Traditional Italian puppets and marionettes in Prague

Over 250 puppets and marionettes will be on display in the Baroque Chapel and the halls of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague until 26 August. They come from one of the world’s leading collections of marionettes and puppets: the Zanella/Pasqualini Collection – Budrio Museum (Bologna), which houses more than 35,000 unique pieces from around […]

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Vienna, Conference on Gravitational Waves and the “Einstein Telescope”

Metternich Palace, home of the Italian Embassy in Vienna, hosted a prestigious science diplomacy event dedicated to the topic of gravitational waves and the European “Einstein Telescope” project, a future research infrastructure for observing the universe. The meeting, organized as a side event of the International School of Astroparticle Physics (ISAPP2025), featured Prof. Marco Pallavicini, […]

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Tajani: «Now the ECB shall take action. We need a plan modelled on the one implemented for Covid to protect companies»

Minister Tajani, how should Europe respond? «Calm and cool-headed. It must negotiate with its head held high knowing that it is in everyone’s interest to avoid a trade war. Europe needs the united States and vice versa». What do you think of the postponement of the European counter-tariffs to August 1? “A wise choice. Firmness […]

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Tajani: «Now the ECB shall take action. We need a plan modelled on the one implemented for Covid to protect companies» (Il Messaggero)

Minister Tajani, how should Europe respond? «Calm and cool-headed. It must negotiate with its head held high knowing that it is in everyone’s interest to avoid a trade war. Europe needs the united States and vice versa». What do you think of the postponement of the European counter-tariffs to August 1? “A wise choice. Firmness […]

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Tariffs: Tajani spoke with EU Commissioner Sefcovic and Spanish Minister Cuerpo

In view of the next steps in the trade negotiations with the United States in Brussels, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held telephone calls this morning with EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo Caballero. The Minister agreed with his counterparts that no needless aggressive rhetoric against the US Administration should be […]

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Industry is taking to the field for Ukraine. We are negotiating tariffs with our heads held high” – (IL SOLE 24 ORE)

Minister Tajani, you are responsible for foreign policy but also for “foreign trade”: President Trump’s letter on tariffs to Europe is a nasty surprise. How do you comment on it and how will you react? Such an intervention from President Trump was expected, and I see it as a step in his negotiating tactics. The […]

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Industry is taking to the field for Ukraine. We are negotiating tariffs with our heads held high” – (IL SOLE 24 ORE)

Minister Tajani, you are responsible for foreign policy but also for “foreign trade”: President Trump’s letter on tariffs to Europe is a nasty surprise. How do you comment on it and how will you react? Such an intervention from President Trump was expected, and I see it as a step in his negotiating tactics. The […]

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“Funerary Traditions in Prehistoric Sardinia: the Domus de Janas” inscribed on the World Heritage List

With the inscription of the site “Funerary Traditions in Prehistoric Sardinia: the Domus de Janas,” the number of UNESCO-certified World Heritage Sites in Italy rises to 61. The long-awaited decision came today following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s 47th session in Paris. The site enhances the cultural specificities of Sardinian prehistory. For the Domus de Janas (House […]

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Tajani at the Dubrovnik Forum, bilateral meetings

During his participation in the Dubrovnik International Forum, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held several meetings with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković; the Belarusian opposition leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya; the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al Budaiwi; the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Mauro Luiz […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Cirielli at the second and final day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, addressed the plenary assembly to officially close the Ukraine Recovery Conference, co-organized by Italy and Ukraine. The Deputy Minister reaffirmed Italy’s staunch support for Ukraine. “We have demonstrated that investing in security means leaving no one behind. As Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated yesterday, […]

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Tajani in Croatia for the Dubrovnik Forum and meetings with Prime Minister Plenković and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radman

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is in Croatia to participate in the “Addressing the Change” segment of the Dubrovnik International Forum. The Minister will meet with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, and the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić […]

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Library: 80 years since the end of the Second World War

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken part in the cartographic census of leaflets, pamphlets and other ephemeral publications (Ephemera) relating to the Second World War. The project was coordinated and conducted by the Department for […]

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