Foreign Ministry Note – First meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan people”

The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the “Italian Plan for the Afghan People”, launched by Minister Di Maio, was held today at the Foreign Ministry, in hybrid format. The meeting was attended by officials from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Interior, Defence, Health, Education, University and Research, Labour and Social Policies, and […]

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Ten Italian short films at the Busho Film Festival in Budapest

In relation to the Busho Film Festival (the International Short Film Festival of Budapest), now in its 17th edition, the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised an Italy day on its premises, for Wednesday 1 September 2021 (time 19:15), showing ten very recent Italian short films. “10 corti in giro per il mondo” is […]

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The Divine Comedy in comic book form, an exhibition in Marseille

A dozen Italian artists and illustrators have created a tribute to Dante Alighieri. These works are the subject of an exhibition entitled, “Drawing Dante. La Divina Commedia vista dal disegno, tra fumetto e illustrazione” (Drawing Dante.The Divine Comedy in drawings, between comic book and illustration”), which will be inaugurated on September 7 at 6 p.m. […]

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Institutional address of Minister Luigi Di Maio at the assembly of Federalimentare

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will take part in the assembly of Federalimentare, by video conference. The event, which will be attended by various representatives of the food chain, is organised as part of CIBUS 2021, the 20th International Food Exhibition.      

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Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the inaugural Conference of CIBUS – 20the International Food Exhibition

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will speak today at the inaugural Conference of CIBUS 2021, the 20th International Food Exhibition. The programme of the inaugural conference opens with welcoming addresses by the President of Fiere di Parma, Gino Gandolfi, the President of Federalimentare, Ivano Vacondio, the Mayor of Parma, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participated in the G7-NATO-EU summit on Afghanistan via videoconference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated via videoconference in the G7-NATO-EU format Summit, with the presence of Qatar and Turkey, on the crisis in Afghanistan. The meeting focused on freedom of movement in the country, diplomatic presence, counter-terrorism cooperation and humanitarian issues. The Minister reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to facilitate international coordination in […]

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Cultural Institute in Belgrade, Nikola Tesla Exhibition

On 7 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade will inaugurate the exhibition entitled “Nikola Tesla, l’uomo che definì il future” [Nikola Testa, the man who defined the future], curated by Italian architect and illustrator, Daniele Meucci. This event is to be run jointly by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the publishing company, […]

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Foreign Affairs Ministry Note – Guaranteeing safe passage, adopting a multilateral strategy

Thanks to the extraordinary joint efforts of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministries, and the Intelligence Department, Italy has completed evacuation operations by air transport of over 5,000 Afghan citizens, including those who have collaborated with Italy, in various capacities, over the years. This means that Italy tops the list of EU countries in terms […]

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Italian Exhibition at the Prague Art Gallery Exchange Project

The Italian Cultural Institute in Prague supported the running of an exhibition at the Berlinskej Model Gallery organised in the capital of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with the “Like a Little Disaster” Italian contemporary art gallery based in Polignano a Mare.  The main theme of this artistic event is femininity, dealing principally with maternity […]

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Medical aid to Cuba. The Ambassador met with associations

Italy sent medical aid to Cuba to combat a new wave of Covid-19 on the island. A flight carrying medicines, equipment (including ventilators), and medical supplies landed at Havana’s Jose Marti airport on 26 August. It was a special Neos flight from Italy, transporting medical supplies and equipment worth around a million and a half […]

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Slovenia Film Festival – Italian movies in the programme

The Italian Cultural Institute in Ljubljana has been involved in running the 2021 edition of the 17th International Film Festival at the Kino Otok-Isola Cinema, a summer review of art and auteur-style films that includes Italian movies as well.       The Festival – which will run until 30 August – is held mainly in […]

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Tanzania, Ambassador Lombardi meets civil society organisations

The Italian Ambassador to Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, has recently met with representatives of civil society organisations and Italian Missionary Societies operating in the country. The first meeting took place with the President of the organisation ‘L’Africa Chiama’, Anita Manti, to take stock of the important activities carried out in the Iringa region in support of […]

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