Undersecretary Di Stefano on a mission in Brazil: meeting with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister França

On an official visit to Brasilia, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, had a long working meeting with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carlos Alberto Franco França. “Brazil, a great democracy of Latin America and a country we are tied to through very close historical bonds, is our main economic partner in the […]

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Press accreditation note – joint press point, Minister Di Maio and Minister Hoekstra (Farnesina, Friday 18 March, 2022)

On Friday 18 March, 2022, at 11:00 am, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Luigi Di Maio, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,Wopke Hoekstra, at the Farnesina. Once the meeting is over, the Ministers will hold a joint press point. In consideration of the current regulation on social distancing, […]

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Tokyo, examples of urban regeneration on display

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, as part of the initiatives for the 6th edition of the Italian Design Day, present the exhibition “Welcome, feeling at work’’, dedicated to the great urban regeneration project of the ‘’Kengo Kuma and Associates’ studio to revive the former Rizzoli area in Milan. The […]

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Prague: glass takes centre stage at Italian Design Day

On 23 March, for the 6th edition of the Italian Design Day, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, together with CAMIC (the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry) will present “COMMON GLASS”, a project dedicated to the new language of contemporary glass, which gathers the most interesting realities of the […]

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Virtual Country Presentation Rwanda, 18 March 2022

Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo, in association with Assolombarda and the Rwanda Development Board – the government department responsible for investments in the country – is organising a virtual country presentation on Rwanda. The webinar will be held on Friday, 18 March, and starts at 10.00 a.m. This is an opportunity to explore potential industrial partnerships […]

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The Republic of Moldova. Supply of humanitarian goods by the Italian Cooperation Service for Ukrainian refugees and intervention by the Migration Fund to help children

As part of the Italian effort to respond to the emergency in Ukraine, the Italian Cooperation Service organised two humanitarian expeditions, one by land and the other by air, which left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi (UNHRD) on 11 and 14 March. A total of about 20 tonnes of relief and shelter […]

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Minister Di Maio at the Ceremony for the Lateran Treaty

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participates in the Ceremony for the 93rd anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty and 38th anniversary of the Agreement amending the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See.  

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Tehran, 2002 sees sixth edition of “Domus Design”

The international exhibition “Domus Design – Tehran 2022” has been presented at the residence of the Ambassador of Italy in Iran. The exhibition, now in its sixth edition, consists of two sections. The first is an in-depth look at key moments in the history of Italian and Iranian design through a series of iconic objects. […]

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Media accreditation notice — Press point Min. Di Maio and Min. Le Drian (Farnesina, 17 March 2022)

On Thursday 17 March 2022, the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Jean Yves Le Drian, will attend a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the invitation of the Italian Government, under the provisions of the Quirinal Treaty (Trattato del Quirinale). At the end of the meeting, Italy’s Minister for Foreign […]

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Amsterdam, literary recital on the Shoah

The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam is presenting “Questo è stato’’, a literary recital with Sabrina Modenini. The recital is based on the book of the same name by Piera Sonnino, with adaptation and direction by Andrea de Manincor. In her novel, Piera Sonnino tells the tragic story of the deportation and extermination of her […]

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Development Cooperation, Deputy Minister Sereni chaired the Joint Committee

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the first annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, also attended by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Fabio Cassese and the director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Luca Maestripieri. The initiatives passed by the Joint Committee include extending the 92-million-euro financial endowment for the […]

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Digital Export Bonus

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the ICE – Italian Trade Agency have tasked Invitalia with putting in place an additional measure to support the digitalization process of SMEs. The “Digital Export Bonus” initiative envisages the granting of contributions as “de minimis” aid for the purpose of developing the internationalization activities […]

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