On 6 and 7 March 2023, the XIV Plenary Meeting of the Guardia di Finanza Expert Officers on duty abroad will be held in Rome.
The two-day event will be attended by 25 officers stationed at Italian diplomatic missions around the world, as designated under the MAECI-GdF Memorandum of Understanding of May 2021. The meeting is the most important event for examining in depth the structured cooperation established between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Guardia di Finanza (the Italian Financial Police) in many areas. During the course of the event, the officers, who operate abroad to combat tax evasion and economic-financial crime, will be provided with up-to-date information on issues of common interest to the two Authorities and guidance on the specific geographical contexts in which they operate.
On the first day (6 March), the meeting will take place at the General Headquarters of the Guardia di Finanza and will start at 9.00 a.m. with the welcome speech by the Commander General of the Guardia di Finanza, General Giuseppe Zafarana, and by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti, will also participate.
On the second day (7 March), the meeting will take place at the Farnesina in the International Conference Room and will start at 10.00 a.m. with the welcoming speech by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, and the Commander General of the Guardia di Finanza, General Giuseppe Zafarana. A speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is scheduled to follow.
Following the institutional speeches – at approximately 10.30 a.m. – there will be a photo opportunity.
The event will not be broadcast via live streaming.
Press accreditation
6 MARCH
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in covering the first day of the event, held at the General Headquarters of the Guardia di Finanza, may apply for accreditation by sending their request to the following e-mail address: ufficio.stampa@gdf.it by 3 March 2023 at 1 p.m.
Accredited press will be granted access on the day of the event from 8.30 a.m. until 9 a.m. from the entrance at Piazza del Campidano 5
7 MARCH
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in covering the opening session of the second day and the photo-op at the Farnesina may apply for accreditation by sending their request by 3 March 2023 at 1 p.m. to the following e-mail address: accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. 06 3691 3432 – 8573 or 3078), attaching the following:
For representatives of the Italian press:
- copy of an identity document
- letter of assignment from the newspaper of affiliation or – in the absence of the latter – copy of professional identity card.
For representatives of foreign press organisations, not accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
- copy of an identity document;
- letter from the newspaper of affiliation;
- Verbal note of the Embassy in Rome of the country of the press organisation represented.
For representatives of foreign press already accredited at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the accreditation request must be sent with a copy of an identity document attached.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested may enter the Farnesina on the day of the event from the main entrance, left side, from 9.15 am to 9.45 am.
The use of FFP2 masks is encouraged.
Submitting the above-mentioned personal data means authorising the use thereof in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 and the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the data controller, for strictly professional purposes and/or purposes related to the performance of the event in question.
