PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE
The ninety-fifth anniversary of the Lateran Pacts, and the fortieth anniversary of the Agreement amending the Concordat, will be celebrated on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo), in the presence of President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and the highest institutional representatives of the Italian Republic and the Holy See.
The first phase of talks will begin at 4.15 p.m..
In view of the limited space, only official photographers and cameramen will be allowed access to the meeting hall.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in covering the event may apply for accreditation by sending a request by Monday 12 February at 4:00 p.m. to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. 06/3691-3432 – 8573-3078-8210), attaching the following:
for representatives of Italian press organisations:
- 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 request must be sent with a copy of an identity document attached.
Please note that on the day of the event (13 February 2024) no new accreditation requests will be accepted, except for unforeseen substitutions.
The accredited press shall go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, main entrance, left side, from 1.45 p.m. and no later than 2.45 p.m., for the scheduled security checks (maximum punctuality is requested).
A shuttle service will then leave from the Foreign Ministry to Palazzo Borromeo and back.
Journalists, photographers and cameramen, even if previously accredited, will not be allowed access to Palazzo Borromeo if they travel to the event by their own means, without having gone through the security checks at the Foreign Ministry and then being accompanied by the shuttle service to the venue.
Appropriate clothing for the event is required.
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.
