The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the repatriation of our compatriots continues: around 97,600 Italians have returned

The work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a safe return home of compatriots stranded abroad continues. About 97,600 citizens have returned from the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency thanks to the work of the Crisis Unit and the diplomatic-consular network, which have activated 1075 air, sea and land operations from 120 countries. Today, […]

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Minister Di Maio on a mission to Turkey

Minister Luigi Di Maio is on mission to Turkey today to meet his counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Bilateral relations between Italy and Turkey, the Libyan crisis, Turkey-EU relations and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean are among the topics on the agenda.                 

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Covid-19: Del Re, Italy has guaranteed refugee accommodation

“Despite the limitations imposed by the pandemic emergency, Italy has continued to ensure the protection of asylum seekers, taking all necessary measures to guarantee that restrictions on the movement of the entire population were compatible with international obligations”. This was underlined by the Vice Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re at the virtual press conference presenting […]

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Italian Cultural Institute of Valletta “Through Landscapes” – photographic exhibition by Stefano Amantini

Italian Cultural Institute of Valletta “Through Landscapes” – photographic exhibition by Stefano Amantini. Fully online exhibition: from 22 June to 5 July, a photo is published every day on the Institute’s Facebook and Instagram pages. The photographer’s world is not very crowded. In his vision, only few travelers will cross it, a human presence that is […]

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IC Rio: “Migrazioni e intolleranza” (Migration and Intolerance) by Umberto Eco

The vision expressed by Umberto Eco in the four papers collected in the book Migrazioni e Intolleranza (Migrations and Intolerance), is the theme of the meeting organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro on June 23rd, as part of the series Dialoghi Italo-Brasiliani (Italo-Brazilan dialogues), which aims to bring together writers, intellectuals, […]

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IIC Buenos Aires: meeting with writer Claudia Durastanti

The Italian Cultural Institute resumes its cycle of meetings with writers Quadrante Sud. Nuove rotte letterarie Italia-Argentina (New literary routes Italy-Argentina). The Quadrante Sud project was born in 2019 in cooperation with the Turin International Book Fair, with the aim of promoting meetings, circulation and translation of contemporary Italian literature in Argentina, and vice versa, […]

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Med Dialogues: dialogue with the UN Special Envoy Syria

The Med Virtual Dialogues initiative proposes today at 3:00pm a dialogue between Paolo Magri, Director of Ispi, and the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen. Mr. Pedersen has been appointed as Special Envoy for Syria in October 2018. He takes this position after decades of political and diplomatic experience, having served both the […]

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IIC Jakarta: a webinar on the works of Filippo Sciascia

  As part of the new cultural program #vivilitaliainindonesia, following the health emergency from Covid-19, the Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta on Saturday, June 20 presents Points of intersection, a webinar dedicated to the Italian artist Filippo Sciascia and his works. A conversation about science, anthropology, and culture through Sciascia’s artistic creations.  Filippo Sciascia, born […]

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Ethiopia: a guide to Italian military cemeteries

The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa has published online a guide to the four Italian military cemeteries in Ethiopia. The initiative, carried out in close coordination with the Office of the Defence Officer, has the objective of facilitating research on individual casualties and on the places where their remains are kept.The guide examines the Military […]

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ICE – Agency: D-TEM courses, applications by July 16th

ICE – Agency for the promotion abroad and internationalisation of Italian companies, in order to support companies in internationalisation processes, organises courses for Digital Temporary Export Manager (D-TEM), expert professional figures in the internationalisation processes of business, with particular skills in the digital field. The aim of the specialisation course is to provide an update […]

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Di Stefano at web meeting on export and agri-food

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke this morning at a web meeting organised by Fondazione Qualivita in cooperation with OriGin Italia, FederDOC and other Consortia for the protection of geographical indications. “Agri-food” – the Undersecretary said – “is one of the driving sectors of the Italian economy and one of the main factors of attractiveness of […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano at the Qualivita Foundation web meeting to talk about exports and agri-food

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano spoke this morning at a web meeting organised by Fondazione Qualivita in cooperation with OriGin Italia, FederDOC and other Consortia for the protection of geographical indications. “Agri-food” – the Undersecretary said – “is one of the driving sectors of the Italian economy and one of the main factors of attractiveness of […]

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