Farnesina Secretary-General meets with Finlans Permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with Finland’s permanent State Secretary, Ambassador Matti Anttonen, with whom he discussed the main bilateral, European and international affairs. They discussed at great lengths the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. In this regard, Ambassador Sequi and Ambassador Anttonen condemned the Russian aggression, while also expressing their great concern for the […]

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Minister Di Maio on a mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, assisted by Undersecretary of State, Manlio Di Stefano, will be on a mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia from today until Sunday. The visit in Baku is part of the energy diplomacy activity promoted by Minister Di Maio following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, aimed at […]

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Amsterdam, conference and concert on artist Dadamaino

The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam has organised, alongside New Phoenix Ensemble, a meeting between art and music, discovering talented female artists that had to struggle to have success on the artistic stage of their era. The event, to be held at the Institute on 7 April (7:00 pm) is named “Donne” (Women) and will […]

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Australia, Bangalow Film Festival taking place from 8 to 14 April

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney is collaborating in the staging of the Bangalow Film Festival. The Festival will be held in Bangalow itself and this year, in its second edition, will also be extended to Murwillumbah and Lismore. The event, directed by Christian Pazzaglia, will be taking place from 8 to 14 April 2022.  […]

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“Opera Opera. Allegro ma non troppo” in Berlin

The exhibition “Opera Opera. Allegro ma non troppo”, which gathers together a significant selection of contemporary art works from the MAXXI Collection, was presented yesterday evening, 30 March, at the Italian Embassy in Berlin. The exhibition will be held at the PalaisPopulaire by Deutsche Bank of Unter den Linden from 27 April to 22 August […]

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Italy-France, agreement on the circular bioeconomy

A memorandum of understanding between two national circular bioeconomy associations was signed in recent days at the Italian Embassy in Paris. The two associations are Bioeconomy for Change (France) and Spring (Italy). The aim of the understanding is to strengthen cooperation between the two national ecosystems to support research and the industrialisation and marketing of […]

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Development Cooperation, Sereni presides over Joint Committee Meeting

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni presided over the second annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, also attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Luca Maestripieri. As she opened the working sessions, the Deputy Minister noted the strong humanitarian response by […]

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“Italy’s Great Friends”, Tadao Ando tells his story​

The Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka has produced a new series of testimonial videos titled “Italy’s Great Friends” in which Japanese masters in various fields of art tell of their personal relationship with Italy. The series kicked off last 23 March and is now available online. In the first episode, the narrator is Tadao Ando, […]

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Brazil, Ambassador Azzarello went on an official visit to Belem

Last 22nd of March, the Italian Ambassador in Brasilia, Francesco Azzarello, went on an official visit to Belem, the capital of the State of Pará. During the visit, he met with the Governor, Helder Barbalho, the Mayor, Edmilson Rodrigues, the Rector of the Federal University, Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho and the director of the “Liceo Italiano”, Guido […]

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Farnesina Secretary-General Sequi meets with Cypriot counterpart Korneliou​

The Secretary-General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with his Cypriot counterpart, Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou, to discuss major bilateral and European issues, as well as international affairs of common interest. Ambassador Sequi reasserted how important Italy considers its excellent relations with Cyprus, given their Mediterranean calling. He said he hopes cooperation between […]

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2022 Guide for Agrifood Companies in Norway

A new, updated edition of the Guide for Italian investors and exporters in Norway in the agrifood sector has been published by the Italian Embassy in Oslo. The guide focuses in particular on pasta, wine, cheese, fruit and vegetables. Featuring a whole lot of data and information, the new guide wants to offer guidance in […]

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Lebanon: theatre performance based on the Divine Comedy

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon and the Municipality of Sarba Nabatieh organized a theatre performance called “Lo smarrimento” based on the “Inferno” in Dante’s Divine Comedy. The play will be staged in Italian at the Monnot Theatre in Beirut on 9 April 2022. The protagonists are all young locals studying Italian. Direction by Ali Bitar […]

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