Prague: a June of music and dance

June in Prague kicked off with a celebration of Italian music and dance, featured in the rich summer programme of the Italian Cultural Institute. As part of the international contemporary dance festival Tanec Praha, held at the Ponec Theatre, choreographer and director Simone Sandroni presented a new production: “Let there be the light”. Following this, […]

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Tajani opens the Italy–Malaysia Round Table with Prime Minister Ibrahim

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is today opening in Rome the Round Table on the Italy–Malaysia Economic Partnership, together with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Tengku Zafrul Aziz. The event will be attended by numerous members of the […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli in Seville participated in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, led the Italian delegation in Seville that participated in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the main event of the UN agenda for 2025 dedicated specifically to financial instruments to promote cooperation projects.  Besides officials from the Foreign Ministry, the […]

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Bolivia, the Embassy promotes Italian painting in the colonial era

On the occasion of the visit to Bolivia of Dr. Elena Amerio, a researcher and art historian who is one of the major specialists in the study of religious painting in the colonial era, Amb. Fabio Messineo visited the National Museum of Art in La Paz, where a number of works by the Jesuit painter […]

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Participation of Minister Tajani in the Presentation of the Competition for musical bands and folk groups with the mayors of the project “Turismo delle Radici”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participated in the Presentation of the Competition for musical bands and folk groups with the mayors of the project “Turismo delle Radici” (Roots Tourism).

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Tajani met with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld. Agreement signed on immigration thanks to the “flow decree”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today with the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld. Following the inclusion of Ecuador in the Flow Decree for the three-year period 2026-2028, during the meeting the two Ministers signed an agreement on immigration and mobility that aims to facilitate the regular mobility of workers, […]

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Adoption by the Council of Ministers of the Three-Year Programming and Guidance Policy Document for Development Cooperation 2024–2026

On 20 June, the Council of Ministers adopted the Three-Year Programming and Guidance Policy Document (DTPI) for Development Cooperation for the period 2024–2026. As required by art. 12 of Law 125/2014, the DTPI obtained approval from the Interministerial Committee for Development Cooperation – CICS and acquired the opinions of the Parliamentary Committees, the National Council […]

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The June issue of the SFIM newsletter is online

Every month the SFIM newsletter delves into the latest news on Italian education abroad, ranging from the most relevant and interesting initiatives, to educational projects and cultural activities of the Italian Education System in the World.  The SFIM includes Italian schools and sections abroad, Italian language and culture courses and lectorships at foreign universities.  Among the news in this issue: the award ceremony of the “progettoDiventerò” at the Teatro alla […]

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Tirana, Enzo Cucchi’s first exhibition in Albania

The exhibition I soli di tutte le terre, inaugurated on 5 June, 2025 at the Center for Openness and Dialogue (COD) in Tirana, marks the first institutional exhibition in Albania of the famous Italian artist Enzo Cucchi, a key figure of the Transavanguardia. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and curated by Spazio Taverna, the […]

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New York, Naples on display with the Caputo Award

The Caputo Award exhibition, hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York from 17 to 30 June 2025, marked the first international stage of a project created to enhance the young talents of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. The works on display reflect the deep connection between art and food tradition, on […]

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The call for applications for the sixth “Berlin Prize” is online

The call for applications for the sixth Berlin Prize is available online, offering two young Italian architects the opportunity to spend a period of six months in Berlin (January-June 2026) for a training and professional experience at a selected architectural firm and to explore issues related to reuse and urban regeneration. The Berlin Prize 2025 […]

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In Algiers, the fourth session of the Italy-Algeria Strategic Dialogue with the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry

Under the guidance of Minister Tajani, the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, travelled to Algiers on 29 and 30 June to co-chair, together with his Algerian counterpart Ambassador Lounès Magramane, the fourth session of the Italy-Algeria Strategic Dialogue, an important mechanism for bilateral consultations. The meeting provided an opportunity to […]

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