Sarajevo, Italy takes centre stage at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival

Italy reaffirms its prominent role at the 31st edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival, taking place from 15 to 22 August in Sarajevo. Among the most highly anticipated international guests is Paolo Sorrentino, who arrived in Sarajevo just days ahead of the opening of the Venice Film Festival, where his latest work is set to […]

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São Paulo, Gastone Novelli on display

The exhibition A arte deve viver ao sol – Gastone Novelli no Brasil is currently underway in São Paulo, the result of a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo. Curated by Ana Magalhães and Marco Rinaldi, the exhibition features 29 works by Gastone […]

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London, Giuseppe Penone at the Serpentine Gallery

Currently on view at the Serpentine Gallery (Kensington Gardens) is the exhibition Thoughts in the Roots, featuring works by Giuseppe Penone spanning from 1969 to the present. Curated by Claude Adjil, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Alexa Chow, the exhibition is organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of London. Thoughts in the Roots brings […]

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Tajani: “Unanimous support for Italy’s position. Kyiv won’t surrender. Putin hasn’t won” by Anna Maria Greco – (il Giornale)

Antonio Tajani is spending the day with family in Fiuggi, awaiting developments — but with no great expectations — from the Washington summit between Trump and Zelensky. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is not overly optimistic, convinced that the road ahead remains long. Yet a piece of news from across the Atlantic sparks […]

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Tajani in Bern today

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani is in Bern, Switzerland, today for an official visit. This morning, he will meet with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. Key items on the agenda include the excellent state of bilateral […]

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Minister Tajani in Bern for meetings with Cassis and participation in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will travel to Bern, Switzerland, tomorrow for a meeting with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis and to take part as guest of honour in the Swiss Ambassadors’ Conference. The visit will provide an opportunity to take stock of bilateral relations between the two […]

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A Secret Agent in the Service of Art

Rodolfo Siviero, born in Guardistallo (Pisa) in 1911, was one of the key figures in the protection and recovery of Italy’s artistic heritage looted during the Second World War. A graduate in philosophy, he developed an early interest in art and, during the war, became an intelligence agent for the Italian government, tasked with monitoring […]

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Hangzhou, Exhibition: “360°: Why We Paint?”

The exhibition “360°: Why We Paint?” is currently on view at By Art Matters in Hangzhou. Open to the public until 12 October 2025, the project has been co-organised by the Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Prato) and By Art Matters (Hangzhou), with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Shanghai and the […]

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Tajani: “Putin must open to dialogue. Everything concerning Ukraine must be decided with Ukraine” (Quotidiano Nazionale)

What can we hope for, what can we expect from the Anchorage summit in Alaska? “We can hope that it marks a turning point, and that following this meeting, a genuine negotiation between Russia and Ukraine — between Putin and Zelensky — can begin. That is what we must hope for. We’ll need to see […]

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Joint donor statement on the situation in and around El Fasher, Sudan, by 30 donors

EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of International Development of Norway, Åsmund Aukrust, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, Lord Collins of Highbury, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada, Randeep Sarai, State […]

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Italy takes in 31 children from the Gaza Strip in the largest ever medical evacuation of minors

On 13 August, Italy welcomed 31 Palestinian children seriously injured or suffering from urgent medical conditions, together with 83 accompanying persons for a total of 114 people transferred from the Gaza Strip to Italian hospitals. The initiative, in the pipeline for several weeks, had been authorised by Minister Tajani during an operational meeting on the […]

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New group of children from Gaza to receive medical care in Italy arriving tonight

Three special flights of the Italian Air Force, carrying a group of Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip who will receive medical treatment in Italy, are departing from Eilat Airport in southern Israel. The first aircraft is scheduled to arrive this evening at Rome – Ciampino Airport, where the group will be welcomed on […]

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