Italian film festival “Storie dalla Montagna” on show in Bulgaria

From 6 to 9 February, the Sofia Cinema House will host the Italian Film Festival “Storie dalla Montagna”, organised by the Bansko Film Fest in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia. The festival will screen eleven internationally awarded Italian films and documentaries revolving around mountain-related topics, such as adventurous tales, alpinism, and nature. […]

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The National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” awards a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio

ROME, 2 February 2023 – Today, the National Association of Italian Retired Diplomats “Costantino Nigra” (ASSDIPLAR) presented a graduation prize named after Ambassador Luca Attanasio. The award – worth EUR 2,000 – was assigned to Alessia Matturro, who graduated with a Master’s degree in “Intercultural Communication in the Euro-Mediterranean Area” from the University of Naples […]

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First 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force

The Directorate General for Italians Abroad chaired the first 2023 meeting of the Disputed Minors Task Force at the Farnesina today. This meeting, which was attended as usual senior officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice, provided an opportunity to take stock of the situations of minors involved in the conflict in Ukraine. […]

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Washington DC: Webinar for Italian Trademark Protection in the US

“Protection of Made in Italy in the US”: this is the theme of the webinar that the Italian Embassy in the United States is organising in collaboration with the Guardia di Finanza and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) – ICE Office in New York, on the protection of trademarks and patents in the US market, […]

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Villa Vigoni: call for “Trilateral Research Conferences”

The call for the 2024-2026 “Trilateral Research Conferences” programme promoted in the field of humanities and social sciences by Villa Vigoni – German-Italian Centre for the European Dialogue, in cooperation with Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) is now open. The trilateral programme aims to bring together networks of researchers […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, meets the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri

Today Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, to discuss Rome’s candidacy for EXPO2030. The Deputy Prime Minister confirmed the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its network of diplomats and consuls for the city’s candidacy, including targeted promotional events […]

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The Quirinal Treaty enters into force (1 February 2023)

Today, 1 February 2023, the Treaty between the Italian Republic and the French Republic for Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation, known as the Quirinal Treaty, officially enters into force. Just over a year after it was signed on 26 November 2021, the Treaty seals the strategic relationship between Italy and France, a relationship deeply rooted in our […]

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Meeting of the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, with US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried

Il Segretario Generale, Amb. Ettore Francesco Sequi, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina Karen Donfried, Assistant Secretary of State statunitense per l’Europa. Today, the Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, received Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, at the Farnesina. Ambassador Sequi and Assistant Secretary Donfried reaffirmed the excellent state […]

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Bucharest: “Universo Olivetti. Comunità come utopia concreta” exhibition

The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Bucharest have organised the exhibition “Universo Olivetti. Comunità come utopia concreta” (Olivetti Universe. Community as a Concrete Utopia), which will be inaugurated in the National Library of Romania on 4 February. The exhibition – which has been curated by Pippo Ciorra, Francesca Limana and Matilde Trevisani […]

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London, conversations on “predictability”

The Italian Embassy in London and the Italian Cultural Institute have organised a conversation on the theme of “predictability” on 1 February. The meeting is part of “Encounters”, a series of events dedicated to topical issues discussed by experts in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. During the event, which will be held at […]

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INFORMATION NOTE – CANCELLATION of the 11th Steering Committee for Internationalisation – Farnesina,31 January 2023

INFORMATION NOTE     Notice is hereby given that the 11th meeting of the Steering Committee for Internationalisation, scheduled for today 31 January 2023 from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m., has been cancelled.   La Submitting the above-mentioned personal data means authorising the use thereof in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June […]

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Bogotá, Colombian archaeological artefacts found in Italy returned

The Italian Ambassador to Bogotá, Gherardo Amaduzzi, took part in a ceremony held at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark the return to Colombia of a collection of ancient pre-Columbian archaeological artefacts found in Italy by the Carabinieri Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Turin. The Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, […]

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