Press Accreditation Notice – 14th Conference of Italian Ambassadors around the World (Foreign Ministry, 20 – 21 December 2021)

On Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 December 2021, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will take place the 14th Conference of Italian Ambassadors around the World titled: “Making a new start together: how Italy’s foreign and European policy can contribute to reshaping the International System”. The Conference will be attended and addressed by the President of the Republic, Sergio […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Foreign Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Najla Al Mangush

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, today held talks with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Najla Al Mangush. The Ministers reaffirmed the strategic nature of relations between Italy and Libya and the shared desire to continue strengthening the bilateral partnership. They reviewed the […]

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Nur-Sultan: the “Diffused Museum” with works by Luisa Valentini

The Embassy of Italy in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, has celebrated Italian Contemporary Art Day by organising a “diffused museum” in collaboration with the Turin Gallery of Modern Art. Four works by Luisa Valentini, depicting roses, were installed in four different institutions where they will remain on display until March. “Rosa Charme” is in […]

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Virtual Renaissance Museum: the best of culture for a new beginning

The first 4D virtual museum comes into being on the sites that are the symbols of the Italian cultural heritage. Promoted by the Foreign Ministry and supported by the Ministry of Culture, the prototype of the “Virtual Voyage through the Renaissance and the Renaissances of the Italian Museum” was presented yesterday, December 14, at the […]

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Angola: anti-Covid-19 vaccines arrive from Italy

1,814,400 doses of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine, donated by Italy to Angola as part of the COVAX initiative, in collaboration with UNICEF, have arrived at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, Luanda. The vaccine handover ceremony (the first donation in Angola) took place yesterday and was attended on behalf of Italy by Gabriele Magnini, […]

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Round table on cooperation between Italy and Uzbekistan

The Embassy of Italy in Uzbekistan collaborated with The European House-Ambrosetti to organise a round table held on 14 December at the Hyatt Regency in Tashkent, bringing together fifty of the most critical top managers of private and public enterprises in the country. The objective of the event – “Strengthening bilateral cooperation to enable a […]

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Advancing EU accession negotiations with Serbia

Today, the Intergovernmental Conference between the European Union and Serbia opened the group of negotiating chapters with Belgrade on the Green Agenda and sustainable connectivity. Serbia’s rapprochement with Brussels continues, with progress certified by the European Commission. A result made possible also thanks to the firm determination shown by Italy in supporting the European perspective […]

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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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