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24 December 2014
Stockholm – Concert by Bollani to bid farewell to EU presidency

The Italian EU Presidency concluded in Stockholm with a performance by Stefano Bollani. The great Italian jazz musician received an enthusiastic response from the audience of 300 guests from political, diplomatic and business spheres. Great cultural events Speaking before the audience, Italian ambassador Elena Basile thanked the Swedish and Italian firms that had made the […]

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23 December 2014
Romania: President Iohannis hosts Italian concert

The newly installed Romanian president, Klaus Iohannis, was guest of honour at a concert by Mauro Maur which closed the celebrations in Romania for the Italian EU Presidency. Italian Ambassador Diego Brasioli and the director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Ezio Peraro, who promoted the concert, also attended. Read more, in Italian. 

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23 December 2014
Zagreb – Guercino lights up EU ambassadors meeting in Croatia

The last coordination meeting for the European Union countries’ ambassadors to Croatia took place recently in Zagreb. The meeting took place in the Museum of Arts and Crafts, which until 31 January 2015 will host the exhibition entitled “Guercino: the Light of the Baroque”. Before the meeting, the Italian Ambassador to Croatia, Emanuela D’Alessandro, accompanied […]

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22 December 2014
Italy-U.S.: Kerry applauds Italian EU Presidency

United States Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a working lunch at the American State Department for the European Ambassadors accredited in Washington. The encounter fell within the framework of the events promoted by the Italian embassy for the Italian duty presidency of the Council of  the EU. Exchange of views on Euro-Atlantic relations The […]

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19 December 2014
Ethiopia – Aida bids farewell to the Italian EU Presidency

A concert by soprano Felicia Bongiovanni, accompanied by renowned pianist Lorenzo Turchi Floris and Ethiopian pianist Girma Yifrashewa, was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa to bid farewell to the Italian Presidency of the EU. An enthusiastic audience of more than 500, including diplomats, local authorities and members of the Italian and […]

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19 December 2014
Migrations – ‘EUROMED Migration III’ Conference

The Farnesina is hosting a conference today of the Directors General of EUROMED within the context of the project “EUROMED Migration III”. Introductions were made by Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova and Secretary General of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies Paolo Pennesi. Participants in the meeting include the European Commission and the Directors General […]

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17 December 2014
Prague – Violinist Hudecek bids adieu to Italian EU Presidency

The Czech Republic bid adieu to the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU with a concert by violinist Vaclav Hudecek. “This concert by one of the most renowned violinists on the international musical stage, who performed works by Tartini, Dvorak and Paganini, closed the Italian presidency with brilliant energy”, stated ambassador of Italy […]

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15 December 2014
Crisis Unit – European Crisis Unit heads at the Farnesina

The Farnesina Crisis Unit is hosting a meeting today of the heads of the analogous facilities of the 28 EU Member States and officials of the EU External Action Service and the EU Commission. The aim is to facilitate the exchange of information among Member States in an effort to avert or reduce threats to […]

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Press Releases
12 December 2014
Statement by Minister Gentiloni

“President Napolitano has referred in strong terms to the roots and political outlook of the European Union”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, at the end of the President of the Republic’s speech at the Italian-German High-Level Dialogue Forum. “It is with this vision that relations […]

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11 December 2014
Londra – In Residenza quinto ‘lunch’ di lavoro per il semestre italiano (in translation)

Si e’ tenuto presso la residenza dell’ambasciatore d’Italia a Londra, Pasquale Terracciano, il quinto appuntamento della serie di breakfast e lunch di lavoro organizzati dalla sede diplomatica nell’ambito della Presidenza Italiana dell’Unione Europea. Ospiti d’onore per il lunch, il ministro degli Esteri del governo ombra Douglas Alexander e quello per gli Affari europei Pat McFadden, […]

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Accreditation Notices
10 December 2014
NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Farnesina Porte Aperte

In occasione del Semestre di Presidenza Italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea un evento culturale si svolgerà martedì 16 dicembre al Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale una nuova edizione dell’evento culturale “Farnesina Porte Aperte”, che si articolerà nei seguenti momenti: – ore 19.00: Intervento di benvenuto del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della […]

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