PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – First award ceremony of the “Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for scientific cooperation between Italy and Israel” (Farnesina, 8 November 2018)

The first ceremony to award the “Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for scientific cooperation between Italy and Israel” will be held at the Farnesina on Thursday, 8 November, at 3pm.The prize, which is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the CRUI Foundation for Italian Universities, in association with the Ministry for […]

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Asia Bibi case

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with Foreign Minister  Enzo Moavero Milanesi, to meet the many requests coming from Italian citizens, continue to closely follow the situation of Ms Asia Bibi in tight cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Pakistan and in constant coordination with all the States involved. The Foreign Ministry […]

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Emergency contribution to the UNHCR just approved

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Emanuela Del Re, approved an emergency contribution of 1.5 million euros to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), to be destined for humanitarian activities to support Syrian refugees in the Jordanian camps of Zaatari and Azraq, with a special focus on their health conditions.

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Anders Samuelsen​

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark, Anders Samuelsen, who was accompanied by the State Secretary for Trade, Susanne Hyldelund. The Ministers discussed the major issues of political relevance in Europe and internationally and different […]

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​Performance art by Michelangelo Pistoletto in Santiago

Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto made it a point to personally open his ‘poor art’ exhibition in Santiago as part of the Contemporary Art Day organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Santiago. The works by Maestro Pistoletto, now hosted at the Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) of Santiago, focus on turning the individual into an […]

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Sudan: Italy in action against malnutrition

Italy confirms to be the champion of the struggle against malnutrition in Sudan. A meeting with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation organised by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum aimed to close ranks between the donors to the “SUN- Scaling Up Nutrition” project to tackle the primary causes of malnutrition through the joint action of […]

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Mittel Cinema Fest

 The 16th edition of the MittelCinemaFest, the Central European Italian Cinema Festival, kicked off in several cities with a varied selection of the best films released in Italy in 2018. Thanks to the cooperation between the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, which has long been committed to promoting Italian Cinema around […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 6 November: latest news from the world

USA – Sparkle wins the MEF18 “Best MEF 3.0 Implementation Project 2018” and “Silver Proof of Concept” awards Sparkle, a company of the TIM Group dedicated to developing international services and one of the leading ten global operators, was conferred the MEF Best MEF 3.0 Implementation Project 2018 and the Silver Proof of Concept awards at a ceremony held […]

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Italy re-elected to the International Telecommunication Union Council

At the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), underway from 29 October to 16 November in Dubai, Italy has been re-elected to sit on the ITU Council with 168 votes. After a close competition, our Country obtained the second-largest number of votes at global level, accounting for 95% of the voting Countries, and ranked […]

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Funds allocated for UNICEF

At the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, the Italian Cooperation Service arranged for 500,000 euros in emergency financing to be given to UNICEF to meet the needs of the people in the Herat Province in Afghanistan, who are suffering from a drought. The initiative involves sending […]

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Commemoration of the Foreign Ministry staff who died in the First World War.

This afternoon, the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, Justice Carlo Visconti, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, commemorated the diplomats and staff of the Foreign Ministry who died for their country in the First World War. They laid two laurel wreaths at the foot of the […]

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Festival of Science 2018

Changes in nature, man and society formed the main topics of discussion at the three conferences organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Festival of Science 2018 held in Genoa. The festival was attended by 366 guests from all over the world and 20,000 students. The guest Country was Israel, […]

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