Minister Luigi Di Maio attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the “Pop-Up House of Switzerland”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, by invitation of the President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, is in Milan today to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the “Pop-Up House of Switzerland”. The event aims to present the Confederation’s artistic, cultural, and innovative technological heritage to Italy […]

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Undersecretary of State Manlio Di Stefano’s official visit to the United States (25-28 April 2022)

Undersecretary of State Manlio Di Stefano’s official visit to the United States ended yesterday after holding meetings with institutional and private actors in Washington and Houston from the 25th to the 28th of April. In Washington, Undersecretary of State Di Stefano held political consultations with Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce at the US Department of Commerce, […]

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​Serbia: contract signed between the Serbian Government and the Stellantis Group for the production of a new electric car model

A contract between the Automobile Manufacturer Stellantis and the Serbian Government for the production of electric vehicles in the Kragujevac plant was signed at the presence of the President of the Republic of Serbia Vucic and the CEO of Stellantis Tavares. The contract provides for a 190-million-euro investment, 48 millions of which are financed by […]

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New York, photography exhibition of Fulvio Roiter’s work

From the 3rd to the 27th of May, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, in partnership with Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, will host the exhibition ”Fulvio Roiter: High-Rise New York”, to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 2001. The exhibition celebrates the city and the people of New York. It features color photographs taken between […]

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Washington, science and research workshop hosted at the Italian Embassy

Last 21 April, to celebrate the 4th edition of the Day of Italian Research in the World, the Italian Embassy in the United States hosted the event: “Covid-19 Pandemic: Present and future challenges. Role of Science, Technology & Diplomacy in pandemic response and preparedness”. The workshop was co-organized with the Science Diplomats Club in Washington. […]

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Pristina: Homage to Italian astrophysicist, Margherita Hack

The Embassy of Italy in Pristina and the National Theatre of Kosovo will be celebrating the astrophysicist Margherita Hack (1922-2013) by staging the monologue entitled “Oceano Margherita”, written by Gabriella Greison. The event, which has been organised to mark Italian Research Day, will take place on Tuesday 10 May 2022. Entrance is free. “The idea […]

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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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Farnesina for business: Digital export bonus

An additional Farnesina support programme for micro-enterprises in Italy is about to be launched, with the opening of registration for suppliers and beneficiaries in the “Digital Export Bonus” programme. With a budget of €30 million, the programme will support spending by micro-enterprises in Italy to procure digital services and products that will help increase Italian […]

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Amsterdam, conference on sixteenth century Florence

On 11 May 2022 at 4.00 p.m., the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, in association with WIS (Wergroep Italie Studies), present “Firenze nel Cinquecento: Granduchi, Patrizi e Cortigiani” (Florence in the sixteenth century: grand dukes, nobility and courtesans”) at the Cultural Institute, an event featuring Hans Cools (University of Louvain) and Jan de Jong (University […]

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Italian gastronomy takes center stage in the Greek edition of MasterChef

Italian cuisine took center stage on Greek television: the Italian Ambassador to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, was a guest star and judge at the instalment of the Greek edition of MasterChef dedicated to Italian gastronomy that was aired yesterday. The trials faced by the contestants offered a valuable opportunity to remind the Greek public of the […]

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Project “Speak Italian” kicks off in Yangon

In order to promote a more widespread knowledge of Italian language and culture, the Italian Embassy in Yangon has entrusted the Dante Alighieri Committee of Hong Kong with the organisation of Italian courses, held remotely, for students living in Myanmar. The video promoting the initiative shows young Italian students as they pronounce the letters of […]

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Sereni meets with a delegation of the Ukrainian Government; talks on refugees and unaccompanied minors

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired a meeting this morning with a delegation of the Ukrainian Government, led by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Vira Rogova, consisting of representatives of various institutions, including the adviser to the President of Ukraine on Children’s Rights, Daria Herasymchuk, and the Director General for the Protection of Children’s […]

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