MFA Statistical Yearbook – Boom in visa numbers and increased access to portal
A boom in the numbers of visas issued (up 13.5%) and a significant increase in visits to the esteri.it portal (over 5.5 million visits and nearly 17 million page views). A portal which Aldo Amati, the Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, described as “a doorway to the Farnesina and to Italy’s foreign […]
Read moreBalkans: Mogherini in Vienna – Central European Initiative (CEI) foreign ministers’ meeting
The conference on the Western Balkans is now under way in Vienna, as part of the annual meeting of Central European Initiative (CEI) foreign ministers. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is attending the meeting along with representatives of the CEI’s 18 member countries, the European Union’s Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan Fule, and the […]
Read moreItalian National Day and EXPO 2015 – Minister illustrates programme of events in Italian Embassies and Consulates
The focus for this year’s “Festa della Repubblica” (Italian National Day) is EXPO Milan 2015, with initiatives in 180 Embassies and Consulates around the world. “We decided to dedicate Italian National Day in part to the EXPO by using the ceremonies and celebrations in our embassies and consulates as an opportunity to illustrate the initiative”, […]
Read moreForum PA: Brussels inter-administrative services centre wins award
The inter-administrative services centre (CIA) of Brussels won an award as a model for a successful solution in the “Smart public procurement” category. It was born of the challenge to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reconcile a diplomatic-consulate network working in the service of Italian geopolitical priorities, with the need for administrative rationalisation and […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Bollani in Argentina for Verano Italiano
Noted jazz pianist Stefano Bollani will be performing in Buenos Aires on 3 June as part of the 2014 edition of VeranoItaliano – an event designed to celebrate Italian cinema, music, opera, art, food and wines. The evening has been arranged by the Consulate General of the Argentine capital in collaboration with theGobierno de la […]
Read moreChina – Bosidengfashion house to participate in Expo 2015
Chinese fashion house Bosideng International Holdings will be participating in Expo Milano 2015 within the “fashion of food” project to be held in the 3° pavilion, that of China Corporate United Pavillion that groups together major Chinese firms and is an expression of the major Shanghai groups. The participation agreement was signed today in the […]
Read moreFarnesina Open Doors: Artistic heritage is Italy’s calling card, says Mogherini
Italy’s artistic and cultural heritage is “our country’s main calling card” and “possibly the most powerful and effective way to present ourselves to the world”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini as she joined Minister for Culture Dario Franceschini in presenting a new mounting of the Farnesina contemporary art collection that includes some recently […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: Paraguay: Cartes presents 16 bn USD programme
Following the approval of a law on private capital (APP: Alianca Publico Privada), President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, presented a programme providing for investments of 16 billion dollars over the next two years, over 6 billion of which in infrastructure projects (roads, bridges etc.). Another 2.7 billion is intended for boosting the electrical power system, […]
Read moreExpo: ensuring access to food a challenge, says Mogherini – Possible UN 2015 World Food Day in Milan
“The EXPO will be a major opportunity for Italy to contribute to the global debate on sustainable development”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini while attending a meeting in Milan entitled “EXPO 2015: a Global Pact for Food”, organised by ISPI. “The number of international participants in the EXPO has surpassed predictions at the […]
Read moreSofia – Prize for film on St. Mark’s Basilica
The documentary film “L’anima di Venezia: la Basilica di San Marco” took first prize in the Archaeology and History category of 2014’s VII edition of the Sofia Film Festival on Cultural Heritage. The film, which tells the story of the world famous monumental basilicawith its splendid Byzantine mosaics, was screened along with another three documentaries […]
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