Sanremo Junior, finalists selected for Prague and Bratislava

Aneta Kalertova and Lenka Berkesova will represent the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Sanremo’s Ariston Theatre at the finale of Sanremo Junior, one of the most prestigious international contests for solo singers between 6 and 15 years of age. The two young singers, respectively 13 and 12 years old, were the stars of a special event […]

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Preparatory meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Development Cooperation (CICS) chaired by Deputy Minister Del Re

The Farnesina hosted the preparatory meeting for the Inter-ministerial Committee on Development Cooperation (CICS) chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and attended by the representatives of public administrations sitting on the Committee, including the Undersecretary for the Environment, Salvatore Micillo. The meeting focused on illustrating the draft […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi opens the first annual meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the Central European Initiative (CEI)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today opens at the Farnesina the first annual meeting of the Committee of National Coordinators (CNC) of the EU Central European Initiative (CEI), counting 17 member States*. The meeting is convened under the Italian presidency of the CEI for 2019. With his attendance, Minister […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 21 February: latest news from the world

Canada: new investments in artificial intelligence The Premier of the State of Alberta, Rachel Notley, announced a five-year investment plan in the field of artificial intelligence worth a 100 million Canadian dollars; the objective of the plan is to produce an important multiplier effect on the economy of the Province, with the creation of about 6,000 new […]

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NATO: Ambassador Bisogniero meets Italian parliamentarians ​

The main themes on the NATO agenda, with a particular focus on dialogue with Russia and the ability of the Atlantic alliance to address the challenges from the South, were discussed at a meeting in Brussels between the Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero and some members of the Italian delegation to the NATO […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini

To mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Rome and Helsinki, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met Timo Soini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the country that will hold the EU presidency in the second half of this year.  

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Kampala: Smiling Toys against childhood cancer

The distribution of toys, collected in Italy, to the young patients atf the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala concluded the initiative with which the Embassy of Italy celebrated the International Childhood Cancer Day. The event was attended by Ambassador Domenico Fornara, Deputy Health Minister Joyce Moriku Kaducu and a delegation from the Italian association AFRON […]

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Moscow showcases the 75th Venice International Film Festival

A selection of films screened at the 75th Venice International Film Festival will be shown at the Karo cinema theatres in Moscow. The initiative is the fruit of the cooperation between the Venice Biennale and the Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow. The screenings will run from 20 to 24 February and will show the latest releases […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re meets with the CEO of the “Global Partnership for Education”

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received at the Farnesina Alice Albright, the CEOof the “Global Partnership for Education” (GPE). The GPE is the major international partnership dedicated to access to education in developing Countries that puts together donors, developing Countries, civil society, philanthropists and the private sector, and to […]

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North Korea

Following the requests for clarification on the case of North Korea’s former Chargé d’Affaires in Italy, Jo Song Gil, the Foreign Ministry specifies the following: last 3 January, the Foreign Ministry already informed that it had received, through diplomatic channels, a notice relative to the official’s transfer from the Embassy of North Korea in Rome. […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 February: latest news from the world

Kosovo: GCF wins a contract to upgrade the railway line The Italian company GCF (Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie) and the railway agency InfraKos signed a 78-million-euro contract to upgrade the Fushe Kosove – Hani i Elezit railway line. The works, involving a 70-km-long section of the line connecting Pristina to the border with Macedonia, constitute the first […]

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Jerusalem: Palestine as it used to be – in the photographs by Luciano Morpurgo

A permanent photographic exhibition at the Consulate General of Italy in Jerusalem tells the story of 1927 Palestine. The pictures of daily life in this land during the British Mandate are the work of the great photographer, Luciano Morpurgo, whose collection ‘Palestine 1927’ comprises over 200 photos. Morpurgo, born in Split from an ancient Jewish […]

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