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    - Speeches & articles, 2008
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    - Sir Ivor Roberts
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Working with Italy
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- State and royal visits
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  - State visit, 15-17 March 2005
  - Prince of Wales, 22-24 October 2004
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  - The Queen's State visit, 2000
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- Sport
  - London 2012 olympics
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Newsroom
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- Events
  - ConnectResearch 2009
  - XVII Pontignano Conference
  - Events in 2008
    - Leeds in Milan, 13-17/10/08
    - 16th Pontignano Conference, 26-28 September
    - ConnectResearch 2008, Rome
    - EU and globalisation, Rome 18 March
    - Fewer children, less growth? Rome 25 February
    - RadioCocktail live, Rome 28 January
  - Events in 2007
    - CCS Int'l School, Erice 1-7 November
    - 15th Pontignano Conference, 14-16 September
    - Seminar: Miliband in Rome, 6 September
    - Seminar: The Challenges of Climate, Rome 2 April
  - Wilton Park international conferences
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  - Our Ambassador, our Embassy and Villa Wolkonsky
    - Our Ambassador
    - Our Embassy: Interior
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    - Villa Wolkonsky: exterior
    - Villa Wolkonsky: interior
    - Think Green
  - Our events
    - Pontignano 2006-2008
    - Energy-saving radio cocktail
    - QBP 2008
    - Marco Niada's new book
    - Tree-planting in Puglia
    - WWII book presentation
    - Christmas bazaar
    - Roger Liddle
    - Renewables' days
    - Dear leaders...
    - QBP 2009
    - QBP 2009
    - Friends in Rome aperitivo
    - Pontignano 2009
    - Art and climate change press conference
    - "Stand up" against poverty and climate change
  - Their Royal Highnesses' visit
    - Their Royal Highnesses - Chamber of Deputies
    - Their Royal Highnesses - Slow Food reception
    - His Royal Highness - House of Augustus
    - His Royal Highness - Confindustria
    - Her Royal Highness - Keats-Shelley House
    - His Royal Highness - Venice Passenger Terminal
    - Her Royal Highness - San Giobbe House
    - Their Royal Highnesses - La Fenice

Help for British nationals
- Living in Italy
  - Registering with us
  - What happens when you retire
  - Consular birth registration
  - Marriage of British Nationals in Italy
    - Some English-language churches in Italy
    - Some marriage agencies
    - Deposit a marriage certificate in the UK
  - How to register a death
    - Bereavement advice
  - How to get an official translation in Italy
    - Translators in the Milan area
    - Translators in the Rome area
    - Translators in Southern Italy
  - Civil partnerships
  - Residency & entry requirements for Italy
  - The Italian tax system
  - Italian health system
  - Accommodation in Italy
  - Finding a job
  - Opening a bank account
  - Driving in Italy
  - Education in Italy
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  - Socialising in Italy
  - Useful documents
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  - Using the phone in Italy
  - Voting overseas
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- When things go wrong
  - If you are a victim of crime
  - If you need a lawyer
    - Lawyers in Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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    - Lawyers in Naples and Campania
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    - Lawyers in Palermo and Sicily
    - Lawyers in Sardinia
  - If you need a doctor
    - Doctors and dentists in Milan
    - Doctors and dentists in Rome
    - Doctors, dentists and vets in the Florence Consular District
    - Doctors and dentists in Southern Italy
  - If you are seriously ill or injured
  - Help if someone dies
  - Help if you are arrested or detained
  - Rape and sexual assault abroad
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  - 112: European Emergency number
- Travel advice to Italy
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- How to stay safe abroad
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  - Travellers checklist
- Transporting pets
  - How to bring your pet to Italy
  - Taking your pet to the UK
    - Microchip, vaccination & analysis
    - Further treatment
    - EU pet passport
    - Travel routes to the UK
    - Vets in Italy
    - Microchip procedures
- Customer feedback questionnaires
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Doing business
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- Business investment in the UK
- UKTI events
- Commercial Publicity Italy
- Contact us

FAQs
- Assistance to British nationals
  - British expatriates in Italy
  - What are the international schools in Italy?
  - Getting married in Italy
  - Voting in the European Parliament
  - Making phone calls in Italy
  - Obtaining or renewing a British passport
  - Income Tax refund after working in the UK
- About the UK
  - Insight UK
  - England, Britain, Great Britain or United Kingdom?
  - What is the Commonwealth?
  - How can I find a postal code in the UK?
  - Can I work in the UK?
  - Information about the UK
  - The British Parliament
  - British bank and public holidays
  - National anthem of the UK and the unofficial anthems of Scotland and Wales
  - Authenticated translations
  - The British honours system
  - Can you help me with general or specific history research?
- Working as a healthcare professional
  - Working as a Consultant in the UK
  - Working as a General Practitioner in the UK
  - Training as a doctor in the UK
  - Working as a dentist in the UK
  - Working as a nurse in the UK
  - Other categories of health professionals in the UK
  - Temporary work opportunities in the NHS
  - Writing your CV
  - Registering with GMC
  - Improving your English
  - Pension arrangements for health professionals
- About us
  - Who are the former British Ambassadors to Italy?
- Visa
  - Information on visa
  - Supporting documents - Points Based System UK visa application
  - Visa application outside the Points Based System - translation of documents
- Britain in WWI and WWII
  - Information on British involvement in WWI and WWII
  - More information on British involvement in WWI
  - More information on British involvement in WWII

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