Address by Undersecretary Della Vedova at the Conference on the future of Europe

Speaking at the third plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, Undersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova underscored how a European common political space is emerging from the difficulties of these past few years. Undersecretary Della Vedova called on the Plenary to take into serious consideration and carefully discuss the recommendations made by citizens […]

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Italia-Costa Rica; Sereni chairs the 1st Session of the Political Dialogue Mechanism

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, co-chaired with Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Bolaños Argueda, the first session of the Italy-Costa Rica Political Dialogue Mechanism in San José today. The session – which was preceded yesterday by a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Sereni and Deputy Foreign Minister Christian Guillermet-Fernandez – […]

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New Delhi: “Objective India” webinar for enterprises in Piedmont

The Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo de Luca, together with Fabrizio Tricca, Piedmont’s Regional Councillor for Internationalization, organized a webinar entitled “Objective India. Opportunities for the enterprises of Piedmont”. The aim was to analyse the key points of the economic partnership between Italy and India, which hinges on priority sectors of the energy transition, advanced […]

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Rocco Orlando’s “I fondamentali” on display in Bratislava

Only a few days left to visit the exhibition “I fondamentali”, by artist Valerio Rocco Orlando, staged at the Sumec Gallery in Bratislava by the local Italian Cultural Institute. The modular installation consisting of three neon light sculptures illuminating the exhibition areas poses three questions: “What is the value of art?”, “What is the sense […]

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Sydney, Italy’s great (and hidden) beauty on display

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney is organising a history and art course to uncover the great beauty of Italy’s lesser known UNESCO World Heritage sites. Guide Kathleen Olive, art historian with a PhD in Italian Studies, will take you on a virtual tour across the sites that are off the beaten track but just […]

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Teheran, the special report by “Internazionale” dedicated to Iranian literature

Today, the Italian Embassy in Teheran, with the “Internazionale” and the Iranian magazine “Na Dastan”, held a reading event at the residence of Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone featuring Iranian contemporary literature which was the focus of the special report on the Rome-based magazine’s issue N. 1441 in the week from 23 December 2021 – 5 January […]

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Prague showcases Hortus, the fountain of the seven circles of heaven

The “Hortus” Fountain by artist Agostino Iacurci drawing inspiration from the myth of Paradise, is made in enamelled Impruneta terracotta, and is located inside a seven steel-and-neon ring structure reminiscent of Dante’s seven circles of heaven and is exhibited in the Baroque Chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute until the 4th of February. Thanks to […]

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Melbourne hosts the Milano Design Film Festival

This year, the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne will open the 17th edition of the Milano Design Film Festival with a long documentary by Carlos Saura ”Renzo Piano: Architect of Light” and with the film ”The Importance of being an Architect” on Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel, partners and co-founders of the famous Milan-based ACPV […]

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Syria. Little Mustafa is on his way to Italy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its deep satisfaction at the imminent arrival in Italy of the family of Mr. Munzir al-Nazzal and little Mustafa, the Syrian refugees portrayed in the photograph by Turkish artist Mehmet Aslan, the winner of the “Siena International Photo Award” 2021. In the wake of the wave […]

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Belgrade: the latest in Italian cinema hits the Balkans

Starting January 24 next, Belgrade’s Yugoslav Film Archive is to host the first edition of CinemaItaliaOggi Balcani. Set to become an annual event, the film festival will showcase the best in latest Italian cinema releases. Ten critically acclaimed Italian movies from the past three years are due for screening until January 29. In February, a […]

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Thanks to SIMEST-managed Italian Foreign Ministry Fund 394, tie manufacturers Marinella open London store and launch e-commerce website

Loans issued through Fund 394 – managed by SIMEST under agreements with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – have allowed classic quality Italian tie manufacturers Marinella to boost their internationalisation strategy via investments aimed at strengthening foreign-market brand presence. Marinella’s twin goals involve boosting their international offering by opening a store in […]

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Note of the Foreign Ministry – Di Maio – Blinken phone talks (Rome, January 19, 2022)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio pursues talks on Russia-Ukraine agenda. In the latter part of today the Minister was on the phone to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, welcoming mutual exchanges between the two countries – as testified by both governments’ shared pursuit of dialogue with Moscow, albeit pursuant […]

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