Riga – Italian portraits from the Bologna Museum

An exhibition opened in Riga entitled “Two centuries of Italian portraits, 1580-1780”; a display of 40 late-Mannerist and Baroque works by a variety of Italian masters, including Guido Reni, Guercino, the Carracci brothers and Lavina Fontana, from the Pinacoteca Nazionale of Bologna. The exhibition, hosted by the city’s Museum of the Bourse, will run through […]

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Burundi – On the way to Expo

The country of Burundi will present itself to Italy in an exhibition in Terminal 3 of Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport on 25 February of the products it intends to present at the Milan EXPO 2015. These include both cultural and tourism-related products as well as the country’s potential for development in sectors ranging from […]

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Gentiloni: «Europe must do more for illegals. Landings nearly doubled in one year» (Il Messaggero)

“Europe needs to be more engaged on immigration, to authentically share the burden at all stages, from the countries of origin to those of transit and up to the final miles and reception. It has to spend more resources on Triton”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni will raise the question at the next EU […]

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Gentiloni: «Europe must do more for illegals. Landings nearly doubled in one year» (Il Messaggero)

“Europe needs to be more engaged on immigration, to authentically share the burden at all stages, from the countries of origin to those of transit and up to the final miles and reception. It has to spend more resources on Triton”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni will raise the question at the next EU […]

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Ecuador – Italian kinetic art

A selection of the works ofthe most prominent of the legendary optical and kinetic art movement betweenthe 1950s and 70s, from Bruno Munari to artists still active such as GetulioAlviani will be on display from 28 February through 19 April at the Centro deArte Contemporaneo of Quito. The exhibition of 50 collages, videos, sculpturesand other […]

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Cianfarani – Major Italy-Pakistan trade potential

Trade relations between Italy and Pakistan have great potential for development in various sectors ofmutual interest, according to Italian ambassador to Pakistan Adriano Chiodi Cianfarani, who recently visited the eastern city of Lahore. His agenda included a meeting with the Italian Development Committee, which promotes andstrengthens the age-old trade relations between the two nations. The […]

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Cianfarani – Major Italy-Pakistan trade potential

Trade relations between Italy and Pakistan have great potential for development in various sectors ofmutual interest, according to Italian ambassador to Pakistan Adriano Chiodi Cianfarani, who recently visited the eastern city of Lahore. His agenda included a meeting with the Italian Development Committee, which promotes andstrengthens the age-old trade relations between the two nations. The […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press conference held by Ministro Gentiloni and NATO S-G Stoltenberg (Farnesina, 26 February 2015)

At 17:00 on Thursday 26 February Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet at the Foreign Ministry in Rome with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The meeting will be followed by a joint press conference. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: – complete […]

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Italy intensifies diplomatic efforts

Gentiloni-Al Dairy for a national unity government Italy is intensifying diplomatic efforts toward a political solution to the crisis in Libya. Minister Paolo Gentiloni had a telephone meeting with the foreign minister of the government of Tobruk, Mohamed Al Dairy, during which they confirmed a common commitment to the formation of a national unity government […]

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Libya: Gentiloni speaks by telephone with foreign minister Al-Dairy

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met by telephone today with the foreign minister of the Tobruk government,  Mohamed Al-Dairy, with whom he confirmed a common commitment to the formation of a national unity government as well as shared concerns over the terrorist presence in Libya. Gentiloni expressed confidence that the Tobruk […]

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Gentiloni meets with Arab League ambassadors: dialogue between civilisations and countering Daesh

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni participated in a meeting organised by the 18 the Arab League ambassadors, who also extended the invitation to the chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Commissions of the Chamber and Senate, the Hon. Chicchito and Sen. Casini. The meeting foregrounded Italy’s and the Arab League’s common interest […]

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UAE: ANCE mission for construction sector opportunities

A mission by the National Construction Association (ANCE) coordinated by the Dubai Agenzia ICE and the Embassy of Italy in Abu Dhabi took place in the United Arab Emirates. A total of 55 firms, in addition to SACE and Itayl’s main banking institutions, took part in the mission, the theme of which was the UAE […]

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