Mission of the Undersecretary of State of Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli to Asunción (Paraguay)

On 15 August, Undersecretary Silli travelled to Asunción to represent Italy at the inauguration ceremony of the new President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña. Undersecretary Silli had the opportunity to emphasise the excellent state of bilateral relations between the two countries, as strengthened by the sharing of common values such as democracy and […]

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1943 by Jacopo Benassi in the Farnesina Collection

Among the recent acquisitions in the Farnesina Collection is 1943 by Jacopo Benassi (La Spezia, 1970), a strongly evocative and composite work. Delimited by rough wooden frames that recall the unpacking of a life, 1943 is the artist’s tender homage to his recently deceased mother. On the deepest level, the work presents a painting by […]

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“Tajani: Dati export primo semestre 2023 molto positivi”

“Il forte impegno del Governo per aumentare gli investimenti esteri e le opportunità per le aziende italiane è concreto” ha dichiarato il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, commentando i dati relativi al commercio estero italiano del primo semestre del 2023. L’export dei beni è […]

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Book on Italian architecture in Buenos Aires online

The book L’influenza italiana nel patrimonio architettonico di Buenos Aires (The Italian influence in the architectural heritage of Buenos Aires) is now available online and can be downloaded free of charge by clicking HERE. Leafing through the pages of the book, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, it will be possible to take […]

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Melbourne, conference celebrating the centenary of Italo Calvino

As part of the initiatives promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth, the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne has organised the Inaugural Lecture of the European Languages Programme dedicated to the intellectual on 10 August, together with the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics […]

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Italy brings La Città Ideale (The Ideal City) by Mario Cucinella to Expo 2025 Osaka. Tajani: “Our pavilion will be an outstanding instrument for growth diplomacy”

The call for tenders for designing and building the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has been awarded: the winning project was submitted by the group led by architect Mario Cucinella, a renowned professional and winner of numerous international awards. The Italian Pavilion will be a modern version of the Ideal City, an iconic symbol […]

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Italy brings La Città Ideale (The Ideal City) by Mario Cucinella to Expo 2025 Osaka. Tajani: “Our pavilion will be an outstanding instrument for growth diplomacy”

The call for tenders for designing and building the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has been awarded: the winning project was submitted by the group led by architect Mario Cucinella, a renowned professional and winner of numerous international awards. The Italian Pavilion will be a modern version of the Ideal City, an iconic symbol […]

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«A law to be written well to safeguard savers. The ECB made a mistake, but it would be wrong to turn against the banks. Forza Italia will be ambitious» (il Giornale)

Antonio Tajani, Forza Italia’s leader, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, explains his opinion on the additional profit tax for banks, which «could be decided with closed markets», and on the minimum wage, to which he favours the Italian mediation proposal. He continues by discussing how he will relaunch his party, the world forecasts, […]

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Francesco Corvaro is Italy’s new Special Envoy for Climate Change

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and Italian Minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, have appointed Francesco Corvaro as the new Special Envoy for Climate Change. Corvaro is an Associate Professor in Industrial Technical Physics at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences […]

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Marcinelle, Italian emigrants and the sacrifice honouring the country (Il Mattino)

On 8 August 1956 in Marcinelle, on the outskirts of Charleroi, a fire broke out in one of the pits of the Bois du Cazier coal mine, killing 262 miners, 136 of whom were Italians coming from Abruzzo, Friuli, Apulia, Marche, Molise, Calabria and Sicily, Lombardy and Tuscany, Veneto and Campania. After having participated many […]

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Message from Minister Tajani on the day of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle tragedy

Dear Italians abroad, it is with great emotion that today we commemorate the Marcinelle tragedy on its 67th anniversary. In memory of the 262 victims of 11 different nationalities – of whom 136 were Italian nationals – who lost their lives in the mining accident. Since 2001, on the anniversary of Marcinelle, the 8 August […]

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Mission of Minister Antonio Tajani on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster

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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