“Russia and Wagner the new colonisers in Africa; the EU must now change course” (La Stampa)

The Prime Minister of Niger, currently in exile in France, appealed to Italy and the West to provide support in stopping not only the coup leaders, but above all the jihadists heading south. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani replied that a Western military intervention was not an option at the moment and that […]

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World Scouting Jamboree in South Korea

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Italian Embassy in Seoul and in agreement with the local authorities, is closely monitoring the condition of its compatriots taking part in the 25th World Scout Jamboree underway in South Korea. The region has been hit in recent days by a strong heat wave that has caused […]

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Buenos Aires, Italian contemporary art on show

An exhibition by Italian artist Ryts Monet entitled WORLD MAP (about sustainable fashion) can be seen in Buenos Aires as part of the group exhibition Rompecabezas curated by Diana B. Wechsler and Benedetta Casini. WORLD MAP is an initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, in collaboration with BIENALSUR and the support of […]

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Italian-Georgian Archaeological Expedition in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region

The 5th mission of the “Samtskhe-Javakheti Project”, the Italian-Georgian mission co-directed by Vakhtang Licheli (Tbilisi State University/Archaeological Association of Georgia), Tornike Chilingarashvili (Tbilisi State University) and Roberto Dan (Associazione Internazionale di Studi sul Mediterraneo e l’Oriente – ISMEO). Last July, the research activities – financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and […]

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Tajani: “From Trieste to island states to manage marine resources” (Il Piccolo)

Oceans and seas play a crucial role in ecosystems, food security, combating climate change, and in providing quality food for a growing proportion of the global population. We, in Italy, know this well, with nearly 8,000 km of coastline and over 800 small islands. The effects of global warming and natural disasters are increasingly evident in […]

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Tajani: “From Trieste to island states to manage marine resources” (Il Piccolo)

Oceans and seas play a crucial role in ecosystems, food security, combating climate change, and in providing quality food for a growing proportion of the global population. We, in Italy, know this well, with nearly 8,000 km of coastline and over 800 small islands. The effects of global warming and natural disasters are increasingly evident in […]

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the 67th commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy in Belgium on 8 August in the presence of the Belgian Royal Family. On that day in 1956, 262 miners, including 136 Italians, died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine. This is […]

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Tajani: “Italy should remain in the Sahel. The coup leaders escorted our convoy”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had spent some agitated hours before giving this interview. Yesterday, at 4 in the morning, he welcomed the first repatriation flight of Italian citizens from Niger, and he is now getting prepared for today’s tense day. It is the anniversary of the Niger independence, and protests are expected […]

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Tajani: “Italy should remain in the Sahel. The coup leaders escorted our convoy” (la Repubblica)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, had spent some agitated hours before giving this interview. Yesterday, at 4 in the morning, he welcomed the first repatriation flight of Italian citizens from Niger, and he is now getting prepared for today’s tense day. It is the anniversary of the Niger independence, and protests are expected […]

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La Traviata in concert in Lima

The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima, in collaboration with the Association Internacional de Ópera Juvenil (AICU), proposes Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata as part of the Festival Internacional de Ópera Juvenil (FIOJ). The Bicentennial National Youth Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Lorenzo Tazzieri and will perform in Lima’s Teatro Nacional on 3 and 4 […]

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Fornitura di aiuti umanitari della Cooperazione Italiana in Somalia

In risposta all’emergenza umanitaria causata dagli scontri intorno alla città di Las Anood, su disposizione del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Edmondo Cirielli, un volo umanitario con un carico di circa 18 tonnellate di medicinali, kit sanitari e tende della Cooperazione Italiana è atterrato sabato mattina a Mogadiscio (Somalia). Il carico […]

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Abuja, “Colors of noble cultures” by Luigi Ballarin

An exhibition entitled “Colors of noble cultures” by Italian artist Luigi Ballarin was organised in Abuja by the Italian Embassy to Nigeria. The event, inaugurated by Italian Ambassador Stefano De Leo and attended by representatives of the diplomatic, institutional and cultural world of Abuja, represented an opportunity to support Rome’s candidacy for EXPO 2030. The […]

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