Presentation of the candidacy of Rome as the host city for World Expo 2030

JOINT COMMUNIQUE MAECI (MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION) – MUNICIPALITY OF ROME – WORLD EXPO 2030 NOMINATION COMMITTEE On Tuesday 14 December the 169th General Assembly of BIE (Bureau International des Expositions) took place in virtual mode. The delegates, representing the 170 member states, were present at the first presentation by the city […]

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“Gio Ponti: the Arch-Italian”, a conference in Tel Aviv

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv, in collaboration with the Polytechnic of Milan, has organised a conference in Tel Aviv today at 18:30 (Italian time) entitled “Gio Ponti: the Arch-Italian”. Lecturer: Fulvio Irace, professor emeritus at the said Polytechnic. Beginning with the recent exhibition “Gio Ponti: Loving Architecture” at the Maxxi Museum in Rome, […]

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“We love ART”, Italian artists exhibit in Chongqing

At the Changjiang Museum of Contemporary Art in Chongqing, the exhibition “We Love ART. Vision and Creativity Made in Italy” was inaugurated a few days ago. It features original works by eight emerging young Italian artists. The exhibition was organized by the General Consulate of Italy in Chongqing jointly with the Italian Institute of Culture […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio is presenting the candidacy of Rome for World Expo 2030 to the General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio – together with Roberto Gualtieri, the Mayor of Rome, and Ambassador Giampiero Massolo, the President of the Nomination Committee – is presenting the candidacy of Rome as host city for the 2030 Expo to the General Assembly of the BIE (Bureau International des Expositions) […]

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Update Information note – Presentation of Rome’s candidacy for World Expo 2030 (14 December 2021)

On Tuesday 14 December 2021, Rome’s candidacy for World Expo 2030 will be submitted to the General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Remotely attending the event will be Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;  Roberto Gualtieri, the Mayor of Rome;  Giampiero Massolo, the President of the Nomination Committee; and Giuseppe Scognamiglio, the Director General of […]

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Exhibition of contemporary Italian artists in Tashkent

“The Silk Road: Contemporary Art and Artists from Italy” is the title of an exhibition of contemporary art that will be inaugurated in Tashkent tomorrow, 15 December, at the Fine Arts Gallery of Uzbekistan-NBU, one of the most prestigious museums in Uzbekistan. Agostino Pinna, Ambassador of Italy to Tashkent, stated: “The Silk Road offers a […]

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The final part begins of the ‘Destinazione Export’ regional roadshow for export-orientated SMEs

A series of 4 virtual meetings for SMEs wishing to know more about tools and strategies to support exports, all available via the portal Export.gov.it Rome, 14 December 2021 – At its conclusion, the first “Destinazione Export” regional roadshow (promoted by MAECI – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and organised by ICE – […]

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10th Steering Committee for Business Internationalisation

Directing the modernisation of production structures towards digitalisation and environmental sustainability, thanks also to the resources made available to the Foreign Ministry under the NRRP (amounting to EUR 1.2 billion) and for enhancing the entrepreneurship of young people, women and companies in southern Italy; promoting innovation and supporting start-ups on international markets; unlocking the potential […]

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Belgrade, “Dieci corti in giro per il mondo”

On the International Short Film Day, celebrated on 21 December, the day of the winter solstice, the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade presents the initiative “Dieci corti in giro per il mondo (Ten short films around the world)”, scheduled from 13 to 22 December. The National Short Film Centre curates the initiative. The selection offers […]

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Italy to chair the OECD Ministerial Council in 2022

Italy will lead the OECD in 2022. The member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have designated Italy to chair the next meeting of the OECD Ministerial Council. Italy will lead the reflection among the 38 member countries of the organisation – bringing together the most advanced market economies on the planet […]

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Event in Panama for Italian Design Day 2021

The recently renovated historic ‘La Manzana’ building in the Casco Antiguo district of Panama City was the evocative setting for an event to celebrate Italian Design Day 2021, organised by the Italian Embassy in Panama with the Italian Trade Office in Bogotà (which also has responsibility for Panama), and the collaboration of AREA, the most […]

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Vice Minister Sereni chairs the 7th plenary meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS)

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, chaired the seventh plenary meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS), a body established pursuant to article 16 of Law 125/2014, which brings together over 54 of the main public and private players, both profit and non-profit, operating in the world of cooperation. […]

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