Farnesina

In detail

14 March 2022

Digital Export Bonus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the ICE – Italian Trade Agency have tasked Invitalia with putting in place an additional measure to support the digitalization process of SMEs. The “Digital Export Bonus” initiative envisages the granting of contributions as “de minimis” aid for the purpose of developing the internationalization activities […]

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In detail

14 March 2022

Minister Di Maio attends the 13th annual MAECI-Bank of Italy Conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, addresses the 13th annual MAECI-Bank of Italy Conference. The event is attended by the Delegates and the Financial Attachés of the Embassies and Diplomatic Missions accredited abroad to debate the political, economic and financial issues of strategic interest for Italy.

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Press Releases

12 March 2022

Sudan: Marco Zennaro returns to Italy

Following the lifting of the ban on expatriation decided in the past few days by Sudan’s authorities and after the unexpected delay in outgoing flights, Marco Zennaro will arrive in Italy today on a flight from Khartoum after a stopover in Istanbul. The Italian citizen, who has been hosted in the guest quarters of the […]

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Events

10 March 2022

Italy and Morocco. De Amicis at the Court of the Sultan

The Diplomatic Historical Archive of the Farnesina collaborated on an episode of Paolo Mieli’s show “Passato e Presente” [Past and Present]. The episode, called “Italia Marocco. De Amicis alla corte del Sultano” [Italy and Morocco. De Amicis at the Court of the Sultan], will be broadcast on Friday, 11 March, at 1.15 p.m. on Rai […]

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Press Releases

9 March 2022

Meeting of the Africa Focus Group of the Global Coalition Against Daesh

The Africa Focus Group – a Group on combating terrorism in the African Continent promoted by Italy within the framework of the Global Coalition against Daesh – closed its meeting today at the Farnesina. The meeting, co-chaired by Italy, the United States, Morocco and Niger, proposed that the Group become an important platform converging the […]

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In detail

8 March 2022

For International Women’s Day, the Farnesina is screening M A N I F E S T O, the short film from the Diritti Lab series created in collaboration with the Università IULM in Milan

8 8 March 2022. Diritti Lab, a project created through a collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Università IULM in Milan, is fully up and running. The project consists of 13 films produced by young final year students and graduates of the university, dedicated to 13 human rights and […]

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In detail

8 March 2022

The Farnesina acts for the protection of minors in Ukraine

The Farnesina continues its action to protect minors in Ukraine, especially orphans in conflict areas. The coordination group on Ukrainian minors, launched last week and chaired by Minister Bonetti with the participation of Minister Di Maio and Deputy Minister Sereni, was established to reach a more effective collaboration among the institutions and many organizations of […]

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Press Releases

7 March 2022

Dispatching of humanitarian supplies for the Ukrainian population

Today, a humanitarian ground transport of the Italian Cooperation left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi to reach the collection centre in the city of Niemce in Poland to deliver about 20 tons of relief supplies and housing goods (including tents, blankets, generators, tent stoves, lamps, and hygiene and first-aid kits) for the […]

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Press Releases

7 March 2022

Africa Focus Group of the Global Coalition against Daesh

On this upcoming 8 and 9 March, a meeting with Senior Officials will be held at the Farnesina to make the Africa Focus Group fully operational. The Group was created following an Italian proposal within the Global Coalition against Daesh in December 2021, co-chaired by Italy, the United States of America, Morocco, and Niger. Considering the growing […]

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Press Releases

4 March 2022

Italy-Turkey: Farnesina Secretary-General has conversation with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Faruk Kaymakci

Ambassador Francesco Sequi, Secretary-General of the Farnesina, met today, via teleconference, with Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakci, to discuss bilateral and European affairs, even in the light of the Ukrainian crisis. During their conversation, Ambassador Sequi and Deputy Minister Kaymakci agreed on the importance of strengthening economic and business ties between […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2022

Ukraine. Transfer of Italian Embassy to Lviv

Given the deteriorating security situation in Kiev it is impossible to ensure that the Embassy of Italy can perform its functions in full. The Embassy in Kiev is therefore being transferred to Lviv. This will enable it, like other embassies previously based in Kiev and that have already been transferred, to continue to perform its […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2022

A group of 99 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya arrive in Italy

A group of 99 vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers was evacuated from Libya to Italy during the night. It is the first evacuation flight in 2022, organized through the joint efforts of the UNHCR, the UN Agency for Refugees, the Italian Ministries of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the INMP, the National […]

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