The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirms its support for “humanitarian corridors”

On Tuesday, 7 November, at Palazzo del Viminale, a signing ceremony was held for a new two-year Protocol to open humanitarian corridors from Lebanon and Morocco. This renews the first agreement, signed at the end of 2015, and confirms the continuation of a project which ensures the safe arrival to our country of 1,000 vulnerable […]

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Presentation to the press of the second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

PROGRAM 16:00 Presentation begins Chaired by: Benedetta Rinaldi Promotional agricultural and food video by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) “The Fifth Element” (3’45’’) Official opening –           Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation –           Andrea Olivero, Deputy Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies –           Dorina Bianchi, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and […]

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Minister Alfano meets with his counterpart Zaharieva

“I am particularly pleased with the excellent level of bilateral relations between our two countries and our very intense political dialogue. We wish to press ahead with our political consultations, also in view of the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 09 November: Focus on Brazil

Brazil: over 100 billion euros for energy and infrastructure investment and privatisation programme. There are major opportunities to be had by Italian enterprises in infrastructure projects in Brazil, according to the Minister of Planning, Development and Economic Management, Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira. He was welcomed by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, and the Vice President […]

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Concert at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum

In the evening of 7 November, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen was the backdrop to the concert by the Cremona Quartet organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Copenhagen with the cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in Denmark and in partnership with the Ansaldo STS-Hitachi Group, GCF (Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie SpA) […]

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Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee

The goals set forth by Italy for the third meeting of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee to take place at the Farnesina on 9 November are: reaffirm full support for the promotion of Brand Italy through public institutions and civil society organisations in order to contribute to reinforcing Palestinian institutions and to ponder over the […]

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Regenerative medicine, the Rita Levi Montalcini Award assigned to an Israeli researcher

A gel 98% composed of water that enables the establishment of an environment favourable to the growth of human tissues with important implications for regenerative medicine and biomaterials. This is the field of research of Drod Seliktar, the Israeli researcher at the Technion in Haifa who was awarded the “Binational Rita Levi Montalcini Prize for […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 08 November: latest global news

Turkey: Benelli starts up production in Gaziantep The CEO of Kuba Motor announced an agreement to start up production of Benelli motorcycles in Turkey. Kuba Motor has been a Benelli distributor since 2015. Under the agreement, Benelli, a company with over 100 years of experience in the manufacture of motorbikes, will use the 50,000 square […]

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​Jordan – The universal genius of Leonardo is on show in Amman. A tale of science extending from the past into the future

The universal genius of Leonardo da Vinci has landed in Jordan and becomes the leit-motif linking science and technology through time, from the past to the future. The Jordan Museum in Amman is hosting an exhibition entitled “Leonardo’s Machines: Italian excellence over the centuries.” The exhibition, which will remain open to the public until 7 […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE- Presentation to the Press of the “Second Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World”

​On Friday, 10 November at 4:00 p.m., the “Second Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World” (20-26, November 2017) will be presented to the Press at Villa Madama.   The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, Maurizio Martina, will open the event.  Following the introductory remarks, contributions will […]

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Commemoration ceremony for the fallen victims of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Colonies in World War I

Today, at Palazzo della Consulta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, accompanied by the Secretary-General,  Elisabetta Belloni, and the President of the Constitutional Court, Paolo Grossi, commemorated the fallen victims of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Colonies in World War I. Both the Farnesina and the Constitutional Court wished to remember the employees […]

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Myanmar – Stefano Bollani performs a solo piano concert in Yangon

“Both Italy and Myanmar attach great importance to art and culture. Our two nations have a special heritage that goes back thousands of years and is rooted in ancient civilizations. We can use our heritage today to build our future. At a time of strong inter-ethnic tensions, music  – being a universal language capable of […]

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