Italy-South Africa bilateral political consultations led by Deputy Minister Cirielli and Deputy Minister of International Relations Alvin Botes held at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bilateral political consultations between Italy and South Africa were held today at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and South African Deputy Minister of International Relations Alvin Botes led their respective delegations. Deputy Minister Cirielli congratulated South Africa on the country’s democratic tradition, thirty years after the end of Apartheid, […]

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Update – Accreditation Note – MED Dialogues (Rome Cavalieri – Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 25-27 November 2024)

                                        PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE 10th edition of the MED Mediterranean Dialogues Conference promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI Rome, 14 November 2024 – The 10th edition of the MED […]

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Tokyo, Kudan Minami – Salvatore Sciarrino in concert

With “Al limite della notte”, the 17th event in the series of “Concerti di Tokyo Kudan Minami”, the week dedicated by the Institute to Salvatore Sciarrino, a leading figure in contemporary Italian music, came to a close on 15 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture of Tokyo. Organised in collaboration with […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi attends FAC in Brussels

Today, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi participated in the Foreign Affairs Council for Trade meeting in Brussels, by proxy of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani. The agenda included the future of European trade policy with reference to the free trade agreements currently under negotiation, EU-US trade relations, […]

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Prague – “Fotogrammi di moda italiana”

Until 18 January next, the Baroque Chapel and the Chapter House of the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will be hosting “Fotogrammi di moda italiana: dagli anni ‘50, l’Italia che veste il cinema internazionale”, an exhibition curated by Maison Gattinoni’s honorary President Stefano Dominella, as commissioned and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute under the […]

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Algiers – artistic residency and concerts by Manuel Caliumi

On the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, an artistic residency concert was held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers, as a result of the encounter between Manuel Caliumi (alto saxophone), saxophonist Arezki ‘Aki’ Bouzid and percussionist Abdelhakim Aït Aïssa. This unusual line-up, consisting of two saxophones and a […]

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Holy See – Borromeo Palace lit up in red

The Italian Embassy to the Holy See has once again this year joined “Red Week”, the initiative promoted by the Pontifical Foundation “Aid to the Church in Need” to raise awareness of religious persecution. On Wednesday 20 November, to mark Red Wednesday, Palazzo Borromeo was lit up in red against religious freedom violations and in […]

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Minister Tajani attends the 6th Trilateral Business Forum in Paris

Today, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will be on a mission to Paris to speak at the France-Italy-Germany Trilateral Business Forum.    Now in its sixth year, the Trilateral Forum brings together the MEDEF, Confindustria and BDI business associations of the three countries, which represent the […]

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Italy-Ukraine Business Forum

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, chairs the plenary session of the Italy-Ukraine Business Forum organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. Speakers also include the Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, the Minister of […]

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Delegation from Spirit Now London visits the Farnesina Collection

A delegation from the philanthropic association Spirit Now London will today visit the contemporary art collection of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina). The initiative is part of a larger project supported by the MAIRE Group that embraces art, technology and sustainability with the aim of promoting culture and creativity as […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine in the World inaugurated in Zurich

Food bloggers, journalists, restaurant professionals and representatives of the retail world crowded the hall of the “Freilager, cucina da Colaianni” restaurant in Zurich for the opening of the 9th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The guests – welcomed by Michelin-starred chefs Antonio Colaianni and Claudio Sadler, the latter having travelled […]

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Amsterdam – “We, Us and Other GAMES”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam took part in Spellbound Contemporary Ballet’s international contemporary dance production, entitled “We, Us and Other GAMES”. After a successful tour in Italy, the new production by the international dance company Spellbound Contemporary Ballet and choreographer Dunja Jocić landed in the Netherlands, stopping in various cities and ending on 11 […]

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