​Edinburgh – a meeting with Mariana Mazzucato

As part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, an evening with the Italian-American economist Mariana Mazzucato was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The event, entitled “Can Nations Be Entrepreneurs?”, examined three epic challenges for our times: inequality, climate crisis and disease. According to Mariana Mazzucato, innovation by governments is essential to inspire […]

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​Fifth edition of “Barolo & Friends in Helsinki”

With the patronage of the Embassy of Italy, the fifth edition of “Barolo & Friends in Helsinki”, organised by the “I Vini del Piemonte” consortium, took place on 25 August 2022. The event was hosted at the exhibition centre at the Hanaholmen Hotel. Its aim is to help Piedmont’s wine producers to identify and consolidate […]

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“Medea in Cappadocia” exhibition celebrates Pasolini

The Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul and the Tuscia University’s Studies and Restoration Mission in Cappadocia have organised the exhibition “Parlami, Terra! Medea in Cappadocia con Pasolini e Maria Callas”, to be staged from 10 September to 10 November 2022 at the Open Air Museum of Göreme and at Uçhisar Castle, in Cappadocia. The event […]

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The situation in Iraq

 Italy expresses deep concern for the riots underway in the Iraqi capital, during which people were killed and injured, and urges all the parties involved to resort to moderation, in order to swiftly prevent a dangerous escalation. The right to freely express one’s dissent cannot lead to violence and clashes. It is necessary for all […]

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Manetti Bros. open the Italian Film Festival in Singapore

The Italian Film Festival is back in Singapore. The film event, presented by the Italian Embassy, is scheduled to take place from 14 to 25 September. The opening film of the festival, which celebrates its 20th edition this year, will be “Diabolik” by directors Marco and Antonio Manetti (Manetti Bros.). Ambassador Mario Vattani said: “Thanks […]

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La Bohème by the Lviv Theatre at the Puccini Festival

A special staging of the opera “La Bohème”, produced by the Lviv Theatre with 140 Ukrainian artists and stage crew workers, was performed last 23 August at the Gran Teatro of Torre del Lago within the framework of the Puccini Festival. The performance confirmed that music is a medium of peace and solidarity that made […]

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INFORMATION ​NOTE – Arab League Council Summit (Algiers, 1 and 2 November 2022)

We inform that the 31st Arab League Council Summit will be held in Algiers on 1 and 2 November 2022. Media representatives not accompanying Official Delegations interested in covering the summit, can apply for provisional accreditation by and no later than Friday, 30 September, by following the procedure indicated on the site below: http://www.arabsummit2022.dz/press_and_media Questions may be addressed […]

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Statement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors’ Group on nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant

The G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group recalls the Statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers of August 10, 2022, in support of the IAEA´s efforts to promote nuclear safety and security at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. The G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group remains profoundly concerned by the serious threat the continued control of Ukrainian nuclear […]

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Formula 1, a laboratory for innovation and the promotion of Made-in-Italy products

In view of the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix to be held in Spa next Sunday, 28 August, yesterday the Italian Embassy in Brussels hosted an event to promote Made-in-Italy products before a qualified audience of Italian, Belgian and international guests. The initiative falls within the scope of the Farnesina’s action aimed at a 360° […]

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​Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Ukraine

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, visited Ukraine today, the day after the anniversary of the country’s independence. In the capital, Kiev, Minister Di Maio had meetings with the President of the Republic, Volodymyr Zelensky; the Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba; and the Minister for Internal Affairs and co-Chair of the […]

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Myanmar: Joint Ministerial Statement Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Myanmar Military’s Attack against Rohingya and Ensuing Crisis

The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the fifth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s attack against Rohingya. Five years ago, the Myanmar military launched a […]

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Cuba. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation in response to the aftermath of the fire in Matanzas on 5 August

In response to the growing humanitarian needs recorded in Cuba following the explosions at the Matanzas thermoelectric power plant, the Italian Cooperation has arranged and organized the delivery of humanitarian aid departing from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. As such, a total of approximately 2.3 tonnes of humanitarian goods (medicines, health […]

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