Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ikram Nazih freed in Morocco

Di Maio: thanks to the work of diplomacy and Amendola “Ikram Nazih was released today in Morocco,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Italian-Moroccan girl had been convicted of offences against religion for sharing a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. “I want to thank the Italian Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco and Deputy […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ikram Nazih freed in Morocco

Di Maio: thanks to the work of diplomacy and Amendola “Ikram Nazih was released today in Morocco,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The Italian-Moroccan girl had been convicted of offences against religion for sharing a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. “I want to thank the Italian Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco and Deputy […]

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The movie ‘Il Varco’ at Paris’s MK2 Beaubourg

A preview is to be held at the MK2 Beaubourg Cinema in Paris of the movie, ‘Il Varco’, by Federico Ferrone and Michele Manzolini next Monday, 30 August (9 p.m.). This event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will be run in collaboration with Norte Distribution. The two producers will be present for […]

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Moscow, an exhibition on Nuccio Bertone’s cars

The Italian Embassy in Russia has sponsored an exhibition entitled ‘Le Automobili di Nuccio Bertone-Cento Anni di Stile Italiano (Nuccio Bertone’s Cars – One Hundred Years of Italian Style), organised in collaboration with the National Automobile Museum in Turin, the Bonfanti Mivar Museum in Bassano del Grappa and the Russian GON Museum. The initiative, which […]

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The “Speciale Italia” at the Istanbul Festival

Considering the success in 2020 of the first edition of the festival dedicated entirely to Italian authors and books translated into Turkish, the Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul is once again proposing a series of meetings with Italian writers. On this occasion, it has availed itself of the collaboration of the Cepell-Centre for Books and […]

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Night of Literature in Bratislava

The Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava is taking part in the Night of Literature, an event dedicated to the promotion of the best European literature translated into Slovak. As in previous editions, the ‘Night’ is coordinated by the Czech Centre of Culture, in collaboration with the cultural sections of the major European Embassies operating in […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the Rimini Meeting 2021

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, spoke at the Rimini Meeting 2021 in the panel “International institutions and multilateralism at the test in times of Covid”.

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Italian Foreign Ministry – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief

To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its commitment, at the international level, to promote freedom of religion or belief, and expresses its strongest condemnation of all types of violence that are based on religious affiliation or creed. In the firmest conviction that societies […]

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Italian Trade Agency (ICE): Announcement for the Italian Innovation and Culture Hub

The creation of the first Italian Innovation and Culture Hub (IICH), proposed by the Embassy in Washington in collaboration with the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, is taking place in this city, with the fundamental contribution of the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), through the Call for Tenders for the management of the […]

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Participation of Minister Luigi Di Maio in the virtual meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on the situation in Afghanistan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, connected from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit, participates in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs to discuss the new challenges concerning the situation in Afghanistan. Click here to read the press statement

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IIC Madrid in collaboration with the festival Concéntrico 07

The Italian Cultural Institute of Madrid renews its partnership with Concéntrico 07 | Logroño International Festival of Architecture and Design, scheduled from 2 to 5 September 2021.      The Festival offers a reflection on urban space and on the city of Logroño, capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, inviting you to explore […]

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JazzLife

‘JazzLife, Life in J major’ is the title of a new web, TV and social media format presented by Umbria Jazz and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote Italian artistic and cultural heritage through the eyes and sounds of the best on the current Italian jazz scene. Four dates in the first […]

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