Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reports that yesterday evening unknown persons smashed the window of the building where the Consulate General in Barcelona is located, defacing a wall at the building’s entrance. Also yesterday, a car bearing a diplomatic licence plate belonging to a diplomatic official serving at the Italian Embassy […]

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Joint Statement on U.S.-Italy Science and Technology Cooperation

The following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States and Italy at the 14th meeting of the U.S.-Italy Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation.  On January 26 and 27, the government of Italy hosted the 14th Italy – United States Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology Cooperation. Monica Medina, Assistant […]

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“C’era una volta il ghetto” event in Berlin

The Italian Embassy in Berlin hosted the event “C’era una volta il ghetto… itinerari musicali ebraici nell’isola della rugiada divina” (Once Upon a Time in the Ghetto… Jewish Musical Itineraries on the Island of Divine Dew) on the occasion of Remembrance Day. The title refers to the Hebrew “I-tal-yah” or “island of divine dew”, which […]

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

The 2023 first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, the body appointed to approve funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, was held today. For the first time, the meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. In his introductory […]

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In New York, the traditional “Reading of the Names” ceremony pays tribute to Jews deported from Italy

The Consulate General of Italy in New York will host today, on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the traditional ceremony of the Reading of the Names of Jews deported from Italy and Italian territories. The initiative is part of a calendar of events promoted by the Consulate General and, among others, the […]

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Lisbon, tribute to “Righteous” Father Joaquim Carreira

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Embassy in Portugal, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Hagadá-Tikvá Association announce a concert by the Artemisia String Trio to be held at the Jewish Museum Lisbon. The event is a tribute to Portuguese Father Joaquim Carreira, who in 2015 was awarded the posthumous […]

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Press Accreditation Note XI Steering Committee for Internationalisation – Farnesina, 31 January 2023

Press Accreditation Note XI Steering Committee for Internationalisation – Farnesina, 31 January 2023   On Tuesday, 31 January 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the International Conference Hall of Farnesina will host the XI meeting of the Steering Committee for Internationalisation, co-chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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The Netherlands: Common Fund for Commodities. Applications open for funding.

The Office of the Managing Director of the Amsterdam-based Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has announced the opening of applications for financing projects along commodity value chains (deadline 10 April 2023). The CFC provides a range of financial and technical instruments to support projects proposed by SMEs, enterprises, cooperatives and institutions along the entire commodity […]

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“Giorno della Memoria” (27 gennaio 2023)

In occasione del “Giorno della Memoria”, il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Antonio Tajani, si unisce alla commemorazione e al ricordo delle vittime della Shoah, affinché la memoria di questo genocidio, che rappresenta un crimine senza precedenti nella storia dell’umanità, resti viva anche nelle generazioni più giovani.  “Questa Giornata non ci impone […]

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Joint Communiqué by MAECI – MIMIT – MEF – MIN. OF TOURISM | First Meeting of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Made in Italy in the World, 26 January 2023

The first meeting of the Committee for Made in Italy in the World – CIMIM, a body set up by the Italian government last November, co-chaired by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy and participated in by the Italian Ministries of Economy and […]

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Jerusalem, Commemoration on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The commemoration ceremony for Holocaust victims organised by the Italian Embassy in Israel and the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv to honour the International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem. The event was attended by all the employees of the Italian Institutions operating in Israel […]

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The journey of salvation of Viennese Jews through Italy

The Italian Embassy in Vienna and the Italian Cultural Institute have collaborated with the Jewish Community of Trieste and the Jewish Museum Vienna to organise the conference “Vienna-Trieste-Shanghai. Un viaggio della Memoria” (Vienna-Trieste-Shanghai. A Journey of Memory”). The initiative, which is accompanied by a photo exhibition, aims at commemorating the story of the approximately 15,000 […]

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