REMINDER Press Accreditation Note – Presentation event of the 24th Week of the Italian Language in the World (Farnesina, 8 October 2024)

REMINDER PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE 24th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD (Farnesina, 8 October 2024)   On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, at 2:30 p.m., the presentation event for the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the leading international showcase promoting our language globally, will […]

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Tajani commemorates the anniversary of 7 October: a cowardly attack on all the Jewish people

ROME – “A year ago, Hamas perpetrated a brutal attack that hit hundreds of innocent Israeli victims. Many of them died and others are still hostages of the terrorist group, in what turned into a cowardly attack on the entire Jewish people”. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said as much on the eve of the commemoration […]

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Inauguration of the construction site for the “Casa d’Italia” in Zurich

The construction site for the renovation of the “Casa d’Italia” in Zurich has been inaugurated. The building will host the offices of the Consulate General, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian State Schools, and the Comites. The “Casa d’Italia” – a historic 3,000 square metre building dating back to 1919 – will also feature a […]

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EUR 17 million in Italian Cooperation resources allocated for emergency interventions in Lebanon

The humanitarian situation in Lebanon has drastically worsened due to escalating violence and displacement. The needs of those who have been forced to leave their homes in recent weeks are compounded by the needs of the host Lebanese communities and the large refugee community residing in the country. Following the announcement made on Monday 30 […]

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Press Accreditation Note – G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Pescara – 22-24 October 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting (Pescara – 22-24 October 2024)   From Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 October 2024, the G7 Development Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Pescara, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. The meeting aims to strengthen international humanitarian coordination […]

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First charter flight with Italian nationals from Lebanon lands

Last night, the first charter flight organised by the Italian Government, at the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, landed at Rome Fiumicino’s “Leonardo Da Vinci” International Airport, facilitating the return of Italian nationals from Lebanon. “We have encouraged all Italians to leave Lebanon via commercial […]

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Tajani meets Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: immediate response to the refugee crisis in Lebanon and Syria, commitment from the G7 in Pescara to coordinate aid to the region

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today met with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, to be updated on the UNHCR’s (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) intervention strategies regarding the crisis in the Middle East. “The Italian government supports the activities of the UNHCR; […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE 24th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD (Farnesina, 8 October 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE PRESENTATION EVENT OF THE 24th WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD (Farnesina, 8 October 2024) On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, at 2:30 p.m., the presentation event for the 24th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM), the leading international showcase promoting our language globally, will […]

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Bahrain, a tribute to Italy’s greatest composers and jazz musicians

On the occasion of the 33rd Edition of the Bahrain International Music Festival, on Wednesday 2 October, the Italian Embassy in Bahrain, in collaboration with the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), organised the concert “Luca Velotti Meets Silvia Manco” at the Culture Hall in Manama. Paying tribute to some of the greatest Italian […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Senate of the Republic

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time at the Senate of the Republic.

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Santiago – 50th anniversary of the 1974 Venice Biennale.

After the coup d’état of 11 September 1973, Carlo Ripa di Meana – newly elected President of the Venice Biennale – decided to dedicate the entire 1974 edition of the Biennale to Chile. Hortensia Allende, widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, travelled to Venice to inaugurate the Biennale, entitled ‘Freedom to Chile: for a democratic […]

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Roots Tourism, the Italea project arrives in Argentina. Tajani: a primary tool to strengthen ties with Italian communities abroad

Coinciding with the mission to Argentina and Brazil (7-9 October) of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, the Italea project – part of the ‘Roots Tourism’ initiative – arrives in Buenos Aires for the FIT, International Tourism Fair. “Roots Tourism is a priority instrument to strengthen ties […]

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