17 May is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

To mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) which, this year, is dedicated to the theme “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights”, the Farnesina firmly reaffirms that human rights are inviolable individual rights that must be assured to all, with no distinction or discrimination, including for sexual orientation and gender identity. To […]

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​Amsterdam, comparing Italian and Dutch architecture

The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam is promoting a series of conferences on trends in Italian and Dutch architecture, starting on 20 May, to compare the design of our cities. The meetings are based on the theme launched by the Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2021, curated by Hashim Sarkis, entitled “How will we live together?”. In […]

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Madrid, Accademia Bizantina plays “Vivaldi sacro e profano”

The concert “Vivaldi sacro e profano”, performed by the Italian music ensemble Accademia Bizantina, has been promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, in collaboration with the Associazione Teatrale Emilia Romagna (ATER) and the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical. The event will be held on 19 May at the National Music Auditorium in the […]

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UPDATE – SAVE THE DATE – Press Accreditation for the session of Foreign Ministers of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Foreign Affairs Ministers from the 46 Council of Europe member States will meet on 20 May 2022 in Turin (La Venaria Reale), under the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. At the end of the meeting, a press conference of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, the Secretary General […]

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Mission of Minister Di Maio in Brussels

Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Brussels to attend the Foreign Affairs Council and EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee

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Minister Di Maio on mission to Brussels to attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has arrived in Brussels to attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council tomorrow The 27 EU member Countries will discuss the situation in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia) and the enlargement perspectives. The meeting will be […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers – Statement on Russia’s war against Ukraine

We, 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, are steadfast in our solidarity with and our support for Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s unjustifiable, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression, a war in which […]

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G7 Germany 2022 Foreign Ministers’ Communiqué

Preamble We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, have met today in a fundamentally changed strategic and security environment. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is a watershed moment for the 21st century […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers – Commitments on the Global Food Security Consequences of Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, discussed the implications of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on global food security and welcomed the UN Secretary General’s initiative to convene a “Global Crisis Response […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Climate, Environment, Peace and Security

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, who are united in our resolve to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C in reach, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and to […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Strengthening Anticipatory Action in Humanitarian Assistance

Background Humanitarian needs are at a record high. Crises and conflicts, climate change impacts and disasters are increasingly threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions of people – trends exacerbated by the impacts of COVID19 and Russia’s unjustifiable, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. For the humanitarian system to continue to be able […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Action Plan on COVID-19

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, have endorsed the following Action Plan: Much has already been achieved by our efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022, with global vaccine supply now rapidly […]

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