Death Penalty – Task Force meets at the Farnesina
Italy remains firm and determined to press ahead with the campaign for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Della Vedova chaired a meeting of the MAECI-civil society “task force” today at the headquarters of the Ministry. It was held to coordinate Italy’s action ahead of a vote […]
Read moreNice Attack: Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Amendola brings the bodies of the Italian victims of the Nice attack back to Italy
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola, together with the Head of the Farnesina’s Crisis Management Unit, Claudio Taffuri, flew today to Niece to bring home the bodies of the Italian citizens killed in the Nice attack on 14 July. After a first stop at the Hôpital Pasteur, where Mr Amendola met with the […]
Read moreNice: the French Authorities confirm the identification of four additional Italian victims
The Foreign Ministry informs that, during the night, the French Authorities have confirmed the identification of four additional Italian citizens among the victims of the Nice attack, namely Carla Gaveglio, Maria Grazia Ascoli, Gianna Muset and Angelo D’Agostino. Their families have been informed and are being provided the necessary assistance by the staff of the Italian Consulate and […]
Read moreNice: the French authorities confirm the identification of Mario Casati, one of the Italian victims of the attack
The Foreign Ministry informs that the French Criminal Investigation Department has confirmed the identification of Mario Casati, one of the Italian victims of the Nice attack. His family was informed by the French police at the presence of officials from the Italian Consulate and the Crisis Management Unit which were providing assistance. The identification process […]
Read moreChapters 23 and 24 opened in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations
Today’s EU-Serbia intergovernmental conference in Brussels ratified the opening of negotiation chapters 23 and 24 on fundamental rights and justice, liberty and security. “It is an important signal for Serbia and the Balkans which confirms that, even in a post-Brexit Europe, their perspective integration encourages the Country to follow through with the reform process that […]
Read moreMinister Gentiloni’s comments on the situation in Turkey
“We were relieved to find that last night Turkey successfully forestalled a military adventure that would have plunged the Country into chaos and revived the specters of the past,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, said. “It is most tragic that this adventure should claim so many lives,” remarked Mr Gentiloni. “It is now time for the […]
Read moreTurkey: Minister Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to express his satisfaction for the successful popular mobilization and defence of the institutions. Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu, who was talking from the capital Ankara, confirmed the failure of the coup attempt he defined as terrorist.
Read moreCooperation Convention signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
The Cooperation Convention was signed today by MAECI, the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. The Convention which is a fundamental step in the implementation of the Cooperation Reform Act (Act 125 of 11 August 2014) was signed by the Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Giampaolo […]
Read moreCrisis Management Unit evacuates 12 young Italians from Tonj
The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Nairobi, has evacuated from Tonj 12 young Italians, including three minors, engaged in a development aid project South Sudan. The 12 youths were flown this morning from Tonj to Juba, from where they travelled on to Nairobi on another flight organized by the […]
Read moreAttack in Nice: the Farnesina immediately activated its Crisis Management Unit
Following the tragic events in Nice, the Farnesina immediataly activated its Crisis Management Unit which, in close contact with the Consulate, the Embassy in Paris and the local authorities, is following the developments and checking the possible involvement of Italian citizens. Crisis Management Unit: Tel. 0039 0636225 – E-mail: unita.crisi@esteri.it
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