Coronavirus, Italy in support of Kosovo

The Embassy of Italy in Pristina, the AICS Office and the Italian military contingent of the NATO-KFOR mission organised yesterday a ceremony to enhance the Italian initiatives to assist Kosovo in recovering from Coronavirus emergency. The ceremony was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Kosovo, Nicola Orlando, the Commander of the Italian Military Contingent in […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 28 May: latest news from the world

BRAZIL- Sparkle expands coverage in Brazil with a new Point of Presence in Salvador Sparkle announces expansion of coverage in Brazil with a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Salvador. The Salvador PoP adds to Sparkle’s current ten Points of Presence in the country, distributed between Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro and Fortaleza, further strengthening […]

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Di Stefano opens the General Council of Assocamerestero

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano opened today, by videoconference, the General Council of Assocamerestero.  “My presence here today, as well as at the last two world conventions in Turin and Treviso,” said the Undersecretary, “confirms the attention we pay to the activities of the Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad and our appreciation for the work you […]

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Di Stefano opens the Council of Assocamerestero

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano opened today, by videoconference, the General Council of Assocamerestero.  “My presence here today, as well as at the last two world conventions in Turin and Treviso,” said the Undersecretary, “confirms the attention we pay to the activities of the Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad and our appreciation for the work you […]

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Di Stefano opens the Annual General Meeting of Origin Italia

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano opened today by videoconference the annual members’ meeting of Origin Italia, the Association of Consortia for Geographical Indications. As Di Stefano pointed out, Italy has for years been first in terms of the number of products with geographical indications recognised by the European Union: over 800 wines and food products. “Unfortunately, […]

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Agrifood: Undersecretary Di Stefano opens the Annual Assembly of Origin Italia

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano opened today by videoconference the annual members’ meeting of Origin Italia, the Association of Consortia for Geographical Indications. As Di Stefano pointed out, Italy has for years been first in terms of the number of products with geographical indications recognised by the European Union: over 800 wines and food products. “Unfortunately, […]

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Scalfarotto, interview with Secretary of State Bóka

A telephone conversation today between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto, and the Hungarian Secretary of State for European and International Cooperation in Justice Affairs, János Bóka, during which the Secretary of State asked his colleague for more information about two recent decisions of the Hungarian Parliament that have raised debate and […]

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Conversation between Under-Secretary Scalfarotto and Hungarian Secretary of State János Bóka on the Istanbul Convention and the new rules on transgender people

A telephone conversation today between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto, and the Hungarian Secretary of State for European and International Cooperation in Justice Affairs, János Bóka, during which the Secretary of State asked his colleague for more information about two recent decisions of the Hungarian Parliament that have raised debate and […]

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Bratislava: cities and men, Luca Matti’s prophecies

Metropolises that are growing out of all proportion, taking up more and more space, people crushed by obligations and pressures that are often unsustainable. These are recurrent images in Luca Matti’s work, which after this period of forced isolation acquire a particular strength and suggestion. On the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute and the […]

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Canada, “A dinner for Italy” with starred chef Heinz Beck

A dinner for Italy will take place tonight, the online initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Ottawa that offers a tribute to Italian culinary culture and to the authentic and unparalleled values of Made in Italy: a virtual bridge to get closer in a time when being together continues to be difficult. The guest […]

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Manila, the exhibition Arte Povera. Italian Landscape extended

The Arte Povera. Italian Landscape exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila has been extended until July 31st. The exhibition, curated by Danilo Eccher and promoted by Italian Ambassador to Manila Giorgio Guglielmino, is an extraordinary collection of works by exponents of the Italian contemporary art movement “Arte Povera”, as well as the most important […]

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Di Maio: “Tourism will start again soon.” (Corriere del Trentino)

The (temporal) borderline is set for 15 June, when other (physical) borders can be crossed “to restore tourist flows and help the northern regions, including Trentino and South Tyrol, which have suffered the most from the pandemic”. A restart together (“We are opposed to exclusive bilateral agreements”), but “with uniform rules so as not to […]

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