UN. Universal Periodic Review – fourth cycle: examination of Italy on the Human Rights situation

Today, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) dedicated to Italy took place. The UPR is a peer-review mechanism established within the framework of the Human Rights Council, in which all UN Member States participate approximately every five years to review the overall human rights situation within their countries. […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi in Malaysia for meetings with Italian business community and political authorities

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, continues her mission to South East Asia in Malaysia. Yesterday afternoon, she met representatives of the Italian business community and the Country System at the Italian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, with whom she discussed future investment opportunities within the framework of growth diplomacy. […]

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Hydrogen Corridor from Algeria and Tunisia to Germany and Austria via Italy. Ministers Tajani and Pichetto open the Ministerial Meeting and Business Forum on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor

Tomorrow the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Hon. Gilberto Pichetto, open, at Villa Madama, the event on the Southern Hydrogen Corridor (South H2), an infrastructure project to transport renewable hydrogen for over 3,300 kilometres from North Africa […]

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UPDATE Press Accreditation Note – Southern Hydrogen Corridor – Ministerial Meeting and Business Forum (Villa Madama, 21 January 2025)

UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE SOUTHERN HYDROGEN CORRIDOR MINISTERIAL MEETING AND BUSINESS FORUM (Villa Madama, 21 January 2025)   On Tuesday, 21 January 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, together with the Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, will inaugurate the Ministerial Meeting on […]

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Minister Tajani’s mission to Israel and Palestine

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Israel and Palestine, where he will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, and the Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Mohammed Mustafa. “My visit aims to demonstrate […]

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Tajani: “Time for peace with all Arab countries. Europe must help stabilise Gaza”

This morning, 24 hours after the ceasefire, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will fly to Israel and then make a stop in Palestine. He will meet his counterpart Gideon Sa’ar, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and will meet with the Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Mustafa, to “encourage and support them, […]

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Tajani: “Time for peace with all Arab countries. Europe must help stabilise Gaza” (La Stampa)

This morning, 24 hours after the ceasefire, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will fly to Israel and then make a stop in Palestine. He will meet his counterpart Gideon Sa’ar, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and will meet with the Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Mustafa, to “encourage and support them, […]

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Update on compatriots in Cuba

The Italian Ambassador to Havana, Roberto Vellano, is on his way to Cienfuegos, where the group of compatriots belonging to a holiday group organised by the tour operator Avventure nel Mondo and involved in yesterday’s car accident, is being held. Among them, one compatriot, Patrizia Crisolini Malatesta, died, while the others were immediately transported to […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi in Vietnam for bilateral political consultations

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, is on a mission to Vietnam to take part in periodic bilateral political consultations. “Italy and Vietnam are bonded by profound relations of friendship and collaboration, which are reflected in the excellent state of our relations,” Tripodi commented during the meeting in Hanoi with the […]

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San Francisco, “Art + Propaganda in the European Tapestry”

On display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the exhibition “Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries” presented, for the first time in the United States, the complete cycle of seven monumental tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia, fought on 24 February 1525 between the French army led by […]

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G7 Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) statement on Russian Influence Campaign

Today, Canada alongside other G7 RRM member states (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States) as well as G7 RRM Observer states (Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden) issued the following statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada exposing the ongoing covert activities of […]

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New Delhi, “Objects between the lines”

The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi, in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, presents an exhibition at the KNMA in Noida dedicated to the relationship between Italian literature and design. The exhibition, titled “Objects between the lines“, curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Domitilla Dardi, design historian […]

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