Hurricane Matthew – Two emergency interventions by the Italian Cooperation

In response to the very serious damages caused by “Hurricane Matthew” in these past hours, the Italian Cooperation has launched two emergency interventions for relief activities at a total value of a million euros. The relief efforts are to be conducted by UNICEF (600,000 euros) and by the International Federation of the Red Cross (400,000 […]

Read more

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 7 October : latest news from the world

Greece: tender for the privatisation of Egnatia highways soon to be launched Greece will soon launch a procedure to grant a long-term license (35 years) for 670 kilometres of Egnatia tollway connecting, from west to east, the port of Igoumenitsa to the Greek-Turkish border. Taiped, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, is expected to begin […]

Read more

Bangladesh: Della Vedova to visit Dhaka 100 days after the attack

​One hundred days after the terrorist attack, which left 20 people dead, of which 9 Italian nationals, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 and 13 October, where he will meet the Italians resident in the capital city and pay tribute to the victims […]

Read more

Italy- Montenegro: Ten years of diplomatic relations

Montenegro’s Primer Minister Milo Djukanovic expressed his deep satisfaction about the state of political and economic cooperation with Italy. Mr Diukanovic also stressed the importance of the Italian Presidency of the “Berlin Process” for the Western Balkans. “Montenegro and Italy celebrate ten years of diplomatic relations, but our friendship dates back to long before the establishment […]

Read more

Lebanon, Minister Gentiloni visits Beirut today

The main points on the agenda of Minister Gentiloni’s visit are bilateral political, economic and cooperation and regional crises, in addition to inaugurating the new pavilion of the National Museum of Beirut, financed by Italy’s Cooperation Directorate. The Syrian crisis, the fight against Daesh, bilateral relations, cooperation on migration, archaeological and cultural issues are the […]

Read more

Lithuania – “Fuocoammare” to open Nepatogus Kinas film festival

The docufilm “Fuocoammare” (“Fire at Sea”), Italy’s candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, is about to land in Lithuania for a tour of the country. The film will be screened on October 13 in Vilnius at the opening night of the “Nepatogus kinas” Festival. A second screening is again scheduled at the […]

Read more

“Postal Union: Italy elected to the Council of Administration and to the Postal Operations Council of the UPU”

At the 26th Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), which was held in Istanbul on 5 and 6 October, Italy was the first of the European Countries to be elected to the Organisation’s Council of Administration and to the Postal Operations Council. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, said: “with its election to […]

Read more

United States – Verdi, Puccini and more in the “Recital italiano” by pianist Luciano Bellini

Luciano Bellini, composer, pianist and orchestra conductor, has a very long track record: he has composed symphonies, sacred and chamber music and opera in addition to electronic and theatre music and scores for the cinema, television and ballet. He has been conferred a number of awards both in Italy and abroad. His music has been […]

Read more

Belgium – TechItaly 2016 focuses on “Circular Economy”

TechItaly 2016 “Circular economy”, an exhibition to showcase Italy’s latest technological innovations in different sectors, from the aerospace industry to meeting global challenges, will be held in Brussels on 29 and 30 November. This annual event – which started in 2012 – is organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in […]

Read more

Syria: Italy supports the proposal by the UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura​

“Italy supports the proposal by UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura to put an end to the destruction of East Aleppo and to the suffering of the population, and it deserves the support of all the parties concerned,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. “It is not an easy attempt […]

Read more

Italy-Turkey: Minister Gentiloni in Ankara since Thursday for institutional meetings

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni travelled to Turkey yesterday, on his first visit following the failed coup of 15 July. “My visit offered the opportunity to strongly reiterate Italy’s solidarity to the government and people of Turkey following the failed coup of 15 July, in the hope that the institutions might go back to functioning normally […]

Read more

Cultural Heritage Protection

The exhibition “A Rebirth from Destruction: Ebla, Nimrud, Palmira” was inaugurated today at the Colosseum. The event was attended by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for Cultural Property and Tourism, Dario Franceschini. The exhibit, which has been granted UNESCO sponsorship, […]

Read more