27 January 1945: The liberation of Auschwitz

On 27 January 1945, the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland (1940-1945). More than 6,000 Jewish deportees from Italy were imprisoned there, representing the vast majority of Italian prisoners in Nazi concentration camps. Only a few Italian Jews were sent to other camps, such as Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald. Many of the deportees […]

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London, “We Rise by Lifting Others”

The Italian Cultural Institute of London is delighted to support the light sculpture “We Rise By Lifting Others”, created by Marinella Senatore and inspired by the Southern Italian tradition of luminarie (traditional festive lights). The artwork is part of “Winter Light”, an outdoor exhibition (on display until 2 February), free to visit and showcasing light-based […]

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Remembrance Day Celebration

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today joined in the commemoration of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, stressing the importance of keeping alive the awareness of the gravity of what happened – especially for the benefit of future generations – among young people and in schools, so that such crimes never occur again in the […]

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Reminder Press accreditation note – Italian Fashion Days in the World (Villa Madama, 28 January 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Italian Fashion Days in the World (Villa Madama, 28 January 2025)   On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, at 6:15 p.m., the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will preside over the launch event of the Italian Fashion Days in the World at Villa Madama. The ceremony will feature the Presidents of […]

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Washington, Piero Sartogo and the Italian architecture in the USA

On the 25th anniversary of the opening of its current location, the Embassy of Italy in Washington honored the creators of the “Palazzo sul Potomac” (“Palace on the Potomac”) during an evening dedicated to Piero Sartogo and the significance of Italian architecture in the United States. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, […]

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Minister Tajani at the EU Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is in Brussels today to attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). The topics on the agenda are the following: Europe-US relations, the Middle East, hybrid threats, the Ukraine conflict and an update on Moldova and Georgia.  On the topic of US-EU relations, Minister Tajani will […]

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Minister Tajani’s telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a long and friendly telephone conversation this evening with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the first since he took office. On transatlantic relations, Minister Tajani said that “the relationship with the United States is fundamental to Italian foreign policy, and NATO remains the […]

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Krakow, “Echoes of hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust”

On 16 January 2025, in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp on 27 January, the Italian Ambassador to Poland Luca Franchetti Pardo inaugurated at the Italian Cultural Institute of Krakow the exhibition Echoes of Hope: Art and Memory of the Holocaust. The exhibition, curated by art historian and […]

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Joint press release Italy-Portugal – Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Italy and Portugal, Antonio Tajani and Paulo Rangel, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during which the main themes of bilateral and multilateral cooperation were discussed. Italy and Portugal seek to strategically strengthen their bilateral relations, in order to respond together to […]

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Participation of Minister Tajani in the conference “Defeating HIV in Africa: an achievable goal”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is attending the conference “Defeating HIV in Africa: an achievable goal”, promoted and organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). As part of the DREAM programme of the Community of […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi speaks at “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, spoke today in Rome at the event “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”, organised by the coordination network of Italian UNESCO Chairs (ReCUI) and the Treccani Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia. “The Italian Government has a clear strategic […]

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Tajani signs the first air transport agreement between Italy and Mongolia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, signed today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the first agreement on air transport services between Italy and Mongolia with the Mongolian State Secretary of Ministry of Roads and Transport, Sandagdorj Batbold. This agreement is the first of its kind between the two countries and […]

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