Italy takes in 31 children from the Gaza Strip in the largest ever medical evacuation of minors

On 13 August, Italy welcomed 31 Palestinian children seriously injured or suffering from urgent medical conditions, together with 83 accompanying persons for a total of 114 people transferred from the Gaza Strip to Italian hospitals. The initiative, in the pipeline for several weeks, had been authorised by Minister Tajani during an operational meeting on the […]

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New group of children from Gaza to receive medical care in Italy arriving tonight

Three special flights of the Italian Air Force, carrying a group of Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip who will receive medical treatment in Italy, are departing from Eilat Airport in southern Israel. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive this evening at Rome – Ciampino Airport, where the group will be welcomed on […]

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Tajani: “Immediate ceasefire. And for genuine negotiations, Kyiv and the EU must be at the table” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – Antonio Tajani views the 15 August face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin as “a first step”. But the Foreign Minister is equally convinced that no agreement can be reached without bringing President Zelensky to the negotiating table. From the Farnesina, Tajani sets out to Corriere della Sera the “three theatres of war Italy […]

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Tajani: “Immediate ceasefire. And for genuine negotiations, Kyiv and the EU must be at the table” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME – Antonio Tajani views the 15 August face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin as “a first step”. But the Foreign Minister is equally convinced that no agreement can be reached without bringing President Zelensky to the negotiating table. From the Farnesina, Tajani sets out to Corriere della Sera the “three theatres of war Italy […]

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Joint statement on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Joint statement on behalf of 29 partners on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised. However, due to restrictive […]

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Press Accreditation Note – Arrival in Italy of Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip (Ciampino Military Airport, 13 August 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Arrival in Italy of Palestinian children from the Gaza Strip (Ciampino Military Airport, 13 August 2025) On Wednesday 13 August 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., a flight carrying a group of Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip to receive medical treatment in Italy will land at Rome–Ciampino Military Airport. This is […]

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Italy’s and EU Member States’ call on Israel to grant full access to humanitarian workers and NGOs in Gaza

Today Italy – together with the European Union and a group of Member States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other partners – signed an urgent appeal to the Israeli authorities to grant full access to Gaza for all aid and to ensure that humanitarian workers and NGOs can safely continue their efforts to distribute food […]

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Rio de Janeiro, exhibition “Italia Brutalista”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro, in collaboration with the Consulate General, presents the photography exhibition “Italia Brutalista. L’arte del cemento” (“Brutalist Italy. The art of concrete”), on display until the end of August at the ItalianoRio Cultural Hub, a multifunctional and multimedia space designed to host thematic exhibitions, workshops and lectures. The […]

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New “Food for Gaza” aid: 20 lorries with 350 tonnes of flour with WFP. Defence airdrops continue

A new consignment of food aid donated by Italy through the World Food Programme entered Gaza today, as part of the “Food for Gaza” initiative. The 20 lorries, carrying over 350 tonnes of flour for the civilian population in the Strip, had departed from Jordan last week, as part of a humanitarian operation aiming to […]

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Tajani on export data: “We must continue to push to diversify into new markets with the export plan”

Minister Tajani commented on the figures for Italian exports in June 2025 compared with the previous year. “It is certainly a positive result, with a 4.9% increase on 2024, and it is in line with the measures set out in the Export Action Plan launched last March,” the Minister observed. “We reacted in good time […]

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Munich, “Italy on two wheels” exhibition

The exhibition “Italy on two wheels” is currently taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute of Munich, organised in collaboration with the cultural collective Mo’ Better Football, long committed to exploring the intersections between art and sport, the Consulate General of Italy in Freiburg, and the Italian Cultural Institutes of Hamburg and Stuttgart. The exhibition’s […]

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Seoul, 19th-century masterpieces from Capodimonte in Asia for the first time

On 31 July 2025, the exhibition “Culture and Society in the 19th-century collection of the Capodimonte Museum” was inaugurated at the My Art Museum in Seoul, marking the first exhibition in Asia entirely dedicated to the 19th-century collection of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples. The opening ceremony was attended by Italian […]

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