Scalfarotto in Washington: protection of the Made in Italy

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto will be visiting Washington on Monday and Tuesday. The mission takes place in the aftermath of President Trump’s decision to increase duties on aluminium and steel products, during discussions on the possible implementation by some European countries of a digital services tax concerning which the United States threatens commercial retaliation and just […]

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Meeting of the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today, in Rome, with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, who has travelled to Italy for institutional meetings. Their talk was an opportunity to exchange points of view on the principal bilateral dossiers and on the latest developments in the […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy January 24: latest news from the world

ICE AGENCY OPENS A DESK AT THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The ICE Agency launched a new desk recently at the ADB, to support Italian enterprises and advisors looking for business opportunities from the bank’s procurement activities. The Desk at the ADB follows a joint initiative by the ICE Office in Singapore and the Italian Embassy […]

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Scalfarotto at HoMi, the lifestyle salon

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the inauguration ceremony of HoMi, the lifestyle salon. An initiative organized by Fiera Milano in collaboration with ICE (Italian Trade Agency), to promote the home furnishing and home decoration sector. About 600 exhibitors were present at the exhibition. Moreover, thanks to the attention given by ICE to the opportunities offered by […]

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Scalfarotto at HoMi, the lifestyle salon

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the inauguration ceremony of HoMi, the lifestyle salon. An initiative organized by Fiera Milano in collaboration with ICE (Italian Trade Agency), to promote the home furnishing and home decoration sector. About 600 exhibitors were present at the exhibition. Moreover, thanks to the attention given by ICE to the opportunities offered by […]

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Belgrade: Italian universities on exhibition

The Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade and the Ino Istruzione agency present “Study abroad. In Italy”, a student fair focused on the university educational offer in Italy. The event, hosted at the headquarters of the Institute of Culture, sees the participation of many Italian universities to illustrate to Serbian students the courses of study offered […]

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London: in exhibition the precious incunabulum of 1467

The Italian Embassy in London has exhibited one of the oldest and most precious incunabula in Italy: the De Civitate Dei of St. Augustine printed in Subiaco in 1467 from the manuscript of the work, both kept in the Library of the Monastery of St. Scholastica.  The work was exceptionally granted for a six-month loan […]

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Bratislava: Sardinian municipalities at ‘Slovakia Tour’ fair

A delegation of Sardinian municipalities, bodies and consortia came to Bratislava to participate in the most important tourism fair in Slovakia, ‘Slovakia Tour’. The Ambassador of Italy in Slovenia, Gabriele Meucci, receiving the delegates, underlined that “the participation of Sardinian bodies and consortia, together with economic operators, in this significant event is an opportunity to […]

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International Day of Education

The Farnesina joins the celebrations on the Second International Day of Education, proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Italy considers education as a human right and a fundamental factor of development, which represents an indispensable and priority element to allow everyone to fully develop their human, social, economic and cultural potential, in […]

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Venice at Seoul 2020: tribute to the film director Federico Fellini

This year too, the eighth edition of the “Venice at Seoul” film event, organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Seoul, Cinematheque Seoul Art Cinema and the Venice Biennale, which every year brings the best productions of the Italian film industry to the Korean capital, has been a great success. Between 15 and 23 […]

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Scalfarotto at the Altaroma conference, circular economy and fashion

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto spoke this morning at the Altaroma conference dedicated to the circular economy and fashion design to enhance emerging talents that contribute to the protection and development of the sustainable Italian fashion system. Innovation at the service of an ecological and social balance was at the heart of the Undersecretary’s speech. “The social […]

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Del Re receives Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur

The Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Emanuela Del Re, received at the Foreign Ministry Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. The meeting was held in connection with Ms. Elver’s mission to Italy, within the framework of the “standing invitation” extended by Italy, under the UN Human Rights mechanism. The Deputy Minister expressed […]

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