference (Farnesina, 27 March 2019)

On Wednesday, 27 March, at 9:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the 12th MAECI-Bank of Italy Annual Conference, with the participation of the Delegates and Financial Attachés accredited abroad.   The Opening Session (9:30 – 10:00 a.m.), is open to the press, and will start with remarks by the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Globalisation and […]

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The Farnesina hosts the naming ceremony of two of its halls

Today, 25 March, two halls of the Farnesina Building, the seat of the Foreign Ministry, will respectively be named: “Sala Filippo de Grenet e degli Eroi e Valorosi” and “Sala dei Trattati europei di Roma”. It is an initiative with a high symbolic value. The ceremony will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

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