Farnesina

Press Releases

5 September 2018

Joint Statement Welcoming the Ceasefire in Tripoli, Libya

The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the result of the mediation reached today by the United Nations Support Mission that aims to deescalate violence in and around Tripoli and ensure the protection of civilians.  We reiterate our strong support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General  Ghassan Salame as […]

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Press Releases

6 July 2018

The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over the departure for Italy of Mrs Cattafesta

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great satisfaction and welcomes the news of the departure for Italy of Mrs Cristina Cattafesta, who was detained in Turkey last 24 June. The positive outcome of the case was made possible also thanks to the personal involvement of Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi – addressing the appeal launched by […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 July 2018

Italians Abroad (Cgie), Merlo, united and organised

​”We must be united and organised”: this is the call made by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Merlo, at the opening of the 41st Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE) held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2 to 6 July. When addressing the Plenary, which represents […]

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Events

22 June 2018

Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds the latest edition of the Finance Police’s training course on illegal financial flows for the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Cuba and the Dominican Republic

The course held by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police)  has become a milestone in the relations between Italy and the CARICOM countries. This year marks the fourth edition for the two-week training course, which has been held annually at the Tax Police School of the Guardia di Finanza in Ostia since 2015. Transnational financial […]

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Press Releases

17 June 2018

Afghanistan: Italy welcomes President Ghani’s proposal to extend ceasefire and start peace negotiations.

Italy welcomes President Ghani’s proposal to extend the ceasefire and start peace negotiations: we support the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan to peace and stability. The extension of the ceasefire is the first and necessary condition for a durable peace. Italy strongly and fully supports this process.

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Press Releases

1 June 2018

Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Enzo Moavero Milanesi​, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, this afternoon took his oath before the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

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Events

22 May 2018

Migration and the Demographic Dividend: mobility from Sub-Saharan Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the Italian Association for Women and Development (Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo – AIDOS) and with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation today held the International Seminar “Migration and the Demographic Dividend: […]

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Press Releases

11 May 2018

Enhancing services for the Italian community in Britain

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has decided to hire ten contract employees at the Italian Consulate General in London in order to enhance the services for the Italian community in the United Kingdom after demand for services grew exponentially in the wake of Brexit. Another five employees were hired in the past […]

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Events

28 March 2018

Third National Action Plan on “Women, Peace and Security”

For the implementation of the Third National Plan of Action adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 1325 (2000) of the UN Security Council on “Women, Peace and Security”, the decree providing for financial contributions has been published. Please click below for more information on the criteria and procedures for disbursement https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/atti_concessione/cm_2774.pdf

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Events

9 March 2018

LEAP Rome Conference “Italian Success Stories”

In view of the LEAP Summit 2018 to be held in Zagreb from 15 to 17 March, I4Pro/IdeasForProjects organised LEAP in Rome today at the Farnesina. The LEAP Summit is an international conference that every year convenes thousands of students, young professionals and entrepreneurs, the leaders of NGOs and changemakers with the aim of exchanging innovative […]

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In detail

22 February 2018

Global Attractiveness Index 2017 – The European House Ambrosetti

The strategic management of a ‘pro-business’ country-image and the positioning of a country in international competitiveness rankings, are key issues  for development and growth. In 2016 the European House – Ambrosetti  in conjunction with ABB, Toyota Material Handling Europe and Unilever,  launched the initiative titled “Global Attractiveness Index” with a view to providing Italian and […]

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Events

14 February 2018

The “In gara con noi – Tender Lab” Project kicks off

Today the Farnesina presents “In Gara con Noi – Tender Lab “, a new Economic Diplomacy project aimed at supporting the internationalisation of companies and especially of SMEs, which adds on to the many initiatives providing concrete information launched in the past few years that have led to developing instruments and services tailored on the […]

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