Europe: A timetable for a turning point?
It is to be hoped that the events on the agenda for the second half of June 2012 will lead Europe and the G20 international community will find unity of intent. The goal is to draw up a road-map for economic governance and, where the European Union is concerned, the completion of the political integration […]
Read moreAfghanistan – De Mistura visits italian contingent
“You represent Italy with dignity, pride and professionalism. You are working at a delicate and crucial period for Afghanistan, both in terms of the resumption of activity by the insurgents and the highly sensitive nature of the transition”. These were the sentiments expressed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, De Mistura, speaking to Italian soldiers […]
Read moreItaly–Japan Foundation: Conference on Alessandro Valignano, Florence
On 13 June 2012 the Uffizi Library in Florence hosted a conference on Alessandro Valignano, the Jesuit priest who in the 16th century embraced Japanese culture to a degree unprecedented for the time. He learned Japan’s language, customs and traditions and for the first time described the country, until then legendary, in realistic terms. Read […]
Read moreNew York – Italy as viewed on the big screen. A conference at the Italian Cultural Institute
The Italian Cultural Institute in New York is organising a conference on the changes in Italy since World War II as viewed on the big screen. The conference will take place on 19 June 2012. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreANSA recounts Italy, in Brazil
ANSA, Italy’s leading news agency, is organising a major photography exhibition as part of the “Momento Italia-Brasile” season of events. The exhibition will tell the story of 60 years of Italy’s history and the lives of its people as viewed through by the photographic lens. It will include a special focus on the bonds linking […]
Read moreSyria – humanitarian emergency. Aid from Italy – Senate gives go-ahead for participation in UN Mission
Italy is stepping up its political, diplomatic and humanitarian commitment to help find a solution to the Syrian crisis. The Senate has approved the decree – with 260 votes in favour and one abstention – on our country’s participation in the UN Observers’ mission. The provision now passes to the Chamber. The financial cover, of […]
Read moreBratislava – Marco Bellocchio receives Elsa Morante cinema Bratislava prize
The Italian director Marco Bellocchio has received the Elsa Morante Cinema Bratislava Prize, which this year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the writer’s birth. Morante is one of Italy’s most important writers since the Second World War. The prize, now in its 4th edition, was awarded to an Italian and a Slovakian director and […]
Read moreTWIPLOMACY: Social networks bring foreign policy closer to citizens, says Terzi
“E-diplomacy” or “Twiplomacy” is a reality. And social networks are a unique opportunity for diplomacy to receive, create and disseminate news to citizens. Italian diplomacy is engaged in numerous web-based initiatives. A new MFA portal for “Italy in the World”. “On 9 February my tweet ‘The massacre of innocent civilians in Syria must end’ attracted […]
Read moreNasce “Farnesina per immagini”; su Flickr le foto che raccontano la politica estera italiana (in translation)
Nell’homepage del portale www.esteri.it da oggi una nuova iniziativa: il nuovo canale “flickr” del Ministero degli Affari Esteri; le foto che raccontano la politica estera italiana con immagini provenienti dalla Farnesina, dalle sedi diplomatico-consolari all’estero e dagli operatori – come i cooperanti nel mondo – che collaborano con il Ministero.
Read moreTWIPLOMACY: Italian diplomacy has 48 Facebook pages. Foreign Ministry’s new portal now active, reports Terzi
The Foreign Ministry’s revamped website www.esteri.it went online today. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the forum on “Diplomacy in the Age of Twitter” organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the City of Turin with the collaboration of La Stampa. The Forum took place at the International Labour Organization’s […]
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