The Italy for Companies Roadshow kicks off again in Campania

Salerno is the city chosen to kick off the Italy for Companies Roadshow that arrives in the Campania region for the second time, after the stop in Naples in September 2014. The Roadshow is the initiative promoted by the Situation Room for Internationalisation, now at its 4th edition. A total of ten stops are on […]

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Amendola in Algeria for the meeting “Strategic bilateral dialogue between Italy and Algeria on policy and security issues”

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in Algeria today to attend the third meeting of the “Strategic bilateral dialogue between Italy and Algeria on policy and security issues”. The meeting is a follow-up of the meeting held in Rome last 8 July. The representative of the Italian Government – accompanied by […]

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Malta – “FALC-ON-ARIA” photographic show by Serena Galvani on the Art of Falconry and Sailing

On 1 December 2016, Italy joined the 17 Nations that recognise the Art of Falconry to be part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity according to the UNESCO Convention. In Malta, the heart of the Mediterranean and the home of the Rose of the Winds, falconry was widely practiced by the Hospitalier Order of […]

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Denmark – 5th Day of Italian Researchers in Denmark and in the Region of Øresund

The 5th Day of Italian Researchers in Denmark and in the Region of Øresund was celebrated at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in the Gluckstadt Palace, at the attendance of numerous academics well integrated in Danish Universities. The event was subdivided into three sections: the economy, the environment and culture. In the first panel, […]

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Serbia – Belgrade dedicates evening to the short films by Paolo Magris

Belgrade’s Fabrika will dedicate an evening to Paolo Magris, the Italian dramatist, scriptwriter and film director. The event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade in cooperation with Fabrika, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday evening. The event will feature two of his short-films “A te sola” [Only to you] and “Sandra”, written […]

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Elena Salmistraro to deliver the lecture “The New Languages of Design” at the IIC in Zurich

Italian Design Day, launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with the Triennale di Milano, is aimed at promoting Italian contemporary design in the world. To celebrate the Day, nearly 100 diplomatic offices around the world and 100 “Ambassadors” of Italian culture (designers, entrepreneurs, journalists, critics, teachers) will narrate Italy’s […]

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“Roma/Venezia” through the eyes of Stefanos Samios

“Roma/Venezia”, a photographic exhibition by Stefanos Samios, opened in the Greek capital at the premises of the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens. As art historian Antonio Rallis put it, the artist’s images were “inspired by Rome and Venice, two mythical cities from the historical, artistic and cultural standpoint, which we may have already seen but […]

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Egypt – Women’s Film Festival of Aswan

The first edition of the Aswan Women’s Film Festival (20-26 February 2017) will open on Monday, 20 February, with a large attendance of Italian participants. The task of selecting the films was assigned to Ahmed Al Hassouna, former director of the Cairo International Film Critics Week who, in cooperation with the Centro del Corto of […]

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Argentina – Energy Saving, the Italian Consulate joins the “M’illumino di meno” initiative

Also the Italian Consulate General in La Plata has joined the “M’illumino di meno” (“Less Lighting”) initiative promoted by Radio RAI 2’s “Caterpillar” programme, now at its 13th edition. The initiative, which is aimed at celebrating next 24 February a day dedicated to raising public awareness on energy saving, is organised under the High Patronage […]

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Attack in Mogadishu: firm condemnation by minister Alfano

The minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, firmly condemns today’s violent attack on a Mogadishu market in which a large number of people, including women and children, lost their lives and many more were seriously injured.    “If Shabaab’s involvement were confirmed – minister Alfano said – it would represent a new and extremely serious […]

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Munich: meeting of Alfano with Barzani, President of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and the President of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The excellent level of bilateral relations and the substantial Italian commitment in Iraq and in the Region, both humanitarian and military, were at the […]

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Munich Security Conference: Alfano meets with his Iranian counterpart, Zarif

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, held a bilateral meeting with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamad Javad Zarif, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).During a most fruitful meeting with his counterpart, Minister Alfano underlined the importance of the positive role Iran plays in helping to solve […]

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