Lisbon, 16th edition of the Italian Film Festival

Yesterday the 16th edition of the Italian Film Festival was inaugurated in Lisbon. Every year in Portugal, the festival presents the best of Italian auteur cinema, under the auspices of the Italian Embassy. More than a thousand people attended the festival’s opening ceremony at the prestigious Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon, in the hall named […]

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Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli presides over the second annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2023

Today, 30 March, the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second meeting of the 2023 Joint Committee for Development Cooperation. The body, which is responsible for approving the funding of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, approved the allocation of over EUR […]

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Argentina, Master in Studies and Management of the Italian Community

The “Diplomatura in Studi e Gestione delle istituzioni della Collettività Italiana in Argentina” (Master in Studies and Management of the Institutions of the Italian Community in Argentina) coordinated by the Italo-Argentine Centre for Advanced Studies (CIAAE – Centro Ítalo Argentino de Altos Estudios) of the University of Buenos Aires is supported by the Italian Embassy […]

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Declaration of the Summit for Democracy

We, the leaders of the Summit for Democracy, reaffirm our shared belief that democracy – government reflecting the effective participation and will of the people – is humanity’s most enduring means to advance peace, prosperity, equality, sustainable development, and security.  Democracy is necessary to ensure that every voice is heard, that the human rights of […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Ministerial Meeting on the Western Balkans (Rome – 3 April 2023)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Ministerial Meeting on the Western Balkans Rome – 3 April 2023   On Monday 3 April 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the Ministerial Meeting on the Western Balkans will take place in Rome. The meeting will be chaired by Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Telephone meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed

Today, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, held a telephone meeting with the new Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf. While addressing the main current regional issues, Minister Tajani stressed the importance of Algerian-Italian cooperation for the stability and security of the […]

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Italian participation in the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD)

The Ambassador of Italy to Berlin, Armando Varricchio, is participating, as the representative of the Italian government, in the BETD-Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (28-29 March) a forum which, this year, is dedicated to “Energiewende – Securing a Green Future” that brings together representatives from institutions, science, industry and civil society on the topics of energy […]

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NORWAY. Leaflet on offshore wind energy

L’eolico diventerà uno dei pilastri della transizione energetica mondiale e la Norvegia, attuale grande protagonista nel settore dell’Oil and Gas, ambisce a divenire leader nella produzione di energia eolica offshore, facendo leva sull’esperienza acquisita nelle piattaforme petrolifere offshore. Il governo norvegese ha inoltre indicato il settore eolico come una delle aree di esportazione strategica nell’ambito […]

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Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, on a mission to Mexico (March 27-28)

On 27 and 28 March, Giorgio Silli, the Italian Undersecretary of State, took part in a mission to Mexico to return 43 pre-Columbian archaeological artefacts (vases, sculptures and votive offerings dating from the III to the XIV century AD). These artefacts, of great historical, artistic and cultural value, were stolen over the years, and recovered […]

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The Cineforum of the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna reopens its doors

By popular demand, the Cineforum (Film Club) of the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna reopens its doors. This year’s programme will be dedicated to a number of real or missed birthdays of famous figures who have left their mark on Italian cinema. Liliana Cavani and Sandra Milo turned 90. Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died in 2021, […]

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Phone call with Anthony Blinken, United States Secretary of State

This afternoon, Antonio Tajani, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, had a telephone conversation with Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, to discuss the latest political and economic developments of the Tunisian crisis. During the conversation, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister – Tajani – stressed how coordination between […]

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Meeting of DPM Tajani with Commissioner Urpilainen

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today in Rome with European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen. Tajani and Urpilainen expressed their support to the EU Global Gateway, an investment strategy for sustainable infrastructure, that tackles the most pressing global challenges, from climate change to health, energy, education […]

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