Towards a Naples Biennale on Cultural Heritage: preparatory event at the Girolamini concludes

From 21 to 23 October, the UNESCO event ‘Towards a Naples Biennale on Cultural Heritage’ took place at the Girolamini Monumental Complex. It was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with the Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the City of Naples. This new and significant event, which forms part […]

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Tajani to attend the Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts in Reggio Calabria tomorrow

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will be in Reggio Calabria tomorrow to attend the institutional session of the Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts, scheduled for 12 noon at the Teatro Comunale Cilea. The conference began on 3 November with panel discussions on artificial intelligence and science diplomacy, followed by visits […]

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Tajani attended a working meeting in Amsterdam with a group of ‘like-minded’ European foreign ministers

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attended a working meeting in Amsterdam this evening, organised by the Dutch Foreign Minister, Tom Berendsen, alongside the foreign ministers of Germany, Poland, Sweden, Croatia, Latvia and Hungary. The meeting follows a similar gathering organised by Minister Tajani in Rome last July, as part of a regular dialogue between a wider […]

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Tajani thanks Cassis for Switzerland’s decision not to seek reimbursement of the medical expenses incurred by the young people from Crans-Montana: “We will always stand by the young people and their families”

Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani today welcomed the Swiss Government’s decision not to seek reimbursement of the medical expenses for the young Italians involved in the Crans-Montana tragedy, and thanked the Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ignazio Cassis, who had informed him of the decision. The Minister, working in close […]

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REMINDER – PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts ‘From the Lab to the Market: Cutting-edge technologies for Italy’s prosperity’ (Reggio Calabria, 3–5 November 2026)

REMINDER – PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts ‘From the Lab to the Market: Cutting-edge technologies for Italy’s prosperity’ (Reggio Calabria, 3–5 November 2026)   The Conference of Scientific and Space Attachés and Agricultural Experts will take place in Reggio Calabria from 3 to 5 November. Every year, the […]

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Secretary-General Guariglia at the commemoration ceremony for the fallen victims of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the First World War

To mark National Unity and Armed Forces Day, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, took part today, alongside the Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court, Councillor Umberto Zingales, in the ceremony held at the Palazzo della Consulta in memory of the fallen victims of the Ministry of […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli in Florence for the 40th anniversary of UNICEF Innocenti

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, participated today in Florence in the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of UNICEF Innocenti, which coincides with the 80th anniversary of UNICEF itself, in the presence of UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. Deputy Minister Cirielli highlighted the important role that UNICEF’s Research Office has […]

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Meeting between Minister Tajani and the Patriarch of Iraq, Paul III Nona

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met today at the Foreign Ministry with the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Baghdad, His Beatitude Paul III Nona, who has taken the helm of a community numbering over 600,000 faithful worldwide, 300,000 of whom are in Iraq. The meeting provided an opportunity to address a number of challenges […]

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São Paulo: Guido Totoli exhibition to mark the Franciscan anniversary

To mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi, the Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo is hosting the exhibition Guido Totoli e San Francesco. Terra, Trasformazione, Spirito“ (Guido Totoli and St Francis. Earth, Transformation, Spirit), dedicated to the work of the Italian-Brazilian artist Guido Totoli, curated by Claudia Totoli based […]

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Almaty, Tosca at the Abay Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Puccini’s masterpiece Tosca made its debut on 30 and 31 October on the stage of the Abay Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Almaty, in a visionary production by Stefano Poda – one of the most significant productions of the Teatro Regio in Turin. The production is the result of close collaboration between the […]

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Ghana: October dedicated to art, design and intercultural dialogue

Throughout October, the Embassy of Italy in Ghana organised a number of initiatives dedicated to art, design and intercultural dialogue, in collaboration with local institutions and cultural organisations. On 4 October, the exhibition “Oltre la creazione. Umanità, natura, spiritualità, un messaggio universale” (Beyond Creation. Humanity, Nature, Spirituality: A Universal Message) opened at the Art Centre […]

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Deputy Minister Cirielli met the Chairman of the Estonian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Edmondo Cirielli, today received  Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia, at the Foreign Ministry. Following the Deputy Minister’s last visit to Tallinn last year, the meeting provided an opportunity to further deepen discussions between Italy and Estonia on key […]

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