PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Day on the Prevention of Document Counterfeiting (Farnesina, 4 April 2019)

On Thursday, 4 April, at 10:15 a.m., the Farnesina’s Sala Aldo Moro will host the Opening Session of the Day on the Prevention of Document Counterfeiting, dedicated to reviewing and sharing experiences and best practices on preventing the counterfeiting of documents. The phenomenon takes on particular relevance for the procedures carried out by Italian Consular offices abroad: […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, on a mission to Washington

The 3rd of April is dedicated to the bilateral relations with the United States in the context of the fundamental strategic relevance of the consolidated alliance and the close economic and trade relations with the United States. In particular, meetings are scheduled with National Security Advisor, John Bolton, with Senior Advisor to President Trump, Jared Kushner, […]

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Opening of “Italiani d’Europa” photo exhibition

Today the photographic exhibition “Gli Italiani d’Europa” will open at the presence of Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo and of the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali. The exhibition is a multimedia project curated by the Akronos Association and co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and National Geographic Italia. The pictures […]

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Tunisia: First stop of the “Sanremo giovani tour”

Great success yesterday in Tunis for the first stop of the “Sanremo giovani world tour”. Einar, Nyvinne, La Rua, Deschema, and Mahmood – winner of the 69th edition of the Saremo Festival – entertained the audience of Le Pavillon in Gammarth, in the Tunisian capital. The tour now continues to Tokyo, where the group will […]

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Meeting of Minister Moavero with Angel Gurrìa, Secretary General of OECD

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting  at the Farnesina today with the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), José Angel Gurría Treviño who was in Rome to present the OECD annual report on the Italian economy. During the meeting, in addition to an […]

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NATO: A documentary retraces the steps that led Italy to join the Treaty

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949, the Rai public broadcasting company will air a documentary entitled ”Telegramma 2171. L’anno del Patto Atlantico” (“Telegram 2171. The Year of the Atlantic Treaty”), co-produced by Rai Storia and the Diplomatic Historic Archive of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Sweden: The Primavera Italiana Festival dedicated to Matera

This year, the ‘Primavera Italiana’ Festival in Visby was dedicated to Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, and was opened by Italian Ambassador Mario Cospito. Organised for the first time in 2017, the biannual Festival is dedicated to an Italian city or region which is made known to the public through a dense programme of […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi at the “Festival Città Impresa” in Vicenza

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo  Moavero Milanesi, spoke on the theme “European post-election scenarios and the challenges of enterprises” in the debate organised in Vicenza for the 12th edition of the “Festival Città Impresa”,  taking place at Palazzo Trissino, the seat of the Vicenza’s City Hall.

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevicius

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevicius, at the Farnesina today. The two ministers had a thorough exchange of views on the relevant issues in the bilateral relations between the two Countries. They acknowledged that dialogue has recently intensified, especially on […]

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Second annual session of the Joint Committee on Development Cooperation

The Farnesina hosted the second annual session of the Joint Committee of Development Cooperation, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re. The Joint Committee approved a package of initiatives comprehensively worth 111 million euros, 85 million of which destined to tied aid for vocational training and education in […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Tomáš Petříček

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Czech Republic, Tomáš Petříček, in Rome today.   The Ministers had the opportunity to review the most important issues in the bilateral relations between Italy and the Czech Republic, which are characterized by a recent renewal of […]

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The ‘Italian Opera Embraces Africa’ lands in Pretoria

​Pretoria hosts the exhibition entitled “Italian Opera Embraces Africa”, which showcases original sketches and costumes from the historical archives of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, including works by Visconti, Zeffirelli and De Chirico. The event, which opened today at the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria featuring a performance by the Tshwane University opera […]

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