Italy-Vietnam – Accord on 7.7 million euro fund

Italian ambassador Cecilia Piccioni and Deputy Minister for Finance of Vietnam Truong Chi Trung signed a technical accord regulating the use of a 7.7 million EUR fund to be used for a number of projects in priority sectors of socio-economic development and environmental protection in the poorest areas of central Vietnam. During the ceremony, both […]

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Buenos Aires – Italian 20th century graphics on display in Argentina

The Sala Roma of the Italian Cultural Institute will host an exhibition, which opens tomorrow (19:00 hours) and runs through through 30 June, of the graphic works of Italian artists of the 20th century from the collection of the Sartirana Foundation of Pavia. The Foundation is collaborating on promotion of the exhibition along with the […]

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Lisbon – Amalia Ercoli Finzi to hold conference on Rosetta, “the wings of man on a comet’s tail”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Lisbon (Rua do Salitre, 146 – 1250-204 Lisbon) will host a conference entitled “Rosetta: the wings of man on a comet’s tail” at 18:30 on Tuesday 16 June, as part of a cycle of events associated with the dissemination of scientific discoveries. Chairing the conference will be Hon. Prof. Amalia Ercoli […]

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Accreditation Notice – Signing of MAECI – MIUR – CRUI Convention (Farnesina 11 June 2015)

At 16:40 on Thursday 11 June, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, Minister for Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini and President of the Fondazione CRUI (Conference of Italian University Deans) Angelo Riccaboni will sign a convention relaunching the programme of curricular internships at foreign missions. The convention regulates the running of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Change In Admission Schedule – IBAC Italy 2015 (Farnesina, 11-12 June 2015)

The Farnesina will host the event IBAC Italy 2015 on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June 2015 in which Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will take part along with Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi, Minister for Education, University and Research Stefania Giannini and Chairman di IBAC (International Business Advisory Council) Sir Martin Sorrell. IBAC, […]

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Communiqué for Libya meeting in Berlin – June 10th

1) Senior officials of the Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States of America as well as of the EU met today in Berlin with the Libyan delegates to the UN-led Political Dialogue and in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Bernardino […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE RECALL – VII Italy-Latin America Caribbean Conference “For a shared vision” (Milan, 12-13 June 2015)

The VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference “For a shared vision” will take place in Milan on 12 and 13 June 2015. The event has been organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Italy-Latin American Institute (IILA), the Lombardy Region, the City of Milan and EXPO.   The […]

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Gentiloni meets with U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition Allen

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for the Anti-Daesh Coalition General Allen. Their discussions included confirmation of Italy’s support for the results of the Paris ministerial meeting of the Coalition; the importance of inclusive political solutions both in Iraq and in Syria; and the […]

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Denmark – Italian cuisine for diabetes

Italy stepped in on behalf of diabetes sufferers in Denmark. Our embassy in Copenhagen, in agreement with the Steno Diabetes Center, presented a set of Italian cooking lessons in the residence of Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas, featuring two chefs teaching disease sufferers how to prepare tasty carbohydrate-balanced meals. Apart from offering support to the country’s […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – DGCS event Expo sustainable development (Milan,11 June 2015)

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) joins the International Institute for Policy Studies (ISPI), Slow Food, FAO, University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the European Commission in organising an event on Thursday 11 June 2015 dedicated to sustainable development within the framework of the new […]

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Peru – Focus on “Italian Travelers and Explorers”

A delegation from the Italian Geographic Society (SGI) will make a visit to the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute in Lima for the event “Italian Travelers and Explorers”, to be held on 11 June in the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium. The event will examine the contributions of Italians such as Milanese geographer, cartographer, […]

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Italy-Poland: Della Vedova in Warsaw today and tomorrow

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova will be in Poland today and tomorrow with a view to developing what are already excellent bilateral political and economic relations between Roma and Warsaw and as a follow up to Minister Gentiloni’s visit of 6 May last.The under-secretary will meet with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]

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