Political Election of 4 March 2018. Delivery of ballot papers and duplicates

The diplomatic and consular network is scheduled to complete the delivery of ballot papers to qualified voters residing abroad by 14 February, in compliance with Law 459/2001. If voters fail to receive their ballot papers, they can apply for a ballot duplicate at the relevant Consular office as early 18 February.

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SAIPEM 12000 Platform

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano met his Turkish colleague, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh. The meeting followed a telephone conversation Minister Alfano had yesterday morning with theTurkish Foreign Minister, during which the SAIPEM 12000 Platform issue was […]

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Italian Design Day in the World

Italian Design Day in the World – Italian Design Day 2018 was presented today at the Farnesina, with opening remarks by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni. This year’s edition of Italian Design Day will be held on 1 March in 100 cities all over the world […]

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Alfano on mission to Kuwait City to attend the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh​

    The chief Italian diplomat said: “Daesh’s now imminent defeat must not induce us to neglect the need to preserve the Coalition as a collective instrument of reference in the fight against fundamentalist terrorism, wherever it may be.”  He went on: “In relation to the stabilisation process, Italy is leader in training the Iraqi […]

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Amman: Meeting of the Counter ISIL Finance Group

Amman played host to the 9th Counter ISIL Finance Meeting on 11 February. The Group was first established in 2015 within the framework of the Global Anti-Daesh Coalition. It is chaired by Italy, the USA and Saudi Arabia.The meeting, which was attended by 49 delegations of member countries and observer states, focused on the steps […]

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Farnesina hosts a book and web documentary presentation: “Italians in Belgium”

On 13 February the Farnesina will host the launching of the book and web documentary entitled  “Italians in Belgium”. It forms part of a larger project:  “Italians in Europe – European integration seen through the eyes of Italians abroad”, which tells the present and past stories of Italian communities living in key European countries.It is […]

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Press Accreditation Notice – Book Presentation: ‘Qualcosa e’ accaduto/There’s Something in the Air – 70 life stories from Italy and India’ (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Sala Polifunzionale, 15 February 2018)

On 15 February 2018 at 2:30 p.m. the Sala Polifunzionale of the Presidenza del Consiglio will host the presentation of a book entitled “Qualcosa e’ accaduto/There is Something in the Air – 70 Life stories from Italy and India,” by Lorenzo Angeloni and Maria Elettra Verrone, the Italian Ambassador to India and the First Commercial […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister Alfano at the Meeting of the Officers and Experts of the Guardia di Finanza on duty abroad

Farnesina, 12 February 2018 (The authentic text is only the one actually spoken)   Secretary General Belloni, General Toschi, Dear Officers and Experts, I have the great honour for the second consecutive year to welcome you to the Farnesina for the Meeting of the Officers and Experts of the Guardia di Finanza on duty abroad. […]

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Italy, Cultures, and the Mediterranean in Saudi Arabia

The piano recital by Maestro Christian Leotta, featuring pieces by Beethoven and Schubert, was received with great enthusiasm and opened the cultural programme “Italy, Cultures and the Mediterranean” (ICM2018) in Saudi Arabia. The 2018 Programme of cultural events was developed by the Italian Embassy in Riyadh and the General Consulate in Gedda. Maestro Leotta then […]

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“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean in Lebanon”

The integrated programme “Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean 2018” was presented to the press and to the major partners of the Italian Cultural Institute, on 30 January, before the Lebanese Minister of Culture, Ghattas Khoury. The event was attended by the country’s most prominent   media and television networks producing in Arabic, French and English. The programme’s […]

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“Italy, Cultures, and the Mediterranean in Iran”

From 12 to 22 January 2018 Tehran hosted the first round of cultural events organized by the Italian Embassy in Iran and featured in the programme ” Italy, Cultures and the Mediterranean 2018″. The programme was developed in conjunction with the country’s most important cultural event, the Fajr International Film, Theatre and Music Festival . […]

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“La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra

The “La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra, specialised in the popular music of the Salento area, will perform at the Olympic Games of Pyeongchang (South Korea) with a band of seven artists next 23 February. The performance will take place at the PyeongChang Olympic Festival Park, set up by the organizers of the Olympic games, […]

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