Lima, Italy Guest of Honour at the Book Fair

For the first time in the history of the Lima International Book Fair, Italy will be the Guest of Honour. This unique opportunity celebrates 150 years of relations between Italy and Peru through a rich programme entitled “Latin connections”, which from 18 July to 6 August 2025 will showcase the vibrancy and contemporaneity of Italian […]

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Hearing of Ministers Antonio Tajani and Guido Crosetto on the outcomes of the NATO summit

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate hold hearings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, regarding the outcomes of the NATO summit.

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Tajani: maximum pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza. Phone calls with Ministers of Canada, Qatar and Egypt

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, held a series of telephone conversations today regarding the situation in Gaza and the prospects for a ceasefire. He spoke with the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, who currently holds the G7 Presidency; the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi opens the North Macedonia–Italy Business Forum in Skopje

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, on behalf of Minister Antonio Tajani, inaugurated the North Macedonia–Italy Business Forum today in Skopje. The initiative, part of Italy’s growth diplomacy and the Export Action Plan, was organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Ministry […]

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Prague: a June of music and dance

June in Prague kicked off with a celebration of Italian music and dance, featured in the rich summer programme of the Italian Cultural Institute. As part of the international contemporary dance festival Tanec Praha, held at the Ponec Theatre, choreographer and director Simone Sandroni presented a new production: “Let there be the light”. Following this, […]

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Tajani opens the Italy–Malaysia Round Table with Prime Minister Ibrahim

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is today opening in Rome the Round Table on the Italy–Malaysia Economic Partnership, together with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Zafrul Aziz. The event will be attended by numerous members of the […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli in Seville participated in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, led the Italian delegation in Seville that participated in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the main event of the UN agenda for 2025 dedicated specifically to financial instruments to promote cooperation projects.  Besides officials from the Foreign Ministry, the […]

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Bolivia, the Embassy promotes Italian painting in the colonial era

On the occasion of the visit to Bolivia of Dr. Elena Amerio, a researcher and art historian who is one of the major specialists in the study of religious painting in the colonial era, Amb. Fabio Messineo visited the National Museum of Art in La Paz, where a number of works by the Jesuit painter […]

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Participation of Minister Tajani in the Presentation of the Competition for musical bands and folk groups with the mayors of the project “Turismo delle Radici”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participated in the Presentation of the Competition for musical bands and folk groups with the mayors of the project “Turismo delle Radici” (Roots Tourism).

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Tajani met with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld. Agreement signed on immigration thanks to the “flow decree”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld. Following the inclusion of Ecuador in the Flow Decree for the three-year period 2026-2028, during the meeting the two Ministers signed an agreement on immigration and mobility that aims to facilitate the regular mobility of workers, […]

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Adoption by the Council of Ministers of the Three-year Programming and Policy Planning Document (PPPD) 2024-2026 for Development Cooperation 2024–2026

On 20 June, the Council of Ministers adopted the Three-year Programming and Policy Planning Document (PPPD) 2024-2026 for Development Cooperation for the period 2024–2026. As required by art. 12 of Law 125/2014, the PPPD obtained approval from the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation – CICS and acquired the opinions of the Parliamentary Committees, the National […]

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The June issue of the SFIM newsletter is online

Every month the SFIM newsletter delves into the latest news on Italian education abroad, ranging from the most relevant and interesting initiatives, to educational projects and cultural activities of the Italian Education System in the World.  The SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses and lectorships at foreign universities.  Among the news in this issue: the award ceremony of the “progettoDiventerò” at the Teatro alla […]

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