Türkiye, new Italian Consulate in Izmir inaugurated

The Ambassador of Italy in Türkiye, Giorgio Marrapodi, the Director General for Italian Citizens Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, and the Consul of Italy in Izmir, Valerio Giorgio, have inaugurated the new offices of the Consulate of Italy in Izmir at the Heris Tower, in the presence of the Prefect Selim Kosger and the Mayor of […]

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Tajani “Wir waren nicht naiv gegenüber Putin” (Frankfurter Allgemeine)

Herr Minister, der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist zum zweiten Mal in Europa — und besucht wieder nicht Italien. Stört Sie das? Die italienische Regierung hat vorige Woche eine große Veranstaltung mit tausend italienischen und ukrainischen Unternehmen für den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine organisiert. Präsident Selenskyj war gleich zweimal live dazugeschaltet. Kurz danach war unsere Ministerpräsidentin […]

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Tajani. « Gross, uncalled-for insult against the Italian government and Italy. We demand an apology. » (Corriere della Sera)

ROME « Of course the French’s explanation was inadequate. There are no excuses, their Minister of the Interior said some unbelievable things, whether against Prime Minister Meloni, the Italian government, and even Italy and Italians. Go and have another listen, that’s unheard of. » What is your explanation? « I don’t know, he said we […]

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The “Art Factor” exhibition makes a stop in Madrid

From 5 May to 24 June 2023, the exhibition spaces of the Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid will host the prestigious exhibition “Art Factor – The Pop Legacy in Post-War Italian Art”, a project inaugurated by BFF in 2020. Through a selection of works from the contemporary art collection started by the Group in the […]

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Tunis, Italy returns to the International Book Fair

After 15 years of absence, Italy returns to the Tunis International Book Fair, the country’s most important literary event, now in its 37th edition. Two events organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis are scheduled for Sunday 7 May. The first will be dedicated to Arabic translations of Italo Calvino’s works, on the occasion […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani’s opening speech at the 2023 State of the Union

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, delivers the keynote speech at the European University Institute for the 2023 edition of the State of the Union.

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Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the UN base in Brindisi

Deputy Minister Cirielli today visited the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) and the UN Global Service Centre at Brindisi Airport. The first base of this kind, established by the United Nations and financed by Italy since 2000, UNHRD provides international logistical services and emergency aid to respond to humanitarian crises around the world, thanks to […]

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Undersecretary of State Maria Tripodi attends the MACFRUT 2023 exhibition

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi, delegated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, spoke today at the inauguration of the Macfrut 2023 exhibition, the leading international event in Italy dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector. With a value of EUR 15 billion, one third […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani participates in the Question Time session at the Chamber of Deputies

The Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, participates today at 3 pm in the Question Time in the Chamber of Deputies.

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Italian Literature Festival in Munich

The Italian Cultural Institute of Munich is among the organisers of the fifth edition of ILfest – Italienisches Literaturfestival München, the only festival dedicated to Italian literature in Germany, scheduled in Munich from 5 to 7 May 2023. The festival includes events and discussions with Italian authors, either in Italian or German. The festival will […]

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24 Hours of Alessia Armeni in the Farnesina Collection

Among the recent acquisitions of the Farnesina Collection, Alessia Armeni’s work weaves an intricate relationship with time, which seems to settle on the surface of her canvas. In “24h_painting_rome_07/02/2019” (2019), the artist faithfully transcribes the variations of light as observed inside a room over the course of a day. The alternation of the hours is […]

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First edition of IFIB – Italian Fashion in Belgrade

The Italian Embassy in Belgrade presents – in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade – the first “IFIB – Italian Fashion in Belgrade”, an event dedicated to the promotion of Italian fashion in Serbia. The objective of IFIB is to showcase the production of the Italian fashion industry to the Serbian public, expressed […]

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