Tajani: «The Budget Law can be improved. We are against statist rules» (il Giornale)

All-round interview with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on the budget law adopted by the Meloni government, the US elections and the prospects for the party he leads,  namely Forza Italia. Minister, you have hinted that some aspects of the Budget Law should and can be changed. “On the whole the Budget […]

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Abu Dhabi, “Here We Are”

The contemporary art exhibition “Here We Are”—featuring 12 artists, professors, and alumni from the UAE, Italy, and international backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi—is hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November. This initiative aligns […]

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Minister Tajani meets Edmundo González Urrutia, Venezuelan opposition leader and Sakharov Prize winner for freedom of thought

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Sakharov Prize laureate for Freedom of Thought, Edmundo González Urrutia, at the Farnesina. While personally congratulating him on this esteemed recognition, a testament to González Urrutia’s courage and fight for human rights and democracy in Venezuela, […]

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Almaty, Inauguration of an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo by Deputy Minister Cirielli

During his visit to Kazakhstan, which began in Astana with the Joint Economic Commission and continued in Almaty, Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli inaugurated an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo in Almaty, on the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Venetian traveller. The work, placed at the entrance to La Prima building […]

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Italian Cinema in the documents of the Diplomatic Historical Archive

The Cinematographic Archive of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations Abroad (DGRC), housed within the Diplomatic Historical Archive at the Farnesina, preserves extensive documentation on the distribution of Italian films and documentaries, Italy’s participation in international festivals and events, and cinematic agreements with other countries—an area that remains a significant aspect of Italy’s cultural presence […]

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“ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT” at the Chicago International Film Festival

For the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the retrospective “ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT”, a selection of films by Italian women directors showcased at the Festival over the past 60 years. With a free weekly screening, the Institute invited the public to rediscover the history of Chicago’s […]

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Cairo: “The Return in the Day”

From 20 October to 10 November 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is hosting the solo exhibition “The Return in the Day” by Italo-Swiss artist Dominique Sighanda in its gallery. The exhibition’s original concept, designed to recreate within the gallery the […]

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Glasgow: “Dilaga Ovunque” by Vanni Santoni

On 18 October, as part of the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh organised a discussion at SWG3 in Glasgow, the epicentre of the city’s artistic and musical scene, featuring Italian author Vanni Santoni. The conversation centred around the themes of his latest […]

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Minister Tajani meets Li Xi, Member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today at the Farnesina with Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. The discussions focused on strengthening economic cooperation, with particular attention to growth and the rebalancing of trade exchange, the […]

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REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE STATES GENERAL OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY (Matera, 5-6 November 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE STATES GENERAL OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY (Matera, 5-6 November 2024)     On 5 November 2024 at 12 noon at the Raffaele Gervasio Auditorium in Matera, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will chair the institutional session of the States General of Cultural Diplomacy. The Minister for Universities and Research, […]

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At the end of Deputy Minister Cirielli’s visit to Kazakhstan

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, has concluded a three-day visit to Kazakhstan, during which he co-chaired the IX session of the Kazakh-Italian Intergovernmental Working Group on Industrial and Economic Cooperation – the first in the last six years. Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Italian Trade Agency, Confindustria, SACE, […]

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New Consulate General of Italy to be inaugurated in Madrid. Tajani: Italy’s network of embassies and consulates continues to be strengthened, bringing us closer to our compatriots abroad.

Prompted by Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, tomorrow the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, will inaugurate the new Consulate General of Italy in Madrid, established within the framework of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ efforts to strengthen its network of embassies […]

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