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Press Releases
7 October 2022
Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Sequi, and AIAD Chairman, Mr Crosetto, sign pilot project agreement

Today, 7 October, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Chairman of AIAD (Federation of Italian Aerospace, Defence and Security Companies), Mr Guido Crosetto, signed an agreement to start a pilot project aimed at exploring different modalities to bolster Italy’s presence in European defence and […]

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Events
6 October 2022
​“Hugo Pratt. Legacy, Work and Biography”: a project launched by the Farnesina to promote the Italian language and culture in the world

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) has launched the project: “Hugo Pratt. L’eredità, l’opera e la biografia” (“Hugo Pratt. Legacy, Work, and Biography”) to promote the Italian language and culture in the world through one of Italy’s most important cartoon artists.  Promoted by the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy in partnership with Cong Sa (the company that holds […]

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Press Releases
4 October 2022
​Italian nationals arrested in Ahmedabad (India)

The Consulate General in Mumbai is liaising closely with the Farnesina and following the case of the four Italian nationals arrested in Ahmedabad (India) on 2 October. They are accused of entering the depot of the city’s Metro and defacing some of the trains with spray paint. The Consulate General is maintaining close contact with […]

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Press Releases
4 October 2022
18th Parliament: publication of the White Paper on the Farnesina’s activity in Parliament

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation draws a balance of its activity during the 18th Parliament, summarized in a report published today and available at the following link: La Farnesina in Parlamento – Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. The publication offers an overview of the main fields of interaction with […]

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Press Releases
3 October 2022
The Secretary General of the Farnesina summoned the Russian Ambassador to the Italian Republic

This morning, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, summoned Russian Ambassador Sergey Razov to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation within the framework of a coordinated action with its European Union partners. Above all, Ambassador Sequi expressed Italy’s firmest condemnation of the sham referendums illegally held by the Russian […]

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Events
26 September 2022
18th Contemporary Art Day

On the occasion of the 18th edition of the Contemporary Art Day – promoted by AMACI, the Association of Italian Contemporary Art Museums, with support from the Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture, and collaboration from the Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Press Releases
17 September 2022
Freelance journalist Mattia Sorbi flown back to Italy

Mattia Sorbi, the Italian freelance journalist wounded near Cherson last 31 August, is being flown back to Milan on an aircraft with in-flight medical assistance in an operation organised by the Farnesina’s Crisis Unit in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross and the Russian Red Cross. The latter more specifically made it possible for the […]

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In detail
16 September 2022
Farnesina and CDP sign Memorandum of Understanding for training-related cooperation

As of today, the Farnesina has a new tool which can help it support more effectively the internationalisation of Italian enterprises. With the Memorandum of Understanding for training cooperation, signed today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the men and women of Italian diplomacy may further deepen – […]

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Events
14 September 2022
Italian archaeological mission in Ebla resumes

Italy’s Mission at the Archaeological Site of Ebla – Syria’s thousand-year old city discovered by Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae in 1964 – has resumed, 12 years after its interruption, caused by the occupation of Al-Qaeda’s rebel militias. The invasion lasted from 2014 to 2019, ravaging the site with tunnels, trenches and small barracks, and totally […]

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Press Releases
13 September 2022
Israeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld receives Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize at the Farnesina

The ceremony for the Rita Levi-Montalcini Prize for Scientific Cooperation between Italy and Israel has been celebrated at the Farnesina. The award, presented in association with the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), was conferred on Israeli geneticist Assaf Distelfeld for a project on plant genomics. The award adds new momentum to joint research […]

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