​New York, Ambassador Zappia inaugurates “Fancy Food 2022” show

Italy’s Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated the “Fancy Food 2022” show – dedicated to Italy this year – in New York, on 12 June. Over 300 Italian companies (that’s almost 8% of all the companies taking part in the show), were present in the 2,300 square metre exhibition area set up for […]

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Four young directors from Venezuela received awards at “Fare Cinema”

Four young directors from Venezuela received awards at “Fare Cinema – El inmigrante italiano”, a short film contest which celebrated its third edition this year. During the ceremony, the Italian Chargé d’Affaires in Caracas, Ambassador Placido Vigo, pointed out that the aim of “Fare Cinema” is to stimulate artistic creation so that every person who […]

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Theodor Körner Fonds prize awarded to three Italian researchers

Three young Italian researchers have received the Theodor Körner Fonds prize, the prestigious award handed out to young scientists and artists who stand out for their work in Austrian Universities. The award was given to Alessandro Monti for Law, Greca Meloni for Anthropology, and Daniel Fill for Cinematography. During the awarding ceremony, the Italian Ambassador […]

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Italy present at the Project and Hospitality Qatar trade fairs

The Italian Embassy in Doha, through the Italian Foreign Trade Agency (ICE), participated in the 18th edition of “Project Qatar” and in the 7th edition of “Hospitality Qatar”, two trade fairs held simultaneously at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center from 6 to 9 June. Italy participated in the two trade fairs with two pavilions: […]

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Mission of Minister Di Maio to Ethiopia and Kenya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on a diplomatic mission to Ethiopia and Kenya starting from 12 June. The visit – which follows in the wake of the visits that Minister Di Maio paid to Angola, Republic of Congo, and Mozambique – confirms Italy’s attention for the African […]

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Abrogative Referendum 2022: closing of the re-entry operations of the ballot papers of Italians abroad

The vote for the abrogative referendum cast by Italian citizens abroad closed on Sunday, 12 June, with the re-entry in Italy of a scheduled flight carrying the ballot papers from Venezuela and Panama, to be subsequently tallied by the Italian Court of Appeal. This last flight was met at Fiumicino Airport by the Foreign Ministry’s […]

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Italy can and must act as a bridge for increasingly close collaboration between continents (Avvenire)

Dear Editor, The African continent is an absolute and long-standing priority for Italian foreign policy. My visit to Ethiopia and Kenya over the coming days is intended to renew the very real contribution our country wishes to make to the stability of a region that, while rich in opportunities, is characterised by tensions that hamper […]

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Italy can and must act as a bridge for increasingly close collaboration between continents

Dear Editor, The African continent is an absolute and long-standing priority for Italian foreign policy. My visit to Ethiopia and Kenya over the coming days is intended to renew the very real contribution our country wishes to make to the stability of a region that, while rich in opportunities, is characterised by tensions that hamper […]

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“Invent the SLIM 2022 title” contest

The students from the Italian School of Montevideo have won the contest. The XXII Week of the Italian Language in the World (SLIM) now has a subtitle: “Come scusa? Non ti followo” (“Excuse me? I don’t follow”). Indeed, the contest “Invent the title of SLIM 2022” – through which the Farnesina involved Italian state and […]

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​Farnesina presents the initiative “MARMO. Carving the future”

In the framework of the Annual General Assembly of Confindustria Marmomacchine, held today in Milan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation presented a preview of the exhibition “MARMO. Carving the future”, an integrated promotional initiative supporting the internationalisation of the Italian marble industry set up alongside Confindustria Marmomacchine and the Italian Trade Agency. […]

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​”Green Embassy Concert” in Brasilia

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia is the stage for the “Green Embassy Concert”, to be performed by the students of the Orchestra and Choir of the “Instituto Reciclando Sons”, featuring  a repertoire of Italian and Brazilian music: above all, the national anthems of the two countries. The “Instituto Reciclando Sons”, active in the Cidade Estrutural area […]

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Deputy Minister Sereni opens 21st AU-OECD International Economic Forum on Africa

In the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial meeting in Paris chaired by Italy, Deputy Minister Sereni opened the 21st AU-OECD International Economic Forum  on Africa today. The Forum is a long-established platform for economic dialogue between the OECD Development Centre (whose members include 11 African countries) and the African […]

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