Children’s Literature in Oslo

The program of meetings between Italian and Norwegian publishing houses dedicated to children’s and young people’s literature – organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo, in collaboration with NORLA, the Norwegian body responsible for promoting Norwegian books abroad – ended on September 11. The initiative was organized with the aim of strengthening the […]

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Italy-Latin America Cooperation: the Foreign Ministry adopts training programs for Latin American Police Forces

In its last meeting, the Joint Committee for Italian Development Cooperation adopted, inter alia, two collaboration projects for Latin America’s economic and financial security, which see the Guardia di Finanza and the Carabinieri as executing entities, within the framework of a strategic partnership collaboration with the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA). The aim is to support […]

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Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chaired the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation of 2024

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation of 2024, which adopted a major package of interventions with a total value of 531 million euros. The initiatives adopted are a concrete operational follow-up to the adoption – by the […]

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Caserta. Education and training as drivers of growth for Africa in the G7 High-Level Event chaired by Deputy Minister Cirielli

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for development cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, chaired today at the Royal Palace of Caserta the G7 High-Level Event “Investing in Lifelong Learning for Job Creation and Resilience: a Dialogue with Africa”. With this event, the G7 Italian Presidency intends to provide its contribution to the success of the […]

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Minister Tajani’s telephone conversation with the new Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti

Earlier today, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the new Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti. “First of all, Minister Ali Nafti and I had an in-depth discussion on the situation in the Middle East and the need for […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Ukraine

As we mark two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of portions of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, we the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, stand firmly with Ukraine and its territorial integrity, sovereignty, […]

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In Paris, Pasolini through the shots of Notarangelo

On September 23, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris inaugurated the exhibition “Domenico Notarangelo: Pasolini in Matera”, which can be visited until November 2, followed by the screening of the film “The Gospel According to Matthew”. Participation in the event confirms the French public’s interest in Pier Paolo Pasolini.  This exhibition makes visitors immerse themselves in Pasolini’s world through thirty-five rare […]

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Bucharest: concert to celebrate Puccini

As part of the events for the Puccini Year in Romania, a Symphonic Vocal Concert was held at the Multifunctional Centre of Pitești to open the 18th season, performed by the Pitești Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Cătălin Toropoc, with sopranos Alexandra Grigoraș (Italy), and Madeleine Pascu, as well as tenor Carlo Raffaelli (Italy) […]

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Geronimo Stilton: “Marco Polo” in Kazakh language

Following the publication of “Mille Meraviglie” in Kazakh, the Italian Embassy in Astana and the Italian Cultural Institute in Almaty supported the publication of “Marco Polo”, also in Kazakh, by the publishing house Steppe & World, a book translated directly from Italian by a team of translators selected by the Cultural Institute. Both volumes are […]

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Tanzania: New discoveries in Olduvai Gorge

Important scientific news from the Italian paleoanthropological mission in Tanzania is due to the study of extraordinary human fossils recently discovered in Olduvai Gorge, published by an international research team with technologies never before applied to the Tanzanian cultural heritage. Olduvai Gorge is one of the most iconic sites for the study of human evolution, […]

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Tajani: “Let us not forget the massacre on 7 October. On to the Palestinian state”

First there was Gaza, then the West Bank, then Lebanon, and now there is talk of Israel attacking Yemen. Isn’t the Pope right when he says that excessive defence is not acceptable, Minister Tajani? “Of course, defence must never be excessive, and I agree with the Holy Father, but the attack that started it all […]

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Tajani: “Let us not forget the massacre on 7 October. On to the Palestinian state” (Il Messaggero)

First there was Gaza, then the West Bank, then Lebanon, and now there is talk of Israel attacking Yemen. Isn’t the Pope right when he says that excessive defence is not acceptable, Minister Tajani? “Of course, defence must never be excessive, and I agree with the Holy Father, but the attack that started it all […]

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