Farnesina

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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Press Releases

5 September 2018

Joint Statement Welcoming the Ceasefire in Tripoli, Libya

The Governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the result of the mediation reached today by the United Nations Support Mission that aims to deescalate violence in and around Tripoli and ensure the protection of civilians.  We reiterate our strong support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General  Ghassan Salame as […]

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Press Releases

6 July 2018

The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over the departure for Italy of Mrs Cattafesta

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great satisfaction and welcomes the news of the departure for Italy of Mrs Cristina Cattafesta, who was detained in Turkey last 24 June. The positive outcome of the case was made possible also thanks to the personal involvement of Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi – addressing the appeal launched by […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 July 2018

Italians Abroad (Cgie), Merlo, united and organised

​”We must be united and organised”: this is the call made by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Merlo, at the opening of the 41st Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE) held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2 to 6 July. When addressing the Plenary, which represents […]

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Events

22 June 2018

Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds the latest edition of the Finance Police’s training course on illegal financial flows for the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Cuba and the Dominican Republic

The course held by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Finance Police)  has become a milestone in the relations between Italy and the CARICOM countries. This year marks the fourth edition for the two-week training course, which has been held annually at the Tax Police School of the Guardia di Finanza in Ostia since 2015. Transnational financial […]

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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

Il nuovo Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, ha prestato giuramento, oggi pomeriggio, di fronte al Capo dello Stato Sergio Mattarella.   

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