Kosovo: excellent meeting between Minister Alfano and his counterpart Hoxhaj

An excellent meeting was held between Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and his Kosovo counterpart, Enver Hoxhaj.Minister Hoxhaj thanked Minister Alfano for his visit, a tangible sign of the friendship that Italy has shown in firmly supporting Kosovo on its path towards independence and in contributing to bringing stability in […]

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Minister Alfano in Madrid

Mission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Angelino Alfano, in Madrid for bilateral talks. As part of his tour of the European capitals, that included stops in Paris, London and Berlin and will lastly in Pristina, Minister Alfano today held several meetings in Madrid. At the Spanish Foreign Ministry, he had a […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 22 December: latest news from the world

Azerbaijan: Danieli wins contract for metallurgical plant Danieli, an Italian company, has won a contract from the Baku Steel Company for the construction of an integrated high value-added metallurgical plant in the city of Sumgayit, in Azerbaijan. The project envisages an investment of more than 1 billion euros and is scheduled to be completed within […]

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Alfano: Italian Fabrizia Di Lorenzo is unfortunately among the victims

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, stated: “The German judiciary, as reported by Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has performed the necessary verifications and unfortunately it is now certain that among the victims there is also the Italian national, Fabrizia Di Lorenzo. I am affectionately close to her family and loved […]

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Russian Federation – The Hermitage hosts an exhibition on Mariano Fortuny

An exhibition dedicated to Mariano Fortuny, the Spanish painter, stylist, set designer, photographer, designer, decorator and collector, and a naturalised Italian citizen, opened in St. Petersburg. The exhibition includes a selection of works from museum collections and private Venetian and Russian collectors. In addition to the fabrics and the garments created by “The Wizard of […]

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Ethiopia – Addis Foto Fest hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute

The Addis Foto Fest is back with six days of exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. It will be hosted in a variety of venues in the Ethiopian capital, including the Italian Cultural Institute where Simon Njami and Elena Korzhenevich, internationally famous art curators, discussed the “At Work Addis Ababa” art project. The Addis Ababa Foto Fest […]

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Bolivia – Health and community treatment: Italian Cooperation sets an example in Bolivia

An international workshop was held in La Paz, Bolivia, on taking charge of vulnerable populations with problems of pathological dependencies through harm reduction approaches. The event was organised by the Bolivian Ministry of Justice and by the Munasim Kullakita NGO, in partnership with Italian Cooperation, the Italian Episcopal Conference, Vuela Libre, ECPAT, Educo, and the […]

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Berlin showcases Open Design Italia exhibition

Berlin is expecting the arrival of the exhibition “New Shapes of Made in Italy”, which offers an opportunity to present the work that best represents the theme of preciousness, intended as the ability to use know-how and to do applied research on innovative materials. The selection of projects includes those that reinterpret or represent the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 21 December: latest news from the world

Uzbekistan: Turboden wins a tender for a waste heat recovery plant The Italian company Turboden has won a tender for the supply of a plant producing electricity from the recovery of gas turbine waste heat in Uzbekistan. The tender was launched by the World Bank, with the Uztransgaz company as the end customer. The 5-million-euro […]

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Belgium – Italian Cultural Institute sets to host the second edition of ‘A due’

On 12 January, the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels will inaugurate the exhibition “What We Can Use, What We Can’t Move” by Raffaella Crispino and Hans Demeulenaere that will mark the start of the second edition of ‘A due’, a contemporary art event presenting Italian and Belgian artists that have been active in the art […]

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Australia – Italian Consulate hands out the Christmas gifts donated by the Italian community

This morning, Christmas presents were donated by the Italian community of Western Australia to the charitable organization Mission Australia. The initiative was launched by the Italian Consulate in Perth in order to make this Christmas a merrier and brighter one for those who are experiencing hardships. The Consulate called on the Italian community of Western Australia to […]

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Minister Alfano in London

“The events of these last few hours in Berlin, Turkey and Jordan, are more than enough to explain that security and peace remain the fundamental issues on which to continue working together independently from the aspects linked to Brexit,” said Foreign Minister Alfano in London, on the fringes of a meeting at the Foreign Office […]

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