Di Maio: “Letta, Draghi, Mion: it’s part of my job, I speak with people who have different views from me” (Il Fatto Quotidiano)

Dear Director, I have decided to write this letter because I’ve noticed that, for several days now, my appointment schedule is making headline news, with misleading reconstructions penned even by yourself, which particularly pained me. I want to be clear, the press must do its job. Someone has said that the duty of a journalist […]

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Meeting between Minister Di Maio, EU High Representative Josep Borrell and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France and Germany, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas

On 12 July the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio visited Brussels, where he met the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France and Germany, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas. The Libyan dossier and the Cyprus […]

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The Ambassador of Italy to the USA, Armando Varricchio, visits New York

On 13 and 14 July, the Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio visited New York, the city symbolizing the United States hit hard by the pandemic and at the centre of the gradual economic recovery in America. “After the lockdowns, I wanted to resume my regular visits around the US starting from New York City to […]

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IIC Montreal: A webinar with the photographer Giovanni Capriotti

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, as part of the Webinar series “L’Italia delle voci”, dedicated to the most outstanding figures in the various areas of Italian culture, is pleased to present the rich and varied experience of the photographer Giovanni Capriotti, winner, among other things, of the World Press Photo (Sport Stories) in 2017. In […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov. The focus of the conversation was the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the security framework in the region and the intense bilateral relations, particularly in the economic and energy fields. Minister […]

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Croatia, the exhibition “Italy. The (in)visible stories”

The Embassy of Italy in Croatia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, in cooperation with the Central Institute of Demoethnoanthropology and the Museum of Civilisations in Rome, organise the exhibition entitled Italy. The (in)visible stories, scheduled from 17th July to 16th August 2020 at the Vukovar Municipal Museum. […]

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The Minister Luigi Di Maio in Trieste for the signature of the protocol of transfer of Narodni Dom together with the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella and the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor

On July 13, 2020 the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, went to Trieste, where he attended the ceremony for the signing of the protocol for the transfer of Narodni Dom to the Slovenian community, in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio receives the President of the Tobruk House of Representatives, Aghila Saleh, at the Farnesina Palace, seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, received the President of the Tobruk Chamber of Representatives, Aghila Saleh today at the Farnesina Palace. The meeting was an opportunity to confirm Italy’s commitment – within the framework of the Berlin Process – to the ceasefire, to create an inclusive intra-Libyan dialogue and […]

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Italian Summer Festival with Umbria Jazz

The Italian Summer Festival, the international showcase of Italian festivals promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through its Foreign Network, is enriched with new events that will be broadcast live streaming all over the world thanks to the collaboration with Umbria Jazz, one of the most important jazz festivals on the […]

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Madrid: doors open to Spanish tourists in Italy

The Ambassador of Italy in Spain, Riccardo Guariglia, opened the webinar, organized by ENIT, in the context of the initiatives carried out by the Italian System in Spain to support the resumption of tourist flows to Italy. Among the European countries, Spain and Italy are the first in the West to be affected by the […]

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Ms Del Re at the launch of 2020 report on UN Food Security

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference at the launch of the 2020 report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world, an annual multi-agency publication that monitors progress towards the implementation of Agenda 2030 Objective 2 (zero hunger, adequate, healthy and safe food for all).Opened by a message from […]

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IIC Lisbona, “Johan Padan” di Dario Fo at Almada Festival

The 37th edition of the Almada Theatre Festival, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Lisbon, presents Johan Padan a la Descoverta delle Americhe by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, in the staging of Dario Fo, played by Mario Pirovano of the Compagnia Teatrale Fo Rame. The show is a monologue in two […]

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