Kurdistan: collaboration agreement on the protection of women

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), UN Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have established a collaboration agreement to strengthen the safety, protection and well-being of women and girls who have survived gender-related violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The new partnership will facilitate access to high-quality protection services for female […]

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Italy-Romania: health cooperation protocol renewed

The Ambassador of Italy in Romania, Alfredo Durante Mangoni, and the Romanian Minister for Health, Alexandru Rafila, have renewed the Protocol for Cooperation by the Romanian Ministry of Health, Gruppo San Donato in Milan, the Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo Association and the Inima Copiilor Association. The ceremony took place in Bucharest, at the Marie Curie […]

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, at the Farnesina today. The agenda included strengthening bilateral relations, coordination within the European Union to support Ukraine, European sanctions against Russia and energy security.

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Development: Sereni opens Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16

Today, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni opened the third edition of the Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) at the Farnesina, called “People-Centred Governance in a Post-Pandemic World”. The event, co-organised by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Development Law […]

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Belgrade: “Fantasia italiana” piano concert

The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre present the “Fantasia italiana” concert featuring pianist Cristiana Pegoraro and conductor Lorenzo Porzio. The two Italian performers, along with the Madlenianum Theatre orchestra, will play famous movements, overtures and intermezzos by famous Italian composers in new arrangements for piano and orchestra. Cristiana Pegoraro […]

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Athens: Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later

The Italian Cultural Institute in Athens wishes to commemorate Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino 30 years after that summer that changed the history of Italy for ever. On 17 May, the theatrical performance by Claudio Fava ‘l’Ultima Estate. Falcone e Borsellino 30 anni dopo’ (The last summer. Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later) will debut, […]

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Sparkle: memorandum of understanding on a project establishing a new digital corridor between central Asia and Europe

Sparkle and AzerTelecom, the leading wholesale operator in Azerbaijan, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership as part of the “Digital Silk Way” project in order to create a digital telecommunications corridor between Europe and Asia through Azerbaijan. Chosen as one of the five best strategic infrastructure projects in Asia at the Global […]

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Tokyo: sounds and images of a disappearing community

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, in association with the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice presents “L’isola” (the island) the last images, sounds and sparks of a disappearing community; the project by Anush Hamzehian and Vittorio Mortarotti is set in the Yonaguni island, a small piece of land far from everything and battered by […]

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Declaration of Intent signed with the Republic of Angola to bolster the partnership in the energy sector

During the diplomatic mission in Angola by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio and the Minister for Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, accompanied by the CEO of ENI, Claudio Descalzi, a Declaration of Intent was signed with the aim of developing new activities in the natural gas sector and to implement […]

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Meeting between Secretary General Sequi and Spanish State Secretary Navarro

Today, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Spanish State Secretary for the European Union, Ambassador Pascual Navarro, to discuss key bilateral, European, and international issues. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction for the progress made in the Italian-Spanish relations following the Palma de Mallorca inter-governmental summit of 25 November 2020, […]

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Osaka hosts exhibition on Amedeo Modigliani​

An exhibition on Leghorn-born painter Amedeo Modigliani has inaugurated the new venue of the Art Museum of Nakanoshima (Osaka), one of Japan’s most important ones. The event, sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka, took place on 9 April. The exhibition will be open to the general public until 18 July 2022. The exhibition […]

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Conference on Italy-Vietnam research to be held on 22 April

On the occasion of Italian Research Day 2022, a Conference on hydrogen technology for carbon neutrality will be held in Vietnam on Thursday 22 April, organised by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi and by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). The event aims to favour an exchange of know-how between Italian and Vietnamese […]

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