Italy condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK

Italy condemns the latest ballistic missile launches by the DPRK, which occurred on 5 and 11 of January. Such illegal activities undermine regional and international peace and security and are a matter of grave concern. We urge the DPRK to refrain from further provocations and to take concrete steps towards a complete, verifiable and irreversible […]

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The work of Bice Lazzari on show in London

The Italian Cultural Institute in London has organised an exhibition at The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, displaying the work of Bice Lazzari, a pioneer of Modernism, until the 24th of April. The exhibition, co-organised with the Archivio Bice Lazzari, features 40 works that highlight the lyrical and original interpretation that characterises the work […]

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Italy-Spain: the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General meets with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress, Pau Marì-Klose

The Italian Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today received a delegation of the Spanish Congress of Deputies led by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Pau Marì-Klose. The meeting offered the opportunity to further tighten cooperation between the two Countries, also in view of the upcoming Italian-Spanish Summit. In particular, Ambassador Sequi […]

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London, “Manuale d’incanto”, a children’s poetry book

On the 20th of January, as part of the “Book O’Clock” online book club, the Italian Cultural Institute in London will present ‘’Manuale d’incanto’’, a poetry book for children 6 to 11 written by Cristiano Sormani Valli and illustrated by Alessandra Di Consoli. The book, which will be presented by the creator and curator of “Book O’Clock”, […]

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New York: Italy’s ancient treasures on show

The Italian Consulate General in New York and the Italian Cultural Institute opened “Ancient Treasures from Italy”, an exhibition containing 40 artifacts from the Etruscan, Greco-Roman and Italic civilizations. The artifacts are a selection of archaeological finds that were returned to the Italian Consulate General by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office last 15 December as […]

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Italy-Spain: the Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General meets with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress, Pau Marì-Klose

The Italian Foreign Ministry’s Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, today received a delegation of the Spanish Congress of Deputies led by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Pau Marì-Klose. The meeting offered the opportunity to further tighten cooperation between the two Countries, also in view of the upcoming Italian-Spanish Summit. In particular, Ambassador Sequi […]

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Italy’s Foreign Minister Di Maio to attend the Informal Meetings of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Brest, January 13-14)

Italy’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, is to attend the Informal Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union in Brest – Gymnich. Scheduled under the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the meeting will focus on the main current international developments and on foreign and […]

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Partecipazione del Ministro Di Maio alla riunione informale dei Ministri degli Esteri dell’Unione Europea (Brest, 13-14 gennaio)

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Luigi di Maio, sarà a Brest per partecipare alla riunione informale dei Ministri degli Esteri della UE (Gymnich). Nel corso della riunione, organizzata sotto Presidenza di turno francese del Consiglio dell’Unione europea, i Ministri avranno uno scambio su principali temi di attualità internazionale, ed affronteranno questioni […]

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Minister Di Maio meets the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress, Pau Marì Klose

Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, met a delegation from the Spanish Congress of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Committee led by Chairman Pau Marí-Klose. The talks focused on bilateral relations, the EU agenda priorities for the French semester, elections and political transition in Libya, and EU-Latin America relations.

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Paris: conference on migration literature

On 17 January, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will hold a debate among writers on the influence of other languages and cultures, including those of Italy’s former colonies which have enriched Italian literature in recent decades. A constantly evolving reality characterized by the presence of writers from different generations, who have different views on Italy: […]

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Vienna: first edition of the Festival of Italian Literature

The Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna is hosting the first edition of the Festival of Italian Literature from 25 to 27 February. Ten Italian authors in the field of fiction, non-fiction, and comics will present their works in Italian and German at the Odeon Theater. The initiative “La Fonte” will see the participation of: Massimo Montanari […]

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Strasbourg hosts exhibition on 29 Italian cultural routes

Starting from Friday 14 January, the Italian Institute of Culture of Strasbourg will host an exhibition showcasing 29 cultural routes across Italy, including the Via Francigena pilgrimage route, the Rotta dei Fenici (the Phoenicians’ nautical routes), the European Route of Historic Thermal Towns, the European Route of Ceramics. The exhibition, “Cultural Routes of the Council […]

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