The 2016 Rural Development Report presented at the Farnesina

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, and the Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance, Enrico Morando, this morning will open the meeting at the Farnesina to present the 2016 Rural Development Report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD.With a view to promoting an […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference of Minister Gentiloni and of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson (Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, 15 September)

On Thursday 15 September, at 4:15 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will meet in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson. At the end of the meeting, which is expected at around 5 p.m., they will take part in a joint press conference. […]

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Integrated Promotion – “Innovation that Speaks Italian”

Applications have begun flying in from numerous countries for the “Innovazione che parla italiano” (Innovation that Speaks Italian) prize, recently established to reward the innovative value of Italian Tech Startups founded by Italian citizens abroad. The initiative was launched by the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, and by […]

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Brazil – Italian infrastructure and energy companies take centre stage

‎Brasilia will host a two-day event (Sept. 28-29) focusing on Italian investments in Brazil’s infrastructure and energy sectors. The event, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Brazil, in conjunction with Brazil’s Ministry of Planning, Budget, and Management and its largest public bank, Banco do Brasil, will place Italian companies – some of which are world […]

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Belgium – Italian Design in a show: “The Culture of Project Designing”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels will open the exhibition “Italian Design: the Culture of Project Designing” at 7 p.m. on 14 September with the aim of shedding light on the ingeniousness of several Italian architects and designers who have become international design icons during the second half of the 20th and the beginning of […]

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Minister Gentiloni holds a telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida. During the conversation, Minister Kishida expressed great concern for the unprecedented frequency of North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches, also towards Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone​. Mr. Kishida called to the international community to give […]

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POSTCARDS FROM THE OTHER ITALY / Mar del Plata, a choice driven by love​

Love led him to move to Argentina two years ago: he works in the Italian Consulate in Mar del Plata and is the president of the Dante Alighieri Society. This week Andrea Casiraghi, 40, originally from Monza, is the sender of the new “Postcard from the Other Italy”. Through his job, Andrea has a privileged […]

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Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States condemn this weekend’s attacks on Zueitina, Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, and Brega oil terminals in Libya.  We call on all parties to undertake an immediate ceasefire and to refrain from any further hostilities.  We also call on all forces to avoid […]

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Minister Gentiloni on diplomatic mission in Cyprus today

The progress made in the UN-led reunification negotiations and perspectives, the migration crisis, the EU-Turkey relations and the Brexit vote will be the main issues addressed during the visit to Cyprus of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni’s agenda includes a visit to President Anastasiades. With his Cypriote counterpart, Ioannis Kasoulides, Gentiloni will address the […]

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United Kingdom

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in London will celebrate the bicentenary of Italian poet Ugo Foscolo’s arrival in England with a lecture by Italian essayist Piero Morales on Monday, Sept. 12. It will analyse the psychological aspects of Foscolo’s works and his cultural impact in London, especially in promoting Dante’s “Divine Comedy” among the British […]

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Germany – The “Cinema! Italia!” Festival kicks off

The summer is waning and it’s almost time to go back to filling cinema theatres, possibly with a review of the last season’s best Italian films presented at the Hamburg “Cinema! Italia!” Italian Film Festival, now at its 19th edition. The six new releases chosen for this edition are dedicated to Italy and reflect the […]

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Czech Republic – “Prague for Central Italy” fundraiser

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Prague will hold a fundraiser for the victims of the recent earthquake in central Italy on Sept. 20 in connection with the “Echi italiani” (“Italian Echoes”) exhibition. “Pasta all’amatriciana” dishes will be served during the event as a tribute to the recipe’s hometown of Amatrice, which was largely destroyed […]

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