ArteOltreConfine: the call for applications for Italian schools abroad is now online
Launching the first edition of the competition to promote reflection on diversity via the works in the Farnesina Collection, the ArteOltreConfine call for submissions, for students of primary and secondary Italian schools abroad, is now online. This educational project is based on the reproduction – multisensory and accessible for people with visual disabilities – of a work of art from the Farnesina Collection. Interested classes can register by 27 November 2021. The finalist works will be exhibited […]
Read moreXXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
Giovedì 14 ottobre 2021 alle ore 10.00 si terrà alla Farnesina l’evento di presentazione della XXI edizione della Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo. L’evento sarà aperto dalla Vice Ministra Marina Sereni e moderato dalla giornalista Serena Bortone, e vedrà la partecipazione della Direttrice Centrale per la promozione della cultura e della lingua italiana, Cecilia Piccioni, […]
Read more21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World
Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. the presentation event of the 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World will be held at the Farnesina. The event will be opened by Vice Minister Marina Sereni, and will be moderated by the journalist, Serena Bortone. It will be attended by the Secretary […]
Read moreSereni attends the USAID-sponsored summit on Ethiopia
Today, Vice Minister Sereni participated in an informal ministerial-level summit on the conflict in Ethiopia and the humanitarian crisis in the country, organised by USAID and chaired by Director General Samantha Power, as part of a series of international coordination initiatives the US Administration on the ongoing crisis. “It is now necessary to make greater […]
Read moreItaliAfrica Business Week; Sereni, building back together
“For years, the ItaliAfrica Business Week has been a privileged place for African and Italian entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas and experiences”. This was said at the opening of the ItaliAfrica Business Week in Rome by Marina Sereni, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. She added: “Africa plays a priority role for our Development Cooperation: […]
Read moreWorld and European Day against the Death Penalty
The Day against the Death Penalty, which is celebrated in Europe and in the world on October 10, is an opportunity to reaffirm Italy’s unconditional opposition to the death penalty: a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment, which denies human dignity and does not allow for a remedy in the event of a judicial error. This […]
Read moreDi Stefano meets the UK VM for Asia, Amanda Milling
Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met today, on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council in Paris, with the UK Vice Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling. The main topic was the environment-climate, in the wake of the conclusion of the events chaired by Italy in Milan (Youth4Climate and Pre-CoP 26) and on the eve of […]
Read moreG20 Innovation League (Sorrento, 9-10 October 2021)
Rome, 6th October 2021. Leverage international investments and foster collaboration between public and private players in innovation: these the main objectives of G20 Innovation League that will be held in Sorrento 9th-10th October. A Special Event hosted by the G20 Italian Presidency, that will bring together and put the most promising startups in contact […]
Read moreVM Sereni at the World Forum on Intermediate Cities
Opening the second edition of the World Forum on Intermediate Cities, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said “intermediate cities play a crucial role in development, although they are not yet receiving the attention they deserve. But if we want a post-pandemic recovery based on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development, cities are our front line, particularly small […]
Read moreDella Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]
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