Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and the United High Commissioner for Refugees
On Friday, 5 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to take stock of the situation in Libya and of the UNHCR Plan for the Country. After receiving an update on the UNHCR’s action and future […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy, 5 May: latest news from the world
The Italian company Inso has been adjudicated the contract to rebuild the hospital district in Skopje. The 72-million-euro project includes the construction over a period of four years of a new nine-story hospital facility over an area of 47,000 square metres, including a rooftop heliport for emergencies. The project is the Country’s most important public […]
Read more“Farnesina meets businesses” travels to Florence
“Following the events held in Turin, Udine, Padua and Treviso, I firmly believe that meeting local enterprises is extremely useful in order to illustrate to each one of them the tools that Farnesina offers to promote their internationalisation. The Farnesina provides institutional assistance and on site information via its diplomatic network, but it also favours […]
Read moreInternational Expo in Astana
On Thursday 4 May 2017, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host in the Sala Aldo Moro, the presentation of the participation of Italy in the International Expo to be held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from 10 June to 10 September 2017 on the theme “Energy of the Future”. The event will […]
Read moreCommuniqué by the Foreign Ministry on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Italy is following with concern the persistence and the development of the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It especially condemns any form of violence against the Institutions – starting with the events of last 27 of April – and hopes that the dialogue between political forces occur in the place designated […]
Read moreOne Arctic
Alla Farnesina, alla presenza del sottosegretario Benedetto Della Vedova, l’evento “One Arctic”, prima simulazione giovanile del Consiglio Artico in Italia, organizzato dalla SIOI in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d’America in Italia. Sono intervenuti in apertura, Franco Frattini, presidente SIOI, Benedetto Della Vedova, sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Kelly Degnan, incaricato […]
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Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova attended the event “One Arctic” hosted by the Farnesina. It is the first youth simulation of the Arctic Council in Italy organised by the Italian Society for International Organisation (SIOI) in association with the Embassy of the United States in Italy. The opening remarks were made by Franco Frattini, the president of the […]
Read moreSweden – “Cinema Made in Italy – Festival of Italian Cinema”
The “Cinema Made in Italy – Festival of Italian Cinema” was launched on April 27, in Stockholm, following a 20-year tradition of cinema reviews organised in the capital city by the Italian Cultural Institute which, thanks to a collaboration with Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, will relaunch Italian cinema in Sweden. The Italian Ambassador to Sweden, Mario Cospito, […]
Read moreJapan – The ambassador meets with Italian researchers in Japan: “Soon an association”
The Italian ambassador in Tokyo, Giorgio Starace met Italian researchers in Japan. On our Embassy’s Facebook page, a post announced: “Robotics, nuclear physics, biology, ICT and much more besides: we will soon have an association to work even more and even better, together!”. “The scientific cooperation between Italy and Japan is a sector of massive […]
Read moreGermany – “Via!”: Street Photography from Hamburg to Palermo gores on display
A swimmer just before a suprise attack by an inflatable shark, a dog riding a skateboard:and other unusual scenes of everyday life await visitors to the exhibition “Vía” Street Photography from Hamburg to Palermo”. It is being held at the Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg at 7pm on Friday 5 May. The photography on display […]
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