Experimentation of electronic voting for COMITES elections
On November 24, experimentation of the digital voting process got under way. The occasion was the elections of the Committees for Italians Abroad (COMITES) organized by the Farnesina. Electronic voting involves electors in eleven consular districts: Berlin, Munich (for the committees of Munich and Nuremberg, Marseilles, London (for the committees of London and Manchester), The […]
Read moreDiary of Ornament by Iacurci enters the Farnesina Collection
The Farnesina Collection has been enriched with a new project: “Diary of Ornament”, by the famous street artist Agostino Iacurci. It consists of a series of paintings inspired by the urban landscape of Brooklyn, where Iacurci has lived: details that he photographed and collected during his journey from home to the studio, later reproduced as […]
Read moreLa Farnesina alla XXXVIII Assemblea dell’ANCI
Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale insieme all’Agenzia ICE partecipa alla 38a edizione dell’Assemblea ANCI (Associazione Nazionale dei Comuni Italiani) in corso a Parma dal 9 all’11 novembre. Si tratta del tradizionale appuntamento annuale dell’Assemblea che riunisce sindaci, amministratori e rappresentanti del mondo istituzionale e che rappresenta anche un’importante un’occasione di incontro […]
Read moreSpace: Milan will host the IAC 2024 congress
Milan will be hosting the 2024 IAC (International Astronautical Congress), the 75th edition of the most important world event in the space sector. This was announced by the committee that promoted Milan as the candidate, and consisting of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), the Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (representing the academic world), and […]
Read moreVisit of the Secretary-General Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi to the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today visited the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the appointment of the new Head of the Unit, Embassy Counsellor Nicola Minasi. Operative 24/7, the Crisis Unit protects and assists compatriots in emergencies and in particular in […]
Read moreIsraele; Sereni, preoccupazione per designazione di 6 ONG palestinesi come terroriste
“Come Vice Ministro responsabile per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo non posso che esprimere preoccupazione per la designazione da parte israeliana di sei ONG palestinesi umanitarie e di difesa dei diritti fondamentali come ‘organizzazioni terroristiche’. Molte di queste organizzazioni intrattengono fruttuosi rapporti di collaborazione con numerosi Paesi Donatori, inclusa l’Italia, per l’attuazione di progetti di cooperazione […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Luigi Di Maio visits London for the G7 Trade Summit
On 21 and 22 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate in the third meeting of the G7 Trade Ministers, scheduled to take place in London under the British Presidency. The G7 Trade Ministerial meeting in London, following the G20 Trade Ministerial in Sorrento on 12 October, is […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio meets with the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba
On his sixth mission to Libya since the beginning of the year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today in Tripoli with the Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference on the Stabilisation of Libya. Minister Di Maio confirmed […]
Read moreDella Vedova chairs the meeting on the observations of the United Nations on restrictions to direct democracy in Italy
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, chaired the Interministerial Coordination Meeting on the November 2019 observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding the obstacles faced by forms of direct democracy in Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry […]
Read moreDevelopment Cooperation, Vive Minister Sereni chairs the Joint Committee
Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the fifth annual meeting of the Joint Committee on Development Cooperation. The meeting was attended by the Director-General for Development Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri, and, limited to issues related to aid credits, by the Director of the International Financial Relations […]
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