United Kingdom – “Italians and the UK” multimedia project presented in London

T​he Italian community is one the UK’s most numerous, well-rooted and long-standing. To narrate this ‘love story’, Lorenzo Colantoni, journalist, and Riccardo Venturi, a world-renowned photographer, in partnership with the Italian Foreign Ministry and National Geographic Italia, have launched a multimedia project called “Italians and the UK”. The outcome of the project is a book […]

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Joint statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the announcement by the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) appointing an Interim Steering Committee of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA).  The LIA has a vital role to safeguard Libya’s assets for the long term benefit […]

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Brazil – Italy as “Tourism Destination” at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Enit‎​ organizes event on 18 August

Italian tourism agency Enit has scheduled an event for 18 August, during Rio de Janeiro’s Games of the XXXI Olympiad, to promote Italian wine and food excellences to Brazilian tour operators on the terrace of the Italian Consulate in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Antonio Bernardini, the Italian Consul […]

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Postcards from the Other Italy – From Como to Galicia in the name of fashion

Alice lives in a little town in Galicia, in that corner of Spain located north of Portugal and famous for being the final destination of the Way of St. James. After finishing her Erasmus programme, Alice, 36, from Olgiate Comasco, decided to make the decision of her life by moving permanently to Spain, thus following […]

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Australia – “Italy, a regional power”

Italy will be the focus of a debate in Sydney on how the Country evolved into a regional power and on how it has changed from the Unification of Italy to date. The debate will follow the presentation of Gabriele Abbondanza’s book “Italia potenza regionale: il contesto africano dall’Unità ai giorni nostri” (“Italy, a regional […]

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Russia – In September Moscow to showcase Italy, from Raphael to Giuseppe Verdi

Italian painting and music will take centre stage in Russia’s September art scene. Thanks to the cooperation between Italian and Russian cultural institutions, with the support of the Italian Embassy, three major cultural events are scheduled to open in Moscow in September. The first, opening on Sept. 2 at the Pushkin Museum, is the exhibition […]

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Gentiloni: «Migrants, the EU backtracks» (Il Messaggero)

«We are ready for phase 2 in Libya. But the EU must listen to us on the migration crisis». Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, says he is in favour of training Tripoli’s security and police forces after receiving the approval of Parliament. Moreover, in Italy «the attention of security forces and of the intelligence service […]

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Italy condemns bomb attacks in Thailand

Italy firmly condemns the recent bomb attacks in Thailand and expresses its sympathy to the family of the victims and its closeness to the wounded and to the people of Thailand in a spirit of solidarity. The Italian Embassy in Bangkok, that provided immediate assistance to two wounded Italian nationals now recovering, continues to monitor […]

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2016 Olympics: Useful information and services for Italians travelling to Rio

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia and the Italian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro, together with the Italian Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit, have published an online Focus booklet for Italians travelling to Rio for the 31st Olympic Games. It provides information that can be used in emergencies.A free phone number operated by the Italian Embassy […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – 71st Session of the UN General Assembly (New York, September 2016)

Information on media accreditation to attend the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York is available on the United Nations website at  http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/UNGA71/shtml . In particular, we point out that journalists, photographers and TV crews that do not have a valid UN media pass will have to register with the Organisation by […]

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Germany – Italian cooperation on display in Cologne

A photography exhibition, co-promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Cologne and Magnum Photos and Contrasto, illustrates Italian Cooperation’s activities and achievements. The exhibition runs until 26 August at the IIC and is open to the public Monday to Friday, between 9 -13 and 14-17. Italian Cooperation was set up in the 50s and […]

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Floods in Skopje and Tetovo, Italy grants 200,000 euros in emergency aid

In response to the Government of Skopje’s call for aid after the recent floods that have caused severe damage and displaced thousands, especially in the rural areas of Skopje and Tetovo, the Italian Foreign Ministry has allocated 200,000 euros in emergency aid to the ICRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies). The […]

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