“Start-up Africa Road Trip” in Kampala – training for 20 start-ups

The Italian Embassy in Kampala has supported the “Start-up Africa Road Trip” training project, aimed at 20 local start-ups, mainly in Uganda, but also open to participants from other East African Countries. This initiative, which ran from 1 to 5 November in the Ugandan capital, received a financial and logistics contribution not only from the […]

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Signing of Protocol for humanitarian corridors from Afghanistan

The Director-General for Italians Migration Policies, Luigi Maria Vignali, signed today on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation the Protocol to implement “Humanitarian Corridors/Evacuations for Afghanistan”. The ceremony, held at the Palazzo del Viminale, was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese. Signatories to the agreement, in addition to […]

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Italy at Expoqueijo Brasil 2021

Italy participated in the Expoqueijo Brasil 2021 – International Cheese Awards, the most important cheese competition in Brazil, held a few days ago in Araxà, a city in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. The gold medal went to a cheese from the Piedmont region of Italy: Bra Duro DOP, and at the inaugural ceremony […]

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Minister Di Maio’s participation in the ministerial meeting on the response to Covid-19

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated today by videoconference in the ministerial meeting on the response to Covid-19 (“Covid-19 Ministerial”), convened by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, as a follow-up to the “Covid-19 Summit” hosted by President Biden on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly. […]

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Montevideo: a conference on Anita Garibaldi

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of her birth, the Embassy of Italy in Montevideo, together with the Italian Cultural Institute, organised a conference on 4 November at the Museum of Visual Arts on the life and work of  Anita Garibaldi, the famous wife of the Italian soldier, revolutionary and politician, Giuseppe Garibaldi. This celebration of […]

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A visit to the IILA projects by the Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic

The Italian Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Stefano Queirolo Palmas, recently visited the Technology Transfer and Vocational Training Project at the San Ignacio de Loyola Institute (ITESIL) in Dajabón (on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti), which is being implemented by the International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA) thanks to Italian funding from the […]

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Madrid, an exhibition of “Dantesque Illustrations in the World 1983-2021”

An exhibition entitled “Hyper modern Dante: Dantesque illustrations in the World 1983-2021” has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Madrid, in collaboration with the Società Dantesca Italiana and the ADI (Italianists’ Association). The event, set up on the Institute’s premises, will run from 11 […]

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Brussels, 08 November. Second appointment in the series “Conversazioni in piazza” with Benedetta Craveri

Belgium. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Brussels and the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, the cycle of “Conversazioni in Piazza” (Conversations in the square) featuring Italian journalists, essayists, writers, critics and scientists in conversation with representatives of the Belgian and international scene, is continuing in the two “Italian squares” (the Italian Cultural Institute and […]

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Climate change. – Vice Minister Sereni and the strategy for protecting women and children in the most fragile countries

“The Index has now become increasingly significant for all the development cooperation players, when it comes to the protection of the fundamental rights of millions of women and children”. The Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, said as much while presenting the WeWorld 2021 Index, adding: “Climate change is multiplying certain global crises like […]

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The Foreign Ministers of Morocco and Italy exchanged views via telephone (November 9, 2021). Joint press release

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Nasser Bourita and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, Mr. Luigi Di Maio, spoke by telephone on November 9, 2021. During the conversation, the two Ministers commented favorably on the excellent state of relations between Morocco and Italy, agreeing to accelerate […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – THE FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES ITS SATISFACTION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

The Foreign Ministry has welcomed the completion of the parliamentary process to authorise the ratification and implementation of important amendments to the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court, broadening its scope of application. These amendments include three new cases added to the war crimes list, relating to the use of certain types of […]

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Meeting of Minister Di Maio with his counterpart from Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has met with the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev. Minister Di Maio firstly expressed his appreciation for the Kyrgyz decision to open an Embassy in Rome, which will enable bilateral relations to be deepened in every sense. Minister Kazakbaev expressed his deep appreciation […]

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