Rome, 6th May 2016: After Pope John Paul II, Francis is the second Pope who receives the Karlspreis (Charlemagne Prize), a prestigious international prize awarded each year, since 1950, by the German city of Aachen for special merits in the work for integration, unity and peace in Europe. The Prize has been awarded before the [...]
Rome, 11th April - Wednesday 6th April 2016, Rome. The King of Norway Harald V was officially received at Palazzo Chigi by the Italian Head of Government Renzi. In the courtyard of honour: red carpet, soldiers in formal uniform, trumpets and honours. After the military display, the Prime Minister Renzi promptly stretched out his [...]
March 2016 - The White House flag has been raised half-staff in the last few days, because Nancy Reagan, the wife of the former US President, has passed away. Could the same thing happen on the Italian Quirinale Palace, or on the Elysée in Paris, or in Berlin? The answer is no. In fact, [...]
Rome, 8 February 2016 The Joint Chambers of the Italian Supreme Court issued a new sentence, which had already been implicit in customary international law. The Discipline on labour relations for the employees of Embassies, Consulates, Legations, Institutes of Culture and International Organizations in Italy, drawn up in 2003, provided a measure on a sensitive [...]
November 10, 2015
The new release of the portal goes online: new design, new sections, more usable.
