Farnesina

Diplomatic Network

19 January 2018

Farnesina’s new portal for Italian voters living abroad

In view of the upcoming political elections, the Foreign Ministry has launched an intranet portal for a more efficient management of voting procedures abroad. This is a constantly updated and interactive innovative support system that can be accessed by the entire diplomatic and consular network. It offers full support to offices abroad during election procedures […]

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Events

18 January 2018

Presentation of the “Diplomacy Education” Project

The Farnesina hosted the Presentation of the “Diplomacy Education” Project, with the attendance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano For the first time in Europe, 60 embassies and diplomatic missions in Italy will “adopt” whole classes of Italian secondary schools to participate in the project entitled “Diplomacy Education”, developed by […]

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Press Releases

22 December 2017

New Farnesina website online

“In today’s fast-moving, technological, globalised world, the Farnesina has increasingly been making its mark as a reference point for the public. Services offered to Italians abroad and to companies, development aid activities, promotion of our culture, current international political affairs, opportunities for work and study: all of this and more is available on the new, user-friendly […]

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Events

18 December 2017

The Turandot and Marco Polo programmes

The number of Chinese students taking part in the Marco Polo and Turandot programmes has doubled since 2009, increasing from 1,099 to 2,178, as was illustrated at the Conference held at the Farnesina on 15 December. The two government programmes were established to boost scientific cooperation between Italy and Asia, and increase the number of Chinese […]

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15 December 2017

The Crisis Management Unit of the Farnesina, along with ENAC and Assaeroporti, renew their campaign to “travel safely” abroad

The Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, along with ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and Assaeroporti (Italian Airport Management Association), have renewed and extended their safety information campaign for travellers. It  reminds Italians who are planning to travel abroad on holiday to consult the “Viaggiaresicuri.it” portal and register with […]

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15 December 2017

G7 Financial Report on Food Security and Nutrition

Under the leadership of the Italian Presidency of the G7, for the first time, the Food Security Working Group  of the G7 has produced the G7 Financial Report on Food Security and Nutrition. Building on the work on food security and nutrition of the German (2015) and Japanese (2016)  Presidencies of the G7, the Report […]

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14 December 2017

Blood donation solidarity day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is renewing its support for “Blood Donation Solidarity Day”. On Saturday 16 December from 8:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m. in the square in front of the Foreign Ministry, three blood donation stations will be set up with nine desks for Ministry employees who wish to give blood. The […]

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28 November 2016

Starting today, the Foreign Ministry will be on Instagram: a window on the world, opened with a click​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, on the Foreign Ministry’s initiative ‘Open Doors – 8th Transparency Day’, today opened the Ministry’s official profile on Instagram. The Foreign Ministry’s new account further enhances its presence on social media, after having long signed up on Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Telegram and Facebook. It is […]

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11 November 2016

Special training session for young diplomats going abroad

With a complex international scenario and crises areas multiplying continuously, the Foreign Ministry seeks to ensure emergency management capabilities by enhancing training focused on high-level skill aquisition.Within this framework, today young Italian diplomats destined to go on missions abroad and possibly called to work in ‘risk-prone areas’, attended a new type of drill which took […]

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7 July 2016

Farnesina – All the figures of 2015​

The Foreign Ministry’s Secretary General Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni presents the 2016 Annual Statistics Report on the structure, resources, activities and services of the diplomatic network abroad, illustrated on a chart containing the most relevant figures of 2015. The figures relative to 2015 tell the story of the commitment of an Administration at the service of […]

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11 May 2016

Japan – Confers national insignia to Umberto Vattani

The Government of Japan has conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to Ambassador Umberto Vattani as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan.   Ambassador Vattani was awarded the Grand Cordon for his long term as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

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Press Releases

18 November 2013

Carriera diplomatica: Incontro del Segretario Generale Valensise con i primi 24 vincitori del concorso 2013

La Farnesina si rinnova con l’ingresso al Ministero dei 35 giovani vincitori del concorso di quest’anno per l’ammissione alla carriera diplomatica. Il Segretario generale Michele Valensise ha incontrato oggi al Ministero degli Esteri i primi 24 vincitori del concorso 2013, mentre gli altri 11 vincitori assumeranno servizio all’inizio dell’anno prossimo. Nel suo saluto l’ambasciatore Valensise […]

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