3 September: elections called to renew the COMITES

Today, 3 September 2021, a consular decree called elections for 107 Committees of Italians Abroad (which were already in place at the previous round of elections of 17 April 2015), and 12 new Committees, elected in consular areas that have reached or exceeded the threshold of 3,000 Italian residents. These newly instituted Committees will be […]

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China: Italy is guest of honour at the World Winter Sports Expo, in view of the 2022 Beijing Olympics

On 3 September, at Shougang Park in Beijing, the opening ceremony was held of the “World Winter Sports Expo”, the most important trade fair in China and Asia dedicated to mountain technologies and products. Italy is taking part in the event as Guest of Honour Country, by virtue of its ancient Alpine tradition and the […]

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3 September: elections called to renew the COMITES

Today, 3 September 2021, a consular decree called elections for 107 Committees of Italians Abroad (which were already in place at the previous round of elections of 17 April 2015), and 12 new Committees, elected in consular areas that have reached or exceeded the threshold of 3,000 Italian residents. These newly instituted Committees will be […]

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Minister di Maio’s mission to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan

Minister Di Maio will travel to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan from Friday on a mission. The mission is part of the international initiatives undertaken by Italy to address the Afghan crisis and its consequences on the country’s population. In his contacts with the authorities of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, Minister Di Maio will address the […]

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Minister di Maio’s mission to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan

Minister Di Maio will travel to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Qatar and Pakistan from Friday on a mission. The mission is part of the international initiatives undertaken by Italy to address the Afghan crisis and its consequences on the country’s population. In his contacts with the authorities of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, Minister Di Maio will address the […]

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San Paolo: female images in Italian art

The Italian Cultural Institute in San Paolo is organising a series of conferences on women in Italian art. It will cover both artists like Artemisia Gentileschi, and the muses that inspired great artists like Leonardo, Raffaello, Tiziano, and Bernini. Within a cycle of five online meetings, Luciano Migliaccio, Professor of the History of Art at […]

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Zagreb: 21 photos of Italian piazzas during the lockdown

The Italian Ambassador in Zagreb, Pierfrancesco Sacco, and the new director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Gian Luca Borghese, opened the exhibition in Croatia of the virtual photographic exhibition “Piazze [In]visibili / [In]visible Piazzas”, 21 photos of Italian piazzas taken during the lockdown. The art project, hosted at Galerija Ružić, Sl. Brod in Zagreb, is […]

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Minister Di Maio participates in the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be in Brdo today and tomorrow to attend the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich). The meeting will focus on Afghanistan and its rapidly deteriorating political and security situation, as well as the risks to which the stability […]

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Meeting between Minister Di Maio and the Malian Minister, responsible for the humanitarian action, solidarity, refugees, and displaced people, Oumarou Diarra

Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the Malian Minister responsible for humanitarian action, solidarity, refugees, and displaced people, Oumarou Diarra, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Minister Di Maio, who did his first mission in Sub-Saharan Africa as Foreign Affairs Minister in Mali, stressed Italy’s commitment to the Country […]

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Tanzania, Ambassador Lombardi presents “Business Incubator”

Italy’s Ambassador to Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, spoke at the presentation of a project of the MZumbe University, in Dar es Salaam, for the creation of a “Business Incubator”, in collaboration with the Catholic University of Milan and E4IMPACT Foundation, chaired by Letizia Moratti and whose membership includes MAPEI, WeBuild, Intesa San Paolo.     During […]

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Brussels: “Fragments of Sandro Trotti’s World” exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, in collaboration with the Marche Studies Centre, presents the exhibition “Fragments of Sandro Trotti’s World”. The exhibition will open until 18 September at the Institute. Born in 1934 at Monte Urano, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, the painter soon moved to Rome where he concentrated on experimenting with […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in the ceremony in honour of the US veteran Martin Adler

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the ceremony in honour of US veteran Martin Adler. In 1944, Adler, who took part in the Allied offensive in Italy, rescued three children he found hidden inside a wicker basket.

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