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17 May 2019

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) – 17 May

On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Italy reaffirms its commitment at international level to fight all forms of discrimination, including the one based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Despite the progress made in the last few years, LGBTI people continue to suffer acts of discrimination and violence in many parts of […]

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16 May 2019

Iniziative 200 anni Infinito Leopardi, focus alla Farnesina

Il Presidente del Comitato Nazionale per le celebrazioni del bicentenario della poesia “L’Infinito” di Giacomo Leopardi, Ambasciatore Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, accompagnato dal Presidente del Centro Nazionale per gli studi leopardiani di Recanati, Dott. Fabio Corvatta, ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Ambasciatore Elisabetta Belloni. […]

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16 May 2019

Initiatives to commemorate Leopardi’s Infinito reviewed at the Farnesina

Today, at the Farnesina, the President of the National Committee for the Commemoration of the bicentennial of Giacomo Leopardi’s poem “L’Infinito”, Ambassador Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, accompanied by the President of the National Centre of Leopardian Studies in Recanati, Dr Fabio Corvatta, met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]

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15 May 2019

Three Projects of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received awards at the PA Forum

Three projects of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of which for the digitization of consular services and two in the field of environmental protection and sustainable mobility, received the “Sustainable PA Award. 100 projects to achieve the 2030 Agenda goals “, which were assigned today at the PA 2019 Forum.    In particular, the “F.I.C.O […]

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Press Releases

10 May 2019

Sports diplomacy, a basketball match to promote solidarity

The annual basketball match between the Diplomats National team and the selection from the United States diplomatic missions in Italy will be held in Rome on 11 May. Now at its fourth edition, the match is one of the highlights of “sports diplomacy”. This year the match is part of a broader initiative that includes […]

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Press Releases

10 May 2019

Diplomazia dello sport, partita di basket solidale

Si svolgerà sabato 11 maggio a Roma l’annuale partita di basket fra la Nazionale Diplomatici e la selezione delle rappresentanze diplomatiche statunitensi presenti in Italia. Giunto quest’anno alla sua quarta edizione, l’evento è un appuntamento fisso del calendario della “diplomazia dello sport”. Quest’anno la partita è inserita all’interno di una più vasta iniziativa, che comprende […]

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Events

9 May 2019

The Foreign Ministry runs in the Race for the Cure

The Race for the Cure, the fund-raiser marathon organised by Onlus Komen Italia to finance the fight against breast cancer, is presenting a new edition this year. The 5 and 2 km Roman stage of the race  (16-19 May) celebrates its 20th anniversary along with the other five legs of the race: in Bari (17-19 May), Bologna and Pescara (20-22 September), Brescia […]

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17 April 2019

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

As provided for by the Third National Action Plan, adopted pursuant to Resolution N. 1325 (2000) of the United Nations Security Council on “Women, Peace and Security”, the decree for the concession of financial contributions has been published. For the disbursement criteria and procedures, please click on the following link. https://www.esteri.it/mae/resource/atti_concessione/cm_5484.pdf

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27 March 2019

The Farnesina hosts the 12th MAECI-Bank of Italy Annual Conference

The Farnesina hosts the 12th MAECI-Bank of Italy Annual Conference, with the participation of the senior officials of the two Institutions, the Delegates and Financial Attachés accredited to the Embassies and the Diplomatic Missions abroad and the representatives of the other Administrations and members of the Country’s economic system.

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26 March 2019

Meeting of the Guardia di Finanza Expert and Liaison Officers on duty abroad

Today, the Farnesina hosted a technical meeting with Guardia di Finanza officers seconded to Italian Diplomatic Missions around the world. The meeting is part of an articulate programme of activities and initiatives promoted for the 13th edition of the Plenary Meeting of the Guardia di Finanza Expert and Liaison Officers held in Rome from 25 […]

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Press Releases

25 March 2019

The Farnesina hosts the naming ceremony of two of its halls

Today, 25 March, two halls of the Farnesina Building, the seat of the Foreign Ministry, will respectively be named: “Sala Filippo de Grenet e degli Eroi e Valorosi” and “Sala dei Trattati europei di Roma”. It is an initiative with a high symbolic value. The ceremony will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

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12 March 2019

“Appuntamenti Italiani” in Shanghai​

The “Appuntamenti Italiani” column is posted weekly by the Italian Consulate General in Shanghai through its WeChat account, a social platform with more than 1.08 billion users a month. The column is a space dedicated to the principal events organised in eastern China on the theme of Italy, news of which are fed into the […]

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