Farnesina

Events

25 August 2021

Farnesina Collection: Three mosaics by Afro restored

Three mosaics by Afro (1912-76) have been restored and are now involved in an important reorganization of the Farnesina Collection. The three titles in question are “Rosso” (“Red”, 1963), “Il percorso” (“Pathway”, 1967) and “Lo stemma” (“Coat of Arms”, 1971).     Afro is one of the great Italian artists of the mid-20th century. He […]

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Press Releases

23 August 2021

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ikram Nazih freed in Morocco

Di Maio: thanks to the work of diplomacy and Amendola “Ikram Nazih was released today in Morocco,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Italian-Moroccan girl had been convicted of offences against religion for sharing a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. “I want to thank the Italian Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco and Deputy […]

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Press Releases

22 August 2021

Italian Foreign Ministry – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief

To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its commitment, at the international level, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and expresses its strongest condemnation of all types of violence that are based on religious affiliation or creed. In the firmest conviction that societies […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 August 2021

Italian Trade Agency (ICE): Announcement for the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub

The creation of the first Italian Innovation and Culture Hub (IICH), proposed by the Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, is taking place in this city, with the fundamental contribution of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), through the Call for Tenders for the management of the […]

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Events

20 August 2021

JazzLife

‘JazzLife, Life in J major’ is the title of a new web, TV and social media format presented by Umbria Jazz and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote Italian artistic and cultural heritage through the eyes and sounds of the best on the current Italian jazz scene. Four dates in the first […]

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Events

19 August 2021

‘BooktoScreen’: from book to film (or TV series)

The ‘BooktoScreen. From past to future. Six books, six screens‘ project is the result of the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turin International Book Fair, in particular thanks to the industry experience of the International Book Forum (IBF), encouraging and promoting a coming together of and mutual understanding between the Italian […]

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Press Releases

18 August 2021

Air Force flight landing from Kabul

The Air Force flight with 86 passengers on board, including some Italians, numerous former Afghan collaborators and their families, European Union and NATO Delegation personnel, evacuated from Kabul, has landed. Before leaving the airport, they will all be subject to a COVID swab test, as happened last Monday on the occasion of the arrival of […]

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Press Releases

17 August 2021

Afghanistan: the Embassy in Kabul reconstituted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Italian diplomatic presence in Afghanistan is maintained

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that the Italian Embassy in Kabul, led by Ambassador Vittorio Sandalli, who returned to Italy yesterday from Afghanistan, has been immediately reconstituted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with the other European diplomatic representations redeployed to their homeland, and is already operational. In close coordination with its European partners, it monitors the […]

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Press Releases

16 August 2021

JOINT NOTICE BY MAECI AND MINISTRY OF DEFENCE – Afghanistan: Ministry of Defence and MAECI. A plane landed from Kabul with Italian Embassy staff, civilian nationals and some Afghan collaborators on board

The Italian Air Force’s KC 767 plane has just landed at Fiumicino airport with about 70 people on board, including diplomatic staff and former Afghan collaborators. The flight, which took off yesterday, is part of the plan to bring Italian embassy staff back home and of the Aquila Omnia Operation to bring former Afghan collaborators and their […]

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Press Releases

13 August 2021

Afghanistan:Italian Foreign Ministry in close contact with the US State Department

In light of the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, the Italian Foreign Ministry is maintaining the closest contact with the US State Department. Just yesterday, Italy’s General Secretary Ettore Sequi spoke with the US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman. They agreed to further strengthen coordination between the embassies of all the allied countries in Kabul, […]

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Press Releases

2 August 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Vaccine supplies to Tunisia

In consideration of the ongoing pandemic emergency that is hitting Tunisia particularly hard, Italy is determined to continue to provide concrete and immediate support to the Tunisian people in the fight against COVID-19. After sending five containers of medical supplies and donations for the purchase of oxygen generators for Tunisian hospitals, following a specific request […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2021

Della Vedova: unprecedented effort by the Foreign Ministry to assist Italians abroad in the pandemic

Benedetto Della Vedova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, with responsibility for Italians abroad, spoke today at the conference on the “Impact of the pandemic on fellow regional residents abroad: problems, continuity, return migration, new opportunities”, organised by ERAPLE – the regional organisation of Acli for the problems of Italian expats abroad from […]

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