“Piano solo” concert by Stefano Bollani in Tirana

Italian pianist and composer Stefano Bollani will perform for the first time in Tirana on 29 January. His “Piano solo” concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. This will be a premiere for the artist, who considers music a fun game to be […]

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Work by Giuseppe Licari at the “Sculptura #2” Festival in Brussels

The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels is taking part in the “Sculptura #2” Festival, an exhibition of European sculpture and installation art returning to the historic Tour & Taxis park in Brussels from Friday 19 January to Sunday 10 March 2024. After a successful first edition in 2023, which featured 23 artists, the 2024 edition […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Senate of the Republic

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today in the Question Time at the Senate of the Republic.

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SAUDI ARABIA: EUR 4.3 billion mega contract awarded to Webuild for the construction of the Trojena dams in Neom

Webuild has been directly awarded the EUR 4.3 billion contract for the construction of a set of three dams in Trojena, about 50 km from the coast, at an altitude between 1,500 and 2,600 metres, for the construction of an artificial lake at the centre of a ski resort and mountain village that will host […]

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Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi opens the 3rd International Symposium on Cultural Heritage: Preserving and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage as an Imperative for the International Community

Today, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi took part in the opening of the 3rd International Symposium on Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage, hosted at the Forlì campus of the University of Bologna and organised by the Heritage International Institute (HII) and the University of Pisa, with a video message. As […]

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Telephone conversation between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné

Today, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the new French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné. The two ministers first of all addressed the situation in the Red Sea. “Italy will propose to the next Foreign Affairs Council, to be […]

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Telephone conversation between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, with Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi

The situation in Gaza, the risk of regional escalation and the threats to free navigation in the Red Sea were the topics of the telephone conversation between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. “Jordan continues to be […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE UPDATE – Italy-Kazakhstan Investment Round Table Discussion (Farnesina, 18 January 2024)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE UPDATE On Thursday 18 January 2024, at 04:30 p.m., the Italy-Kazakhstan Investment Round Table Discussion will be held at the Foreign Ministry. The event, including the closing ceremony of the signing of bilateral trade agreements, will be open to the press. Journalists, photographers and cameramen interested in following that part of the event may apply […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi meets SIDRI: the contribution of Italian researchers as an essential instrument of foreign policy

Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi met at the Farnesina a delegation of the Italian Research Doctorate Society (Società Italiana del Dottorato di Ricerca, SIDRI), led by President Antonio de Lucia. The fruitful meeting took stock of the activities of the Italian Research Doctorate Society in order to launch a collaboration […]

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The “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” exhibition opened in Zagreb

The exhibition “Mediterranea – Visions of an ancient and complex sea” was inaugurated at Zagreb’s National and University Library. Promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Telespazio/e-GEOS and Fondazione Med-Or, with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA), the exhibition recounts the […]

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Italy guest of honour at the Warsaw Book Fair

For the first time, Italy will be the guest of honour at the Warsaw International Book Fair to be held at the Palace of Culture and Science from 23 to 26 May 2024. The agreement was signed at the Italian Embassy in Poland by Ambassador Luca Franchetti Pardo, representing Italy, and by Waldemar Michalski and […]

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Meeting between Tajani and Baerbock on the Red Sea and Gaza

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today held a telephone meeting with the German Minister for Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock. “First of all, we discussed the issue of safe navigation in the Red Sea and the conflict in Gaza. Ensuring freedom of navigation and the safety of […]

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