Farnesina

Events

8 February 2019

​University corridors for refugee students

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the University of Bologna, the UNHCR and the Italian Caritas​ signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understanding setting up “university corridors” with the aim of developing courses for and promoting the integration in Italy of refugee students in Ethiopia. The Goal of the MoU is to enable […]

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Events

29 January 2019

The EU and differentiated integration in a conference hosted at the Farnesina

‘Shaping the EU’s Future through Differentiated Integration” is the title of the conference, organised in partnership with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), hosted by the Farnesina on Tuesday, 29 January. It constitutes one of the steps envisaged by the IAI-coordinated EU IDEA Project (EU Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability), which aims to prompt a […]

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Events

25 January 2019

’Only Duty. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’​ Italian diplomacy in the face of the Holocaust

Italian diplomacy in the face of the tragedy that befell Italian and European Jews in the period 1938-43 is the central theme of the exhibition ‘Duty Only. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’ curated by Sara Berger and Marcello Pezzetti, with archival expertise provided by Federica […]

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Events

30 November 2018

The Farnesina hosts an exhibition on Italy’s foreign policy

The statement marking the entrance of Italy in World War I and the original of the Alliance Agreement with Germany signed in 1939 are some of the documents displayed in an exhibition hosted at the Farnesina to illustrate the milestones in the history of Italy’s foreign policy. The exhibition not only displays documents but also […]

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Events

27 November 2018

​Young diplomats take their oath of office before Minister Moavero

“I swear to be loyal to the Republic, to faithfully respect the Constitution and the laws of the State, and to fulfil the duties of my Office in the interest of the Administration and for the public good”: these were the words uttered today at Villa Madama by the 32 young diplomats attending the course […]

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In detail

26 November 2018

United Nations “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women”

At the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, on 25 November, the Farnesina Building was flooded by orange light for the first time to celebrate the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The initiative forms part of the United Nations’ international awareness-raising campaign “UN […]

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Events

16 October 2018

Farnesina: “Women in diplomacy” training course​

“Women in diplomacy”, the first of a cycle of training courses on gender equality organised by the British Foreign Office in cooperation with the Foreign Ministries of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, kicked off today in Madrid. In addition to the Madrid event taking place today and tomorrow, the project schedules an event in Paris on […]

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Press Releases

15 October 2018

Possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière

With reference to the possible entry of a van of the French Gendarmerie in Clavière, in Piedmont, which allegedly let out two people in a nearby woodland, the Foreign Ministry informs that it immediately contacted the French Ambassador to Italy to ask for clarifications on the report. A formal request for clarifications was also submitted […]

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Events

10 October 2018

Presentation of the Day: “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”

The Farnesina hosts the presentation of the Day titled “Giornata del Contemporaneo – Italian Contemporary Art”, an event held annually to celebrate and disseminate contemporary art, now at its 14th edition in Italy.   The event will open with remarks by Vincenzo De Luca, the MAECI’s Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, followed […]

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Events

9 October 2018

the Farnesina hosts the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena

Today the Farnesina is hosting the presentation of the new edition of CinemArena, an itinerant cinema project financed from the Fund for Africa with the aim of promoting and disseminating correct information on the risk of illegal migration, with a special focus on the principal Countries of origin of the migrants coming to Europe. During […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2018

National Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Immigration

In celebrating the “National Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Immigration”, which commemorates the 368 migrants who drowned in the shipwreck off the coasts of Lampedusa on 3 October 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation recalls that only a joint action by the  international community can make it possible to prevent and […]

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Press Releases

23 September 2018

Firm condemnation of the attack in Ahvaz

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its firmest condemnation of the brutal attack on the military parade in Ahvaz that caused such a high casualty toll. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and Italy’s solidarity with all the Iranian people.”

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