Farnesina

Press Releases

2 December 2022

Note of the Foreign Ministry

The Farnesina condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the serious criminal act committed against First Counsellor Susanna Schlein and her family in Athens. During the night, unknown people torched Counsellor Schlein’s car, which then exploded and was completely destroyed. Awakened by a quick sequence of bangs, Counsellor Schlein immediately realised there was an attempt to […]

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Events

1 December 2022

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage: new elements for Italy

Italy can boast two new UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements: “Lipizzan Horses – Lipizzan Horse Breeding Traditions” and “Tocatì, a Shared Programme for the Safeguarding of Traditional Games and Sports”. The two new elements were announced during the XVII session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage taking place in Rabat […]

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Press Releases

25 November 2022

25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Farnesina and its foreign network fully join the awareness-raising campaign “UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls. Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”, promoted by UN Women, which in 2022 focuses on the fundamental contribution given by movements, organisations and […]

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Press Releases

22 November 2022

Former senator Petrocelli’s presence in Libya

In relation to the news concerning former senator Vito Rosario Petrocelli’s presence in Libya, the Farnesina confirms that, as he no longer holds any institutional role, the former senator visited that country in a personal capacity. Any declaration made by him should not therefore be viewed as a position entailing any commitment by the Italian […]

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Events

22 November 2022

Scientific diplomacy takes centre stage at the Rome Science Festival

On Monday, 21 November, the opening day of the Rome Science Festival (21 – 27 November), the event titled “Science in Rome”, moderated by the Festival’s Director, Vittorio Bo, was held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica at 6:00 PM. The event was attended by the representatives of the capital’s major research agencies and universities, […]

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In detail

18 November 2022

Minister Antonio Tajani speaks at the 7th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, spoke at the event on the seventh edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (SCIM), entitled “Conviviality, sustainability and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for the health of people and the protection of the planet”.

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Events

18 November 2022

The 7th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

The 7th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, called “Conviviality, Sustainability and Innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for people’s health and the protection of the planet”, will be held today at the Farnesina. The event – moderated by Maddalena Fossati Dondero, Editor-in-Chief of La Cucina Italiana, the event’s media partner, and opened by […]

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In detail

17 November 2022

Days of Italian Training in the World

The final event of the Days of Italian Training in the World is being held today at the Farnesina with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the honourable Antonio Tajani, and Minister of Education and Merit, Prof. Giuseppe Valditara in attendance. The first official event devoted to the Italian Training System in the World gave an opportunity for meetings and discussions […]

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Press Releases

15 November 2022

​Italian Education in the World Days

First “Italian Education System in the World” event takes place at the Farnesina on 17 November   The closing event of Italian Education in the World Days will take place at the Farnesina on 17 November 2022. The first official event dedicated to the Italian Education System in the World is an opportunity for all practitioners in the network – Italian schools and departments abroad, language assistantships and Italian […]

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Press Releases

13 November 2022

Note by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani

Italy most firmly condemns the cowardly bombing that shook the city of Istanbul today. In expressing solidarity to the families of the people affected and our wishes of prompt recovery to the people wounded, Italy reaffirms its closeness to Turkey’s institutions and people and, on the day marking the anniversary of the Bataclan slaughter, reiterates […]

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Events

9 November 2022

From Prague to the world: 100 hundred years of cultural diplomacy

The Farnesina’s Aldo Moro Hall hosted the event “100 years of cultural diplomacy” to present the initiatives organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, the first in the world, and illustrate the agenda of the events promoted […]

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Events

8 November 2022

Farnesina – “Sala delle Bandiere” opens to the public

The “Sala delle Bandiere” (Hall of Flags), unique in Italy and the jewel in the crown of Palazzo della Farnesina, is opening to the public. It contains the biggest collection of international flags held by any Italian government body. Hundreds of flags (over 600 and 400 for interior and exterior use respectively, and over 200 […]

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