Press accreditation for the launch event relative to Italy’s candidacy to host the 10th edition of the World Water Forum (Farnesina, December 29, 2021, 10 a.m.)

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, the Farnesina will hold a launch event announcing Italy’s candidacy to host the “10th  Edition of the World Water Forum”. The event will be attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, and the […]

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Argentina, a webinar for National Space Day

To mark the National Space Day 2021, the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires organised a webinar titled “Italy and Argentina in Space”, held on 16 December. Space technology is a priority sector for scientific collaboration between Italy and Argentina. Most recently, following the launch of the SAOCOM 1B satellite on 30 August 2020, the Italian-Argentinean […]

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Madrid: an exhibition and musical event dedicated to Arrigo Boito

As part of the parallel activities with the Royal Theater of Madrid, on the occasion of the production of La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini, on stage at the Royal Theater until January 4, 2022, coproduced with the Royal Opera House of London and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and directed by Maestro Nicola Luisotti, the […]

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Bruxelles hosts an exhibition of Nazareno Rocchetti

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels is hosting an exhibition of works by renowned Italian artist Nazareno Rocchetti. Painter, sculptor, ceramist and performer, Nazareno Rocchetti entered the art world in his maturity, but made up for lost time by quickly making a name for himself. Until 1999, in fact, he worked as a masseur for the […]

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The “Created in Italy” exhibition hits San Francisco

The exhibition “Created In Italy – the attitude for the impossible” makes a stop abroad for the first time at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. Inaugurated on 17 December, the exhibition on the Italian industrial landscape, an original project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Directorate General for Cultural and […]

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The “InfoCovid” questionnaire of the Crisis Unit is awarded the Farnesina’s annual “Good Practices” prize

The Crisis Unit has been awarded the annual “Good Practices” prize from the Farnesina for its “InfoCovid” questionnaire. The award recognizes the value of measures like the initiative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and has the aim of encouraging more efficient administration at the service of citizens and businesses throughout the […]

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Joint statement on elections in Libya – December 2021

France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the United States welcome the statement of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams on 23 December and commend the work of the SASG to engage in broad consultations across Libya over the past ten days. We express our strong support for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Support mission […]

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The “Italian Routes” exhibition arrives in Tel Aviv

The aim of this exhibition is to transmit to the broader international public the great Italian tradition of and passion for mountain culture and mountaineering, as a means of understanding the mountain environment and the values it embodies, the importance of environmental awareness when entering a natural habitat and the attention Italy as a country […]

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Meeting of Ambassador Starace with Italian entrepreneurs in Russia

On Friday, December 17, the Italian Ambassador to Moscow, Giorgio Starace, met at Villa Berg with representatives of the Italian business community in Russia, to illustrate the outcome of the 18th session of the Italo-Russian Council for Economic, Financial and Industrial Cooperation (CIRCEIF), which was held in Rome on December 6, attended by the Minister […]

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In Madrid with the project “Do humans need humans?”

The Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid presented, from 17 to 19 December, a digital art event entitled “Do humans need humans?” as part of the “Navidad” program of the City of Madrid, with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy jointly with the Conde Duque Contemporary Culture Center. The exhibition was organized by nine Italian […]

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Washington, webinar on bilateral cooperation in the field of space

On the occasion of the Italy’s First National Space Day, the Embassy of Italy in Washington organized a virtual event on “US-Italy Cooperation on Space Exploration and Exploitation” to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of space. “Today, space is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, and innovation is the key to […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s mission to Kuwait and Iraq

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, ended a two-day mission to Kuwait and Iraq. In both countries, the Minister paid a visit to the Italian military contingents expressing his gratitude and appreciation for their selfless dedication and their professional service. The Minister visited the bases at Al Salem and […]

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