Shanghai – a comic strip depicting Marco Polo’s journey

As part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo’s death (1324-2024) and the 770th anniversary of his birth (1254-2024), the Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai has organised the exhibition “Il mondo a fumetti: Le meraviglie di Marco Polo”, which will be open from 28 May to 31 August 2024, in collaboration with […]

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Minister Tajani inaugurates the premises of the new Consulate General in Brussels

The Italian community in Brussels gathers today for a long-awaited event – the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will inaugurate the premises of the new Italian Consulate General in the presence of the Italian Ambassador to Belgium, Federica Favi, and the newly appointed Consul General in Brussels, Francesco Varriale. “With […]

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Tajani «Our weapons shall be used only on Ukrainian territory» (Il Mattino)

Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani, reiterated: «We made a commitment: we will keep it and we will check that the weapons are only used, for defence, on Ukrainian territory». As to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict he reaffirmed: «Italy is ready to send Italian soldiers on a peace mission as part of a UN […]

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Tajani in Brussels for Ukraine, Italian companies in Russia and war in the Middle East

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to Brussels to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by High Representative Josep Borrell. The meeting will open with a discussion on the Russian war on Ukraine, which will also be attended by Ukrainian Foreign […]

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Meeting between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Mustafa

During this morning’s meeting at the Foreign Ministry with the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Mohammed Mustafa, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting the Palestinian population. Since 7 October Italy has been at the […]

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Presentation of the pilot project “Mama Sofia shortens distances in care” (Rabat , 23 May 2024)

The pilot project “Mama Sofia shortens distances in care”, an initiative promoted by the Mama Sofia Foundation under the patronage of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa, was presented today in Rabat, at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Morocco. The ceremony was […]

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Joint Statement on Myanmar

We, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, are deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Myanmar and in particular the increasing harm to civilians, which are driving a worsening and devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis across the country. Since […]

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Tajani: satisfaction for the new rule eliminating disparities between Italian teachers and their European colleagues in European schools

On the initiative of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, the Council of Ministers adopted a Prime Minister’s Decree thanks to which school staff serving abroad can opt for a single continuous period of nine years of service abroad, in both Italian and European schools. Deputy […]

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Warsaw, Italy Guest of Honour at the International Book Fair

Ambassador Luca Franchetti Pardo yesterday inaugurated the Warsaw International Book Fair, which this year sees Italy as the Guest of Honour, together with the Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, the Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Alessandro De Pedys, […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Inauguration of the Consulate General in Brussels

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Inauguration of the Consulate General in Brussels Brussels – 27 May 2024, 3:00 p.m.     On Monday, 27 May 2024, starting at 3:00 p.m. the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will inaugurate the new Consulate General in Brussels, with a ceremony that […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Tajani opens the Italy-Serbia Business Forum in Trieste together with Serbian Prime Minister Vučević

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani opens today in Trieste the Italy-Serbia Business Forum dedicated to the topic “Green Transition: New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation”. “The Italian Government has invested heavily in relaunching the Italian economic presence in the Western Balkans, a crucial area for the future […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani opens the Italy-Serbia Business Forum

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opens the plenary session of the Italy-Serbia Business Forum dedicated to the theme “Green Transition: New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation” together with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Miloš Vučević. The Forum, which will be held at the Trieste […]

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