Cairo – “Migration” by Gamal Meleka

On 21 November, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo inaugurated the solo exhibition “Migration” by Egyptian-Italian artist Gamal Meleka at the Institute’s gallery, in the presence of Italian Ambassador Michele Quaroni. The vernissage was a great media success, as also highlighted by the presence of representatives from the Egyptian cultural scene […]

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Tajani and Crosetto Open the Second “Italian Forum on Export Control” at the Farnesina

Together with Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto have opened at the Farnesina the second Italian Forum on Export Control, dedicated to the defence sector. “The Defence sector is one of the spearheads of the […]

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Bahrain – Infrastructure development and cooperation

Bahrain is committed to improving urban road infrastructures, from the underground to the railway segment of the “GCC Railway Project”, up to the bridge between Bahrain and Qatar – all projects which Italy could contribute to with its expertise and know-how. With regard to the underground, a group of experts is currently working on a […]

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Bahia Blanca, Art and Food

The Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca offered an original homage to maestro Giacomo Puccini on the centenary of his death. A multimedia show dedicated to the personal and artistic life of Maestro Puccini was organised in La Paloma, a historical building in Bahia Blanca. Professor Enrique Caride (music expert and critic, and long-time […]

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Libya – the Italian language arrives at school

Yesterday, the Ambassador of Italy in Tripoli Gianluca Alberini and the Minister of Education of the Government of National Unity Musa AlMaqarif inaugurated at the Bashir Alusta High School in Tripoli a programme to introduce the Italian language into Libya’s secondary schools, starting in Tripoli, Benghazi, Khoms and Misurata. The programme, fruit of the 2020 […]

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Minister Tajani at the Italy-UK conference in Pontignano: “Rome and London are becoming closer: in the G7, in the NATO, on migration”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani spoke today at the “Pontignano Conference”, organised by the British Embassy in Italy and the British Council. The meeting was centred on the theme “Creating Opportunities” with the aim of identifying new strategic areas of cooperation between the UK and Italy. […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the conference presenting the new CIHEAM Bari Training Centre

Today, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part in the presentation of the new “International Training and Innovation Centre” at CIHEAM Bari, as financed with a EUR 6.5 million contribution from Italian Cooperation to create and develop an ecosystem open to innovation and the transfer of skills and […]

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Rome – Deputy Minister Cirielli receives the UK Minister for European Union Relations at the Farnesina

A meeting took place yesterday in Rome between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and UK Minister for European Union Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds. The focus of the talks was the deepening of relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom. As already recalled by Italian Prime Minister Meloni in her recent meeting with UK Prime […]

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The Italy-UK Young Leaders programme starts at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has kicked off the Italy-UK Young Leaders programme in Rome – a project set up with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Italian and British governments in London in April 2023 to increase the connections between the new generations of the two countries and build the leaders of […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani’s participation in the 14th Congress of Ministers of Justice

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is taking part in the 14th Congress of Ministers of Justice, entitled “No Justice without Life”. Organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio, the event brings together high-level representatives of international institutions, Ministers of Justice and activists from all over the […]

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Paris – celebrations for the 3rd anniversary of the Quirinal Treaty

The 3rd anniversary of the signing of the Quirinal Treaty between Italy and France provided an opportunity for a double event organised by the Italian Embassy in Paris. In the prestigious halls of the Hôtel de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, the historic seat of the diplomatic delegation symbolising the unique bond between Italy and France together with […]

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Undersecretary Silli’s mission to Addis Ababa for talks with Ethiopian political authorities and meetings with the Italian business and civil communities in Ethiopia

On 27 November, Undersecretary Silli went on a mission to Addis Ababa, where he held meetings with both the Ethiopian political authorities and the Italian business and civil community. “Italy and Ethiopia are united by the deep bonds of friendship as well as by historical and intense bilateral relations. Ethiopia is a strategic partner for […]

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