Separate passports for minors
According to a new European regulation, as of 26 June 2012 all minors traveling abroad must have their own separate passports, even if they were listed on their parents’ passports previous to 25 November 2009. In countries where it is recognized, an Italian identity card valid for travel abroad will also be accepted. While the […]
Read moreYemen: Terzi confirms Italy’s support for transition
“I reiterated Italy’s pledge to support the political and institutional transition in Yemen, which is proceeding in a decidedly positive way”, was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment coming out of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Yemeni counterpart Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. “Yemen has weathered the Arab spring with intelligence, and handled a […]
Read moreSyria – Terzi calls for urgent meeting of the “Friends of Syria”
“It is certainly impossible to stand by impotently; something different needs to be done”, Minister Giulio Terzi commented on the latest Russia-China UN Security Council veto on the Syrian crisis, suggesting that an “urgent meeting” of the Friends of Syria be called. At the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with […]
Read moreBucharest: a ceremony commemorating Falcone and Borsellino
A ceremony to commemorate judges Falcone and Borsellino, 20 years on from their tragic deaths. During the ceremony, attended by Justice Minister Titus Corlatean, the Mayor, and the head of the DEA at the Italian Embassy, the Italian Ambassador, Mario Cospito, remembered the high moral stature of the two judges killed by the mafia. He […]
Read moreULAAN BAATAR – Italian visa centre opens in Mongolian capital
The Italian Embassy in Beijing has opened a visa centre in Ulaan Baatar where Mongolian citizens can obtain information about and apply for visas to enter Italy. The initiative falls within the context of efforts to strengthen relations with Mongolia, with a view to improving services for tourists, students and business persons wishing to visit […]
Read moreSANTIAGO – ‘Nocturno”, in mostra la pittura di Omar Galliani (in translation)
Alla presenza dell’Ambasciatore Vincenzo Palladino e di numerosi rappresentanti del mondo culturale santiaghino,è stata inaugurata presso il Centro Culturale Palazzo La Moneta una mostra di Omar Galliani dal titolo ‘Nocturno’. L’esposizione – organizzata con il patrocinio dell’Ambasciata italiana e dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, curata da Massimo Scaringella e Alessandro Romanini – costituisce la prima presentazione […]
Read moreSeoul: ”4 dive” italiane in mostra (in translation)
Si e’ aperta a Seoul, il 18 luglio scorso, presso il Korea Foundation Cultural Center, la mostra “4 DIVE”, curata da Luciano Calosso ed Enrica Barbano per l’Associazione Culturale Colosseum ed organizzata dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura in collaborazione con la prestigiosa fondazione coreana e con il sostegno della Fondazione Annamode, della Fondazione Allori e dell’Archivio […]
Read moreInternationalisation – first meeting of new “Control Panel”. A key instrument to coordinate export promotion and support strategies. Joint communiqué from chairpersons
A common and concrete effort by Government, local institutions and the business world to coordinate our country’s internationalisation policies and strategies to best effect. Placing promotional initiatives and instruments for analysis and market penetration on a systematic footing. And focusing financial resources on specific, agreed objectives. These were the topics discussed at the first meeting […]
Read moreRossella Urru is free, announces Terzi
After 270 days in captivity, Rossella Urru is free. The release of the aid worker kidnapped in southern Algeria on 23 October 2011 was announced by Minister Giulio Terzi. “This is wonderful news”, the Minister told journalists at the Farnesina. He explained that he had conveyed a message from President Napolitano to the relatives of […]
Read moreLondra: Maestro Pappano suona Verdi all’Ambasciata Italiana (in translation)
Il 17 luglio l’Ambasciata d’Italia a Londra ha ospitato una grande serata musicale per il lancio delle nuove produzioni delle Opere Nabucco, Don Carlos e Simon Boccanegra, in calendario nella Stagione 2012/2013 della Royal Opera House di Covent Garden. Al ricevimento offerto dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia, Alain Giorgio Maria Economides, nei saloni della residenza di Grosvenor Square […]
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