Minister Di Maio’s telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, during which the two Ministers expressed their common intention to strengthen cooperation between Italy and Turkey, based on a positive agenda. In this framework, the Joint Economic and Trade Commission […]

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São Paulo: Design in pigiama, a history of Italian design

The cycle Design in pigiama is a story of Italian design conceived by Chiara Alessi, journalist and professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, during the weeks of Italian lockdown. In Brazil, the initiative is organised by Consulate General of Italy in São Paulo, the Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo and the Istituto Europeo […]

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IIC Lima: “Mario Luzi and Latin American Literature”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima presents the virtual exhibition Mario Luzi e la letteratura latinoamericana (Mario Luzi and Latin American literature). The online exhibition brings two cultures into dialogue through the reviews that the famous Florentine poet and chronicler of the Corriere della Sera, Mario Luzi, made periodically on the novels that authors such […]

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IIC Australia: desire and delirium from Bernini to Balla

The Italian Cultural Institutes in Sydney and Melbourne are glad to present Desire and Delirium in the history of Italian Art: from Bernini to Balla, online conference held by Professor Costantino D’Orazio, one of the most famous Italian art critics. The event is the third appointment of a conference cycle on Italian art during which […]

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Participation by Minister Di Maio at the inauguration ceremony of the “Genova San Giorgio” bridge

On 3 August  2020, Minister Di Maio attended the inauguration ceremony of the “Genova San Giorgio” bridge.  

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi

On 3 August 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi.  

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Di Maio: “Wish you were here… Italy appeals for tourists” (The Times)

British tourists should not be afraid of coming to Italy, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday, despite fears that a second wave of Covid-19 infections is beginning in western Europe. “Italy has lived through one of the most difficult moments of its history,” Luigi Di Maio told The Times. “But thanks to our doctors and experts and the great […]

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Minister Di Maio’s conversation with EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, focussing on illegal immigration – with particular reference to Tunisia – on Libya and Eastern Mediterranean. With regard to the increasing of irregular migratory flows coming […]

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Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano meets representatives of the Italian trade fair sector

Today Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano met at the Foreign Ministry with the President of the Italian Exhibitions and Trade Fair Association (AEFI), Maurizio Danese, and the President of the Industry Trade Fairs Committee (CFI), Massimo Goldoni. It was a meeting of strategic importance to agree on the necessary measures to support and relaunch the trade […]

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Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano meets President of the Italian Exhibitions and Trade Fair Association (AEFI) Maurizio Danese and President of the Industry Trade Fairs Committee (CFI) Massimo Goldoni.

Today Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano met at the Foreign Ministry with the President of the Italian Exhibitions and Trade Fair Association (AEFI), Maurizio Danese, and the President of the Industry Trade Fairs Committee (CFI), Massimo Goldoni. It was a meeting of strategic importance to agree on the necessary measures to support and relaunch the trade […]

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IIC Tunis: the Young Fashion Designers Mobile Video Contest

In view of the next edition of Open Art Week, a project created to connect spaces and independent artists in the world, which has scheduled for the autumn a series of initiatives between Italy and Tunisia, the organisers launch, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis, Young Fashion Designers Mobile Video Contest, a […]

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Covid-19: team of Italian experts in Azerbaijan

The team of six Civil Protection experts left for Azerbaijan today. For approximately two weeks, the team will work on COVID-19 law enforcement activities planned by the Baku authorities, sharing experiences and best practices with Azerbaijani colleagues. It is an action of solidarity and closeness to a friendly country, which has helped Italy in the […]

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