First performance of Lucia di Lammermoor Croatian National Theatre

Forty-five years after its last performance in Zagreb, Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor returned on Friday, February 14 at the Croatian National Theatre, directed by Maestro Pierluigi Pizzi and conducting the Zagreb Opera by Marcello Mottadelli. The evening, co-organized by the Embassy of Italy and the Superintendent of the Croatian National Theatre, was a tremendous […]

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Del Re: «A Possible Future in Africa» (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor, returning from my fruitful mission in Senegal, I have asked myself how to revitalise the issue of Africa in the Italian political discourse. Prime Minister Conte, Minister Di Maio and other members of the Government have visited Africa, and I too have been on a number of missions there. Of the 22 Priority […]

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Undersecretary Scalfarotto visited MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs

  Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, visited the MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs dedicated to the footwear and leather goods sectors. The event opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “These are realities of absolute importance for an exporting country like ours. The figures speak for themselves: the two […]

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Undersecretary Scalfarotto visited MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs

Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, visited the MICAM and MIPEL trade fairs dedicated to the footwear and leather goods sectors. The event opened yesterday afternoon in the presence of Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. “These are realities of absolute importance for an exporting country like ours. The figures speak for themselves: the two sectors, […]

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Italian fashion and cinema at the Athens Fashion Film Festival

Italy is the protagonist of the Athens Fashion Film Festival, an event dedicated to fashion and cinema now in its second edition. The first day, inaugurated by the Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, was opened by Luca Guadagnino’s short film “The Staggering Girl”, inspired by Valentino’s haute couture collection created by Pierpaolo Piccioli, and by […]

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Oslo: Italian Embassy towards zero emissions

As of today, the Italian Embassy in Oslo is abandoning the oil heating system and switching to district heating. The choice is the additional piece of a path, started in 2018 with the initiative “Embassy in Oslo Plastic Free”, which aims to gradually reduce the environmental impact until optimal zero emissions are achieved. In doing […]

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London: parade of stars to remember Zeffirelli

The great Maggie Smith, but also Jeremy Irons, Robert Powel and many other important Shakespearean actors joined the invitation of the Italian Ambassador in London, Raffaele Trombetta, who organized an evening to honour the memory of Franco Zeffirelli.  Since the 1960s, it was London that consecrated the international success of the Florentine master, the magnificent […]

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UPDATE MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation – Joint press conference (Villa Madama, 18 February 2020)

A meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation will take place in Rome on Tuesday 18 February 2020 (the so-called 2 + 2 format).The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the […]

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Scalfarotto “It was thanks to teamwork. Immediately a negotiation between the US and the EU”

The US administration has introduced new customs duties on EU products, but it has not affected Italy, as it did in October. Are you satisfied? “We have avoided new customs duties and we are very satisfied with this – says the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Scalfarotto (Italia Viva) -. The government and the institutions […]

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Minister Di Maio to the Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is today in Brussels to participate in the Foreign Affairs Council. The work program can be viewed at the following link  https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2020/02/17/

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Speech by Minister Di Maio at the Security Conference in Munich

MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE SPEECH BY THE HON. MINISTER LUIGI DI MAIO AT THE PANEL “EUROVISION CONTEST: A EUROPE THAT PROJECTS”   (Munich, 16 February 2020)      Dear Colleagues and Friends,   I am very happy and honoured to open the discussion today, on this prestigious occasion and before this attentive and expert public on international […]

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Repatriation of compatriots on board of “Diamond Princess” announced

Following Niccolò’s return from Wuhan yesterday, the repatriation of the 35 compatriots still blocked on board of the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan was decided. As for previous ones, the operation will be organised in close coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Protection, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of […]

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