Farnesina

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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Events

25 January 2018

Italy at Expo 2020 Dubai

Italy’s participation in the upcoming World Expo that will take place in Dubai from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, aims to present Italy’s cultural and creative identity, capable of combining art and science, tradition and technology, creativity and beauty as the basis of global dialogue. It is a project developed by teamwork that […]

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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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