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7 May 2015
ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina

ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina, an analysis of trends in the global energy markets and the outlook for the energy sector’s integration in the European framework. These were the key topics at a meeting held today at the Farnesina with ENI’s chief executive officer, Claudio Descalzi, and foreign ambassadors accredited to Rome. The […]

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4 May 2015
Space- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa

Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]

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Press Releases
30 April 2015
Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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Press Releases
30 April 2015
Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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23 April 2015
Rabat – Chirurgia infantile e prenatale, l’eccellenza

E’ dedicato alla scienza, alla ricerca, alla medicina e all’infanzia l’appuntamento in programma oggi pomeriggio a Rabat, presso  la sala delle conferenze della  facoltà di Medicina  e Farmacia dell’Università Mohammed V. Promossa dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Rabat e dall’ateneo marocchino la conferenza vedrà protagonista la dottoressa Gloria Pelizzo e avrà per tema “La ricerca […]

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23 April 2015
Rabat – Advances from Pavia in paediatric and pre-natal surgery

An event dedicated to science, research, medicine and childhood is taking place today, 23 April 2015, in Morocco. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Rabat and by the Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of the city’s Université Mohammed V. Guest speaker will be Gloria Pelizzo, Director of Paediatric Surgery at the […]

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17 April 2015
Italian Economic Diplomacy – 17 April: Latest World News

South Africa: Enel Green Power awarded 3 wind power projects ENEL Green Power was awarded the right to  conclude power supply contracts with the South African utility company Eskom for a total of 425 MW in wind power projects in the 4th phase of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) promoted by […]

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Interviews
12 April 2015
Gentiloni: «EU must end egotistical silence over persecuted Christians» (Avvenire)

“Italy is committed in Europe to keeping the attention on the persecution of Christians and offering solidarity through specific projects. Otherwise we would be the passive accomplices of that silence denounced by Pope Frances”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks upon his return from a visit to Kenya after the tragic events at the University of Garissa. […]

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10 April 2015
Gentiloni in Nairobi, alarm for the world’s Christians

One week on from the massacre at the University of Garissa, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni flew to Kenya because in the face of the cruel murder of 148 persons, for the most part Christian students, “it is, first of all, important to be thre and bear witness to Italy’s solidarity”. […]

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9 April 2015
Ruanda – Turin commemorates the genocide and celebrates Consul Pierantonio Rocca

The Museum of the Resistance in Turin will commemorate the genocide in Ruanda by celebrating the Italian Consul in Kigali, Pierantonio Rocca, who saved the lives of about 2000 people, including 375 children. After screening the film “La lista del Console”, the Museum will host a discussion with Luciano Scalettari, co-author of the book on […]

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Press Releases
3 April 2015
Kenya: Farnesina strongly condemns attack on Garissa University

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation strongly condemns the brutal attack by Somali al-Shabab militants at Garissa University. The attack, which took place yesterday, 2 April 2015, caused the death of about 150 Christian students. The Farnesina extends its solidarity, and that of the Italian people, to the Kenyan government and people and […]

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