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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Photo exhibition on Nomadism presented in Algiers

A preview of the photo exhibition on Nomadism, which will be held in Algiers, in the first half of 2022, was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute to celebrate the Contemporary Art Day. The exhibition, entitled “Eyes on tomorrow. Young Italian Photographers in the World” was presented at a conference (both in person and on […]

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Minister Di Maio: Participation At The G7 Foreign And Development Ministers’ Meeting (Liverpool, 11-12 December 2021)

On 11 and 12 December the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is taking part in the second G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting in Liverpool, under the British presidency. The Development Ministers are also expected to participate, beginning from the afternoon of 11 December. Representing Italy is Deputy Foreign Minister […]

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10th Steering Committee for Business Internationalisation – 13 December 2021

The 10th Steering Committee for Business Internationalisation, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister for Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, will meet today from 15:00 onwards. Every year, the Steering Committee defines the guidelines and strategic policies, including the planning of resources, for the promotion abroad and […]

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Minister Di Maio in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, isin Brussels today to take part in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union. On the agenda is an in-depth debate on EU-Africa relations, which will discuss issues related to security, development and dialogue in the multilateral context. The Council will then […]

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Contemporary Art Day in Turkey, with Tosatti and Peluffo

The 17th Day of Contemporary Art was celebrated in Istanbul on 6 December, with a webinar entitled “Six Years in Istanbul” featuring the new Director of the Quadriennale di Roma art exhibition and sole artist at the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2022, Gian Maria Tosatti. Furthermore, at the invitation of the Italian Embassy […]

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Italian fashion at the Swahili Fashion Week

In the framework of the Embassy of Italy promotional activity in Tanzania, three Italian designers participated to the Swahili Fashion Week, held in Dar es Salaam from 3 to 5 of December, 2021. It is the most important fashion event in Africa after Johannesburg fashion week. More than 90 designers worldwide joined the event. On […]

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Albania and Kosovo: a tribute to Morricone and Piazzolla

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana concludes its programming for 2021 with a tribute to two great musicians who were widely distant in their culture, origins, and life experiences, but were both absolute icons of the international music scene: the Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) and the Italian-born Argentinian Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). The event – […]

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G7 statement on Russia and Ukraine

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in our condemnation of Russia’s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine. We call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its […]

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Minister Di Maio: Participation At The G7 Foreign And Development Ministers’ Meeting (Liverpool, 11-12 December 2021)

On 11 and 12 December the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is taking part in the second G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting in Liverpool, under the British presidency. The Development Ministers are also expected to participate, beginning from the afternoon of 11 December. Representing Italy is Deputy Foreign Minister […]

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