Vilnius: Ambassador Ungaro meets food industry operators

Italian Ambassador to Lithuania, Diego Ungaro met food industry operators working in the country as part of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world. During a meeting with Italian restaurant owners, they discussed developments in the sector along with possible forms of cooperation to raise the visibility and status of the Italian presence in […]

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Export companies: a new subsidised ‘394 Fund’ loan to address the crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine

A new subsidised loan for export companies who have been penalised by the current conflict in Ukraine has been in effect since 20 September 2022. The instrument is activated through the 394/Ukraine Fund managed by SIMEST (CDP Group Company) in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The new product was devised for […]

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Uruguay, record number of visitors to the Italy Pavilion at Expo Prado

Italy’s participation in Expo Prado, Uruguay’s most important trade fair, closed with a record number of visitors. From 9 to 18 September, 100,748 people visited the Italy Pavilion set up by the Italian Embassy in Montevideo in partnership with the local Cámara Mercantil Uruguay-Italia and inspired by the “BeIT” campaign developed by the Farnesina and […]

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Statement by Foreign Minister Baerbock in her capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly

In today’s meeting in New York, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, re-emphasised that all Members of the United Nations must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the […]

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Joint statement on the safety and security of civil nuclear facilities in armed conflicts, 21 September 2022

Statement issued by the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Canada, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, USA and EU at the UN General Assembly in New York. We, the ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and senior officials from Canada, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United States of America, the High […]

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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest escalation by Russia of its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine. In spite of numerous calls by the international community on Russia to immediately stop its military aggression against Ukraine, the Russian leadership has regrettably decided otherwise. On 21 September, Russia chose a […]

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Pretoria: Italian language and culinary course

The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, in partnership with the Prue Leith Culinary Institute, launched the project titled “A tavola!” (“Lunch is Ready!”). The initiative consists in a one-week course from 3 to 7 October scheduling Italian language courses in the morning followed by cooking classes by Chefs from ALMA, the Parma-based International School of […]

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UN: Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni attends the high-level side event on the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa

Today, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the United Nations 77th General Assembly, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Qatar, in conjunction with the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Kenya and Somalia, promoted a high-level side event on the humanitarian emergency in the Horn of Africa. The Horn […]

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Marion Baruch’s works on display in Tel Aviv

The Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv, with support from the Italian Cultural Institute, opened a solo exhibition by Marion Baruch, an eclectic and original artist whose work spans over seventy years and represents a unique and deeply interdisciplinary approach to formalism. In the mid-1960s, Baruch went from painting to 3D works, taking on elements […]

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Al via il Piano di Azione Nazionale della Garanzia Infanzia (PANGI)

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“Fumetti dal mare” exhibition staged in Athens

The exhibition “Fumetti dal mare” (Comic strips from the sea), which the Italian Cultural Institute shall host until 30 September, has been inaugurated in Athens. Six international artists are showcasing their unpublished works, having drawn inspiration from the sea, deemed a metaphor to narrate the world and landscapes, a primordial and generating element that brings […]

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Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano on a mission in Bali

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Manlio Di Stefano, will be on a mission in Bali, from today to 23 September, to attend the Trade, Investment and Industry Ministerial Meeting of G20 countries and the events to be held on the sidelines of the summit. This year, the rotating G20 Presidency is […]

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