A multimedia exhibition of Pier Paolo Patti in Tehran

Pier Paolo Patti’s socially-engaged experimental multimedia art will be showcased in a new episode of the video-series produced by the Italian Embassy, called “From Tehran to Rome. A Journey through Art”, presented today at the residence of the Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone. The documentary was accompanied by an exhibition, set up in the gardens […]

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Toronto, exhibition of the ‘’Cantica dell’Inferno’’ manuscript

The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, on the occasion of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World and the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, has displayed an anastatic copy of the so-called Dante Guarneriano manuscript, one of the oldest and most richly decorated examples […]

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Minister Di Maio speaks at the launch of World Energy Outlook 2021

At the launch of the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be speaking on the topic “Italy and the energy transition between CoP26 and global scenarios”.

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50th anniversary of archaeological relations between Cyprus and Italy

On the 29th of November 2021, the Embassy of Italy in Nicosia, in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, celebrated the 50th anniversary of archaeological relations between Cyprus and Italy with the documentary ‘Digging History’, which took place in Kastelliotissa Hall, Nicosia, at the presence of the H.E. Yiannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications […]

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Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2021

Un’agenda positiva per il Mediterraneo tra transizione e segnali di ripresa Settima edizione della Conferenza MED-Dialogues promossa dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dall’ISPI Roma, 2 dicembre 2021–   Dal 2 al 4 dicembre 2021 si svolge a Roma in modalità ibrida – con partecipazioni sia fisiche che virtuali e una diffusione in live […]

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Bamako: inauguration of the new Italy-Mali Business Association

On 30 November two events took place in Bamako that will have considerable potential for Italy-Mali relations, which were already strengthened by the visits of Minister Di Maio in May 2020 and Minister Guerini in June, and by the opening of the Italian Embassy in Mali on 3 August. The Ambassador, Stefano A. Dejak, together […]

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Di Maio: “Restoring the Mediterranean’s role as a space for dialogue” (la Repubblica)

On 3 to 4 December, Rome will host the seventh edition of the Mediterranean Dialogues, an initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI, which has since established itself as the main international event dedicated to the Wider Mediterranean, an area of extraordinary geopolitical importance spreading from the Sahel to […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano chairs the ninth Interministerial Steering Committee on the geopolitics of energy and the climate

The ninth session of the Interministerial Steering Committee on the Geopolitics of Energy and the Climate was held yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, chaired the session. The first session was open to public sector companies, civil society, and think tanks. Italy’s main challenges and opportunities […]

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Support for Italian citizens following the suspension of air traffic from a number of African countries

Air traffic from South African countries has been suspended to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant.  This Foreign Ministry acted immediately, via the Unità di Crisi [the Crisis Unit] to assist our compatriots abroad. More than 200 Italians have been able to book scheduled flights where these are still available, and are currently returning to Italy. Some […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Migration cooperation: the MAECI’s commitment to the Sahel is strengthened

Two new initiatives financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Migration Fund will strengthen migration cooperation with countries in the Sahelian region, which are at the crossroads of flows towards Europe. In Mali, following the signing on 6 May of the Joint Declaration on Migration Cooperation between Minister Di Maio and Minister of Malians Abroad […]

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Niamey: the first edition of “Master Chef Niger”

On the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy in Niamey, in collaboration with the professional training school (AACCES), inaugurated the first edition of “Master Chef Niger” by Marco Ferrari. After receiving specific training on Italian gastronomy from Chef Ferrari, the students assembled before a technical and tasting […]

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Italian Cuisine Week at Bratislava with Chef Miglioli

The Italian Embassy in Bratislava inaugurated the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World with a Cooking and Tasting Show featuring Michelin-starred chef Marco Miglioli.  In Bratislava, Chef Miglioli realised a menu with Italian and Slovak influences, with a focus on local and sustainable food products, in the presence of representatives of the business sector, […]

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