New York – The Big Apple celebrates Dante with Allegorical Portrait by Bronzino
“When I was appointed director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, I thought that I should bring something that best represented my country and my city of Florence as well. After seeing Bronzino’s portrait of Dante at the Uffizi Gallery for the 250th anniversary of the poet’s birth, I felt what better way […]
Read moreYoung Farnesina – 50th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” airs Tuesday15 December on Radio LUISS
Becoming a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is not only a dream-come-true but also a highly demanding career and personal choice. One year into their careers, the two young diplomats featured in this week’s instalment, Emanuele Oldani and Livia Satullo, will talk about how their lifestyles have changed over the […]
Read moreMediterranean a place of extraordinary opportunity
Representatives of 34 countries, 33 heads of state, ministers and international organisation officials, along with 400 economic, political and cultural leaders, held 3 days of meetings on the Mediterranean. A dialogue centred on prosperity, security, migration, media, culture and civil society, RomeMed 2015 was aimed at creating a moment of frank encounter and analysis on […]
Read moreDEI – South Korea: agri-industrial cluster Foodpolis presented
Seoul hosted the presentation of the Foodpolis agri-industrial cluster, a project supported by 474 million dollars in financing that provides for the creation of an industrial complex in which all the components of the agri-industrial production line will work in synergy to develop the associated industry. Located in the city of Iksan, in the central […]
Read moreWorld Energy Outlook 2015 – Global energy market scenarios
The World Energy Outlook (WEO), the best known annual publication produced by the International Energy Agency, provides an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of medium- and long-term energy trends. The issues covered by the 2015 edition of the WEO include an analysis of the role of the energy sector in fostering a new commitment to sustainable […]
Read moreItaly-Russia – Cooperation through tourism
Italian-Russian cooperation is growing in the tourism sector. At a press conference today, 11 December 2015, our Embassy in Moscow will be presenting an up-dated version of the “La Tua Italia” portal (http://www.latuaitalia.ru/), which was launched in April this year. Italy’s first Russian-language tourism site, the portal contains information on our country’s regions, towns and […]
Read moreChile – Two books to remember the country’s recent past
“Today’s Chile as seen through its history”. That is the central theme of an event taking place on 16 December 2015 and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy. Two new books by the Italian-Chilean publishing house Edicola Edizioni will be presented in the presence of the authors and […]
Read moreFarnesina – Focus on women: combining work and family life
Achieving a balance between work and family life. The diplomatic world has been considering this question thanks to a study conducted by Paola Cogliandro, which will be presented tomorrow, Saturday 12 December 2015, at the Farnesina. The study, “Women in Italian diplomacy, perceived and experienced burdens in a male dominated organisation”, analysed the issue of […]
Read moreA new agenda for the Mediterranean – First edition of the Med Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI
Med Forum – Mediterranean Dialogues will take place in Rome from 10 to 12 December 2015. The even is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), with the collaboration of the ArabTrans Think Tank Network and Aspen Institute Italia. All sessions will be […]
Read moreArctic – First Italian strategy at “System Italy” level
For the first time, our country has a “System Italy” strategy for the Arctic. The document was drawn up by the Farnesina, the Ministry for the Environment (Italian initials MATTM) and the Ministry for Economic Development (MISE), the scientific community and the private sector. The text summarises the origins, development and goals of the Italian […]
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