Violence on women: 100 red shoes displayed in ​Amsterdam

“100 red shoes to say Stop to violence against women” is the title of the exhibition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, in partnership with the Comites-Olanda, and in association with the Bologna-based non-profit organisation ‘Casa delle donne per non subire violenza’. 100 pairs of crochet-knitted shoes were handcrafted by the Bologna-based association […]

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Minister Di Maio in Naples for the opening of the new office of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will attend the opening of the new office of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) at the ex Manifattura Tabacchi in Naples. The initiative is part of a project to reinforce the territorial network of CDP in Italy, which has already opened two new […]

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Merlo in Paraguay: pleased with our bilateral relations

Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo headed a mission in Paraguay, which brought together the Italian Consuls in Latin America for a coordination meeting held in Asuncion aimed at improving the services offered by our network to over 2 million Italians living on the continent. Innovation, digitalisation and best practices in providing services and communication to users were […]

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Merlo in Paraguay: pleased with our bilateral relations

Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo headed a mission in Paraguay, which brought together the Italian Consuls in Latin America for a coordination meeting held in Asuncion aimed at improving the services offered by our network to over 2 million Italians living on the continent. Innovation, digitalisation and best practices in providing services and communication to users were […]

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Del Re side by side with Sant’Egidio for a world without the death penalty

Today, at the Farnesina, Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re hosted the ministers attending the 12th International Conference of the Ministers of Justice, “A World without the Death Penalty”. The event, organized by the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, had the aim of encouraging and providing support to the countries that have undertaken, or could undertake, an institutional […]

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Del Re side by side with Sant’Egidio for a world without the death penalty

Today, at the Farnesina, Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re hosted the ministers attending the 12th International Conference of the Ministers of Justice, “A World without the Death Penalty”. The event, organized by the Comunità di Sant’Egidio, had the aim of encouraging and providing support to the countries that have undertaken, or could undertake, an institutional […]

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De Stefano: MAECI supports businesses on the path towards innovation and internationalization

Undersecretary Di Stefano gave the closing speech of the eighteenth edition of the annual Forum of the Leonardo Committee in Rome, which discussed the issue “Tech in Italy: innovation, competitiveness, growth”.    “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation” – the Undersecretary assured – “is working with special commitment to promote scientific research and […]

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​Di Stefano: MAECI for innovation and internationalization

Undersecretary Di Stefano gave the closing speech of the eighteenth edition of the annual Forum of the Leonardo Committee in Rome, which discussed the issue “Tech in Italy: innovation, competitiveness, growth”.    “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation” – the Undersecretary assured – “is working with special commitment to promote scientific research and […]

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The Amazon Rainforest: an exhibition on Italian pioneer, Ermanno Stradelli

Ermanno Stradelli (1852-1926) devoted his life to the study of the indigenous cultures of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. An Italian traveller and researcher, he was one of the first to have contact with people from the most remote parts of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest through his photography.  An exhibition entitled “Ermanno Stradelli – pioneering photographer in […]

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Iran: second edition of “Urban Art Unites” project

The second edition of the “URBAN ART UNITES” project was presented today at the residence of the Italian Ambassador to Tehran and featured two talented young artists, the Italian Emmeu and the Iranian Kazz. The project was launched by the Embassy on 26 September last with an exhibition of paintings by Paolo Bordino (artistic name […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 28 November: latest news from the world

Norway: Norske Tog announces tender for the supply of 30 trains for 420 million euros The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Norske Tog AS, a public company that manages railway transport services, announced a call for tenders to be launched early next year for the purchase of thirty trains for local transport. The trains will […]

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Call to submit e-candidacies

German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum “Our Future in a Sovereign Europe” (Berlin, 5–6 March 2020) ​Deadline 15 December 2019 The German-Italian Young Leaders Dialogue – Spinelli Forum is a joint initiative of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in association with the German […]

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