Turkey: Izmir Consulate takes part in “Terra Madre Anatolia”

The Italian Consulate in Izmir is taking part in the “Terra Madre Anatolia” event, which, for the first time, is being held in Izmir, Turkey, from 2 to 11 September, as part of the Izmir International Fair, in collaboration with Slow Food and Izmir municipality. Just like the “Terra Madre” event that takes place in […]

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Libya: Italian optional subject for Libyan students

The Italian Embassy in Tripoli has announced that “starting from the academic year 2022/23, the Italian language will be an optional subject for Libyan students in secondary schools”, pointing out that this is “the tangible implementation of a Memorandum signed in 2020”, resulting from “the joint efforts of the Italian and Libyan Ministries of Education”. […]

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China – Forum Ambrosetti set up at Italian Embassy in Beijing

On 2 and 3 September the Italian Embassy in Beijing hosted “ChinaHUB”, the forum organised by The European House-Ambrosetti alongside the Embassy, concurrently with the 48th edition of the forum “Intelligence on the World, Europe and Italy”, which takes place every year at Villa d’Este, Cernobbio. ChinaHUB stems from an agreement between the Farnesina and […]

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Farnesina attends 48th edition of Cernobbio Forum

As is tradition, Villa d’Este in Cernobbio hosted the ​Forum Ambrosetti “Today and tomorrow’s scenario for competitive strategies”, from 2 to 4 September. This year’s edition was organised in a ‘hybrid’ format, which allowed a diverse and qualified audience to connect from several hubs. The 2022 Edition of the Forum of Cernobbio was the setting […]

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Documentary film on Italian architecture in Bangkok to be screened in Venice

The documentary “Io e la porta magica. Alla scoperta dell’architettura italiana a Bangkok” (The magic door and I. Discovering Italian architecture in Bangkok), dedicated to the works of the many Italian architects, engineers and artists who worked in Siam from 1868 to 1930, filmed and produced by the Italian Embassy, with the help of the […]

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Tirana hosts new stage of “Italiae” photographic exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, in collaboration with the National Historic Museum, is hosting, until 25 September, the new stage of the photographic exhibition “Italiae. Dagli Alinari ai maestri della fotografia contemporanea”. The exhibition exploits images to describe Italy’s beauty, its landscapes and its creativity. A plural Italy, which – over time – has […]

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Brasilia, an exhibition on a century of the Embassy’s history

Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, opened “The Italian Embassy in Brasilia. A photographic journey from Rio to the Brazilian Highlands” exhibition held in the Nervi Room at the Embassy. A book featuring the illustrations shown at the exhibition was released to mark the occasion. The Ambassador said “we wanted to use little-known photographs to […]

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The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with the Secretary General of the AVSI Foundation, Giampaolo Silvestri

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today met with the Secretary General of the AVSI Foundation, Giampaolo Silvestri. Ambassador Sequi recalled the constructive collaboration with AVSI in international development cooperation in the field of education and health protection projects and sustainable development promotion initiatives that are a priority for Italy’s Cooperation […]

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New premises of the Italian Middle School open in Istanbul

The new premises of the Italian Middle School have opened in Istanbul. The school is hosted at the Palazzo dei Dragomanni which, at the initiative of the Italian Embassy and thanks to the funds of the Italian Lyceum in Istanbul, was restored to its ancient splendour after long restoration work. The Palazzo has a high […]

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Pakistan. Italy’s Cooperation Service makes an emergency contribution to respond to floods

With a view to contributing to the international humanitarian response to the violent monsoon-provoked floods, the Italian Cooperation Service has allocated a 500,000-euro emergency contribution to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Pakistan. The contribution will enable the IFRC to support the Pakistani Red Crescent in delivering emergency aid […]

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Tunisia: Italy donates 150,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for children

Italy has donated 150,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine for children to Tunisia. The Italian Embassy in Tunis announced so, stating that “154,620 doses of Covid-10 vaccine for children have been delivered to the harbour of La Goulette”. The Embassy added that “this is a gift from the Italian government to the Tunisian government, which consolidates […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Prague

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Prague to take part in the Informal Meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) organized by the Czech Republic, Presidency-in-Office of the European Union. The Minister will also participate in the 26th “Forum 2000” on Ukraine.

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