International Day Against the Use of Children in Armed Conflict

On the occasion of the International Day Against the Use of Children in Armed Conflict, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, reaffirms Italy’s commitment to defending the rights of children worldwide, particularly in conflict situations. With the proliferation of armed conflicts globally, millions of children are forced to confront the harsh […]

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Cultural Diplomacy. Italian Foreign Ministry and RAI present the Sanremo Giovani World Tour 2025

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI today present the Sanremo Giovani World Tour, an initiative designed to promote young Italian musical talents around the world. The tour will take the four finalists of Sanremo Giovani 2025—Alex Wyse, Maria Tomba, Settembre, Vale LP, and Lil Jolie—abroad, offering them an important international […]

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Press Accreditation Note – Invitation event for Italian and International participation in the “Jubilee of Bands and Popular Music” (Farnesina, 18 February 2025)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE Invitation event for Italian and International participation in the “Jubilee of Bands and Popular Music” (Farnesina, 18 February 2025)   On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, at 12:00 p.m., an event will be held at the Farnesina to invite both Italian and international participation in the “Jubilee of Bands and Popular Music”. Speakers […]

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Beirut, first edition of the Italian Film Festival

The Italian Embassy in Lebanon and the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut, in collaboration with the Metropolis Art Cinema, have launched the first edition of the Italian Film Festival in Beirut. The festival opened with the screening of Vermiglio by Maura Delpero, marking its premiere in the Mediterranean and Middle East region, and concluded with […]

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Mali, an initiative to promote the textile industry

The Italian Ambassador to Mali, Stefano A. Dejak, and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Government of Mali, Moussa Alassane Diallo, participated in the launch of an initiative to promote the textile industry that took place at the International Conference Centre in Bamako. Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi opened the exhibition ‘Naïve Art of Kovačica in Serbia”

Last night the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, participated in the opening of the exhibition “Naïve Art of Kovačica Slovaks in Serbia”. The Voice is heard from afar”, organised by the Slovak Embassy in Rome. The event was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Juraj Blanár, […]

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Warsaw. Deputy Minister Cirielli’s conversation with Polish Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Marek Prawda

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, visited Warsaw where he met, for the second time in a few months, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Marek Prawda, for an in-depth discussion that confirmed the excellent state of bilateral Italian-Polish relations. At the end of the meeting, Deputy […]

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Italian proposal to step up candidate countries’ accession to the EU

On the occasion of the Ministerial Meeting with the countries of the Western Balkans and the “Friends of the Western Balkans” Group hosted in Rome today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, presented a national position paper containing some concrete proposals to step up the EU accession of candidate countries, including […]

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Chair’s Rome Conclusions

Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tajani hosted a meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs or appointed representatives of the group “Friends of the Western Balkans” (Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia) and the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), with the participation of High Representative […]

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Remembrance Day. Participation of Minister Tajani and the diplomatic network in the commemorations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, participated today in the main events dedicated to the Remembrance Day , in memory of the victims of the foibe and of the Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian exodus. The Foreign Ministry and the entire diplomatic-consular network, as well as the Italian Cultural Institutes, joined the celebrations with the […]

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Greece, Ambassador Cuculi commemorated the 81st anniversary of the Oria tragedy

The Italian Ambassador to Greece, Paolo Cuculi, took part in the commemoration of the victims of the Oria shipwreck in February 1944. ‘Eighty-one years have elapsed, but our duty to preserve the memory of the tragedy and the spirit of humanity and solidarity of the many Greek civilians who assisted the few survivors and contributed […]

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Ministerial Meeting with the Western Balkan countries and the “Friends of the Western Balkans” group

On 10 February, at Villa Madama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will chair the Ministerial Meeting with the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) and with the “Friends of the Western Balkans” group (Italy, Austria, Croatia, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia). […]

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