Undersecretary Tripodi’s videoconference meeting with Chile’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, held a videoconference meeting with Gloria de la Fuente González, Chile’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. The meeting noted the excellent level of bilateral relations between the two countries, as demonstrated by the State visit of the President of the Republic last July. Chile is also an important economic […]

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Space Food Experience: space cuisine for the Italian National Space Day 2023

Dishes inspired by Italian food and wine culture and eaten in orbit by ESA astronauts arrive in Italian Embassies and Consulates abroad. The Space Food Experience, a gastronomic format promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the occasion of the Italian National Space Day 2023, is kicking off. It is […]

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Kazakhstan, Tourism and Design for Italian Cuisine

Tourism and design are the themes around which the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World was organised in Kazakhstan by the Italian Embassy in Astana, which, in collaboration with GoodProject (a platform of ten of the country’s top-rated restaurants) and star chef Chiara Pavan, developed a programme of various convivial and promotional events. […]

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Antonio Tajani: « Rigour on spending and debt. A fund to privatize public assets is needed». (Il Sole 24 Ore)

Fiscal stability and greater rigour on spending: the high public debt does not allow the government to take risks. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani makes it clear: we need to fight debt, not look the other way. This is his view on the economic dossiers of the government, which is committed to […]

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Minister Tajani chairs Working Group on Export and Economic Diplomacy

Yesterday at the Farnesina, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, chaired a meeting aimed at investigating – together with export partners (CdP, ICE, SACE, and SIMEST) economists and experts – ways and strategies to strengthen Italian exports. This latest operational meeting of the Working Group, created at […]

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Hearing of Undersecretary Maria Tripodi at the Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Committee on the Indo-Pacific

Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi held a hearing at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the Indo-Pacific and Italian action in the area. “The Indo-Pacific is an increasingly crucial region for the future global balance”, the Undersecretary recalled, “where processes of enormous geo-strategic and economic relevance are in motion”. In […]

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Schinasi’s Neofuturism on show in Amsterdam and The Hague

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam, in partnership with the Italian Embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, presents a double retrospective exhibition devoted to the artist Daniel Schinasi, founder of the Neofuturist movement. The retrospective, edited by the artist’s daughter, Sarah Schinasi, allows visitors to explore the painter’s artistic world and discover his contribution to the contemporary […]

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Sparkle expands its international network in South Africa

Sparkle announces the expansion of its network in South Africa with the opening of two new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Fully integrated with Sparkle Seabone‘s Tier-1 global IP backbone – which boasts extensive coverage in Africa – and the Equiano submarine cable connecting South Africa to Nigeria and Portugal, the […]

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Speech by Undersecretary Tripodi at the 4th Conference with International Higher Education Agencies

Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi opened the 4th Conference with International Higher Education Agencies, held at the Farnesina. The Conference, organised by the association Uni-Italia with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, explored “The economic impact of international students”. During her speech, Undersecretary […]

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The Italian culinary tradition stars in Algeria

On the occasion of the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Embassy in Algiers has devised a programme full of activities to present and illustrate the Italian culinary and gastronomic tradition. Guest of honour will be Chef Giuseppe D’Alessio of the Settimo restaurant in Rome. The events were organised together with […]

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Prague celebrates Baroque architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel

On the 300th anniversary of the death of Jan Blažej Santini Aichel (1677-1723), the great Czech Baroque architect of Italian origin, the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague organised the conference “Un mistero chiamato Santini, 300 anni dopo” (A Mystery Called Santini, 300 Years Later). The event was held in the Institute’s Baroque Chapel and featured […]

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Italy re-elected to UNESCO’s Executive Board with 155 votes: the highest number of endorsements for the Western Group

Italy was re-elected yesterday to its seventh consecutive four-year mandate as a member of UNESCO’s Executive Board. The election took place during the 42nd meeting of UNESCO’s General Conference in Paris. The election, which saw Italy receive the highest number of votes in the Western Group, reaffirms the leading role played by the country in […]

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