Venice has been confirmed as an emblematic site on the UNESCO World Heritage List

During its 45th session in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), the UNESCO World Heritage Committee confirmed Venice as an emblematic site of the UNESCO list, thus excluding the city from the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The possibility of including Venice and its Lagoon among the UNESCO sites at risk was announced a few weeks […]

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, at the launch of the “2024 Year of the Italian Roots in the World” project

On Saturday, 16 September, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will take part in the launch of the “2024 Year of the Italian Roots in the World” project in the Municipality of Sgurgola (FR). During the event, Mayor Antonio Corsi will award the Deputy Prime Minister honorary […]

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Melbourne and Detroit as the 2023 capitals of Italian Creativity

The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne and the Consulate of Detroit are the winners of the first edition of the project “Capitals of Italian Creativity in the World” (Festival of Italian Creativity), a competition of ideas organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to enhance the Italian industrial and creative sectors […]

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The Ballet of Rome in China with Romeo and Juliet

Twelve years after its last tour in China, the Ballet of Rome is back to perform Romeo and Juliet in the main theatres of ten important cities – Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Jiangmen, Beijing, Wenzhou, Yiwu, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhoushan, Shanghai – for a total of 13 shows. The tour is supported by MAECI – together with the […]

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

The Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today at 3 pm in the Question Time in the Senate of the Republic.

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Tajani: “The situation will get worse. Time for a plan with the EU, G20 and UN” (Corriere della Sera)

The record arrivals in Lampedusa and the relentless flow of migrants in recent days are only the tip of the iceberg: according to Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the situation may “even get worse” in the coming months. And Italy “as both the President of the European Parliament Metsola and the President of […]

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Response to requests for support for the flooding emergency in Libya

In response to the flooding emergency in Libya, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, gave instructions to respond to requests for support from the country, in constant liaison with the Italian Embassy in Tripoli and the relevant Italian authorities. “Italy is close to the Libyan people […]

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Honorary Consulate of Italy inaugurated in Odessa, the first in Ukraine

During his recent mission to Odessa, Italian Ambassador Pier Francesco Zazo inaugurated the first Honorary Consulate of Italy in Ukraine, headed by Honorary Consul Vladislav Shtamburg. The Head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper, the representative of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serhii Orlov, a delegation from the Municipality of Odessa, the […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE- Joint Press Conference with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Moldova – Friday, 15 September 2023 at 9:40 a.m.

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE   Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will hold a joint press conference with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Nicu Popescu, at the Farnesina on Friday 15 September 2023, at approximately 9:40 […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on illegitimate “elections” in regions of Ukraine illegally occupied by Russia

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, unequivocally condemn the staging of sham “elections” held by Russia on sovereign Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia oblasts and Crimea. These sham “elections” are a […]

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Italian Children’s Literature in Zurich

Launch of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Advanced Training Programme for Italian Schools Abroad The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Advanced Training Programme for students and teachers of Italian Schools Abroad starts in Zurich. The programme aims to promote the Italian educational model, strengthening the educational offer with innovative advanced training courses. The courses focus […]

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Jordan – Launch of the “Invest Jordan” platform

Jordan’s Ministry of Investment has launched the Invest Jordan platform. The platform is designed to provide information on Jordanian investment legislation and public and private investment opportunities. It also informs about priority sectors, incentives available to investors, Special Economic Zones and the procedures, authorisations and regulations to carry out investment projects.

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