Farnesina

In detail

8 March 2021

Message by Minister Di Maio on the occasion of International Women’s Day

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, my thoughts go out to all the women of the Foreign Ministry, in Rome and abroad, who contribute every day to the fulfilment of our mission with enthusiasm, dedication and passion. Especially over the last very difficult year, so deeply marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, I wish to […]

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Press Releases

4 March 2021

Request for authorisation to export COVID-19 vaccines filed by AstraZeneca

On 24 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a request for authorisation to export COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca, in accordance with the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111, approved on 30 January 2021, “making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation”. In previous cases of authorisation requests received from […]

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Events

4 March 2021

“italiana”: language, culture and creativity in the world

Today the launch of the Farnesina italiana portal (italiana.esteri.it) for the promotion of Italian language, culture and creativity in the world. A project that sees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation engaged both as a promoter and as a producer of integrated promotional initiatives. italiana is the Farnesina’s response to the demand for Italian culture around the world. A […]

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In detail

4 March 2021

ITALIANA. ITALIAN LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY IN THE WORLD Presentation event

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attends the presentation event of italiana, the new Foreign Ministry portal (italiana.esteri.it) for the promotion of Italian language, culture and creativity in the world.  

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Press Releases

2 March 2021

Myanmar Ambassador summoned to the Foreign Ministry

The Ambassador of the Union of Myanmar in Italy, H.E. Ms. Hmway Khyne, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry today to receive the request that the military authorities immediately cease all violent repression of the democratic protests underway in the country. Italy has expressed its full solidarity to all those who are peacefully demonstrating […]

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Press Releases

26 February 2021

Congo: Foreign Ministry, the request to bolster security limited to the presidential elections

“Two officers representing our country, the Ambassador to Kinshasa Luca Attanasio and the Carabiniere police officer Vittorio Iacovacci, lost their lives on 22 February near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, about 2,500 kilometres from the capital. This region had been classified as a high security risk area by the Foreign Ministry, also […]

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In detail

24 February 2021

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the talks Mr. Blinken offered his personal condolences over the death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci.      

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In detail

24 February 2021

Minister Di Maio holds telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Marie Tumba Nzeza

On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held telephone talks with the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Marie Tumba Nzeza Accepting Italy’s request, the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo assured full collaboration with Italian investigators to shed light on the events leading to […]

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Press Releases

23 February 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Attack in the DR of Congo

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will spare no effort, in coordination with all the competent State apparatuses, to accurately establish the facts relating to the tragic attack in the DRC in which Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci lost their lives. In this regard, as in every tragic circumstance involving our fellow citizens abroad, […]

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Interviews

23 February 2021

Belloni: «Goodbye, colleague and friend. We are proud of you» (Corriere della Sera)

The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, and Carabiniere Vittorio Iacovacci have fallen victim to a level of violence that we can neither understand nor accept. A diplomat and a Carabiniere died together, in a distant country where they were working at the service of Italy. Yesterday, I did not express […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2021

The call for applications for “digital TEM vouchers” will open on 9 marzo 2021 50 million euros allocated to help small enterprises engage e-skilled temporary export managers for boosting business internationalisation

A priority project aimed at improving exports through the gradual transition of businesses towards increasingly widespread digitalization, as part of the innovative strategy to support business internationalisation kickstarted by Minister Di Maio with the Pact for Export, is currently taking shape. The ‘digital TEM voucher’ programme, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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In detail

10 February 2021

Note by Minister Di Maio on the Day of Remembrance

“We all have the duty to remember to prevent the repetition of the horrors of the past. The commemoration of the many Italians, thousands of them, mostly civilians, who were barbarously murdered in the foibe caves, interned or forced to flee from Istria, Quarnaro and Dalmatia, is a moral imperative that no one can disregard, […]

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