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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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note

The inspection immediately sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to the embassies of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to verify the procedures applied in issuing entry visas for Italy has just ended. The precise work of analysing the results of the inspection is underway and the final report of […]

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Scouts gathered at the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea to be evacuated

The evacuation of the numerous contingents of scouts from all over the world gathered in South Korea for the World Scout Jamboree will begin tomorrow, Tuesday 8 August, due to the expected impact of Typhoon Khanun in the area. The Italian Embassy in Seoul, in agreement with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in […]

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Elisabetta Cocciaretto appointed as the first “Sports Diplomacy Ambassador”

Today Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with the Italian tennis player Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Farnesina and appointed her as the first “Sports Diplomacy Ambassador”. Thanks to the result obtained last 30 July in the Women’s Tennis Association tournament in Lausanne, the young athlete became […]

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“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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“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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