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Accreditation Notices

25 April 2017

Conference “Sixty years and beyond: contributing to development cooperation” (Farnesina, 27 April 2017)

On Thursday, 27 April 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Farnesina will hold the conference entitled “Sixty years and beyond: contributing to development cooperation”, a high-level meeting on development cooperation within the European Union. The Conference will open with remarks by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and by the EU Commissioner for International Development and Cooperation, […]

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21 April 2017

Conferenza “Against Stop Lights and Protectionisms”

“Italy is a superpower of taste, beauty, culture and a high-quality lifestyle,” said Minister Alfano at the conference held at the Farnesina entitled “Contro semafori e protezionismi” (“Against Stop Lights and Protectionisms”) on the protection of Made in Italy agro-food products and the importance of an informed awareness on nutrition and health. The conference was […]

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Press Releases

21 April 2017

Alfano meets with Davis, British Secretary of State for Brexit. The living conditions of Italians residing in London prior to Brexit will not undergo changes

“We deem it very important that, following Brexit, the acquired rights of Italian and European citizens residing in the United Kingdom, just as those of the British citizens living in EU Countries, continue to be guaranteed on the basis of the principle of reciprocity and non-discrimination. In particular, I was assured on the fact that […]

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Interviews

18 April 2017

Alfano: «Ankara’s accession to the EU is not an issue on the table now» (Corriere della Sera)

And now what? How do we handle our relationship with Turkey after it has gone back to being a State with strong authoritarian traits and, at the same time, remains a Country bordering both with the European Union and with a warring Syria and that, within NATO, has the second-largest armed force in terms of […]

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Press Releases

17 April 2017

Minister Alfano on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey

Angelino Alfano, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the outcome of the Referendum in Turkey: “We acknowledge – says Minister Alfano – the results of the referendum and await completion of the verifications and final assessment of the OSCE- ODIHR observation mission. In the meantime we hope that – consistently with Turkey’s membership in the Council of Europe – the tensions within the Country will cool down and that the oppositions may take part in the implementation of reforms”. 

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Press Releases

7 April 2017

Syria

Minister Alfano: “Italy understands the reasons of a US military action, proportionate in time and manner, in response to an unacceptable sense of impunity, and as a sign of deterrence against the risk of a further use of chemical weapons by Assad, in addition to the cases already ascertained by the United Nations.”The Minister of […]

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5 April 2017

“The Western Balkans in the European Union: Enlargement to What? Accession to What?” (Farnesina, 5 April 2017)

The Farnesina hosts the International Conference “The Western Balkans in the European Union”, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), in conjunction with the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) and the Centre Franco-Autrichien pour le rapprochement en Europe (CFA). The event is part of […]

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5 April 2017

Minister Alfano in Brussels for the Conference on Syria

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on mission to Brussels today to attend the Conference on Syria. The Conference opening session will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Europa Building with opening remarks by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and by […]

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Press Releases

4 April 2017

Minister Alfano in Brussels tomorrow for Syria Conference

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be attending the Syria Conference in Brussels tomorrow. The opening session will begin at 9:30 in the Europa Building, with opening remarks by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and the EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini. A group […]

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31 March 2017

The Hague hosts a high level seminar on the sixtieth anniversary of the Treaties of Rome

A high level seminar on the sixtieth anniversary of the Treaties of Rome was held at the Italian Ambassador’s residence in The Hague on 24 March. The event was attended by the President of the First Chamber of the States-General of the Netherlands, Ankie Broekers-Knol, Senator Roberto Cocianich, Central Director for Migration Policies and Visas of the Ministry […]

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31 March 2017

Frankfurt hosts the exhibition “Ever Closer Union”

The “Ever Closer Union” exhibition was inaugurated on 21 March, in Frankfurt, in the presence of the Italian Consul General, Maurizio Canfora, the  ECB Supervisory Board and the senior management of the Bank. Created by the European University Institute of Florence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaties […]

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30 March 2017

Caracas: celebrazioni per il 60mo dei Trattati UE

Nella sera di venerdì 24 marzo si è tenuto presso la Residenza dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Caracas un evento di gala per la celebrazione dei Sessant’anni dalla firma dei Trattati di Roma. L’evento è stato organizzato dalle Istituzioni italiane in Venezuela (Ambasciata, Consolato Generale ed Istituto Italiano di Cultura) e dalla locale Delegazione dell’Unione Europea, ma […]

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