25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Italy reaffirms its firm commitment to fight all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which continues to be a serious and unacceptable obstacle to the enjoyment of women’s rights and to their full personal fulfillment. This is a priority commitment among the actions of our Country’s foreign policy that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Scalfarotto meets with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar

Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Minister of Investments and Foreign Economic Relations of Myanmar, U Thaung Thun in Milan. It was the two governments’ first meeting in two years and focussed on the economic cooperation prospects between the two Countries. Myanmar, one of the fastest growing countries in the world, presents significant opportunities in the area […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Italian food and the Mediterranean Diet in Hanoi

The Italian Cuisine Week in the World closed in Hanoi with a series of street events during the weekend, which included demos by “food strategist” Stefania Corrado, concerts by the Mezzotono a’capella quintet and jazz singer Simona de Rosa, Serie A football matches broadcast live from Italy and menus prepared by Italian restaurants in the […]

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Africa and climate: Deputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20​ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20​ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

  Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on […]

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Deputy Minister Del Re at the Nagoya G20​ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Deputy Foreign Minister, Emanuela Del Re, is in Nagoya, Japan, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 1 December 2019, Italy will officially become a member of the G20 Troika which, in addition to Italy, will include the outgoing Presidency (Japan) and the incoming Presidency (Saudi Arabia). Italy’s presidency of the G20 will begin on 1 […]

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​Italian Cuisine Week in Rabat: food education and culture of taste

The Italian Embassy in Rabat crafted a programme of events to celebrate Italy’s Cuisine Week in conjunction with the Consulate General in Casablanca, the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, the Italian Institute of Culture, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Morocco (CCIM) and the Dante Alighieri Committee in Casablanca. The Week started with a gala […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in the World: Oslo showcases the best of Italy’s wine and food products

The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo put together a rich programme of events to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in Norway. An evening dedicated to “A taste of Italy” took the Norwegian audience on a virtual journey through vineyards from Piedmont and Tuscany to Sicily, illustrating Italian wine and food tradition. […]

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Belgrade: Fabio Sgroi on show at the Photography Festival

The photographic exhibition “Lo stivale” (“The Boot”) by Italian photographer Fabio Sgroi participates in the 7th edition of the “Vizualizator” Photography Festival in programme in Belgrade. The initiative, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, will give the opportunity to become familiar with the work of the Italian artist who started his photographic career as a […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 22 November: breaking news from the world​

UN: CARPI-BASED CMB TO RESTORE THE PALAIS DES NATION IN GENEVA THANKS TO A 245 MILLION EURO CONTRACT CMB Cooperativa Muratori e Braccianti of Carpi, in the capacity of group leader of the joint-venture with CSC Impresa Costruzioni SA – of the Salini Impregilo Group – and Italiana Costruzioni S.p.A., has signed a contract to refurbish the historical Palais […]

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The Italian Cooperation services dispatches humanitarian aid to Somalia

To respond to the humanitarian emergency provoked by flooding in the Hir-Shabelle, Jubaland and South-West States in Somalia, the Foreign Ministry arranged for a humanitarian flight from the Italian Cooperation service, which took off yesterday evening for Mogadishu Airport from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi carrying a 22-tonne load of emergency relief […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine: a major event was held in Lima to celebrate Italian premium food and wine​

​On the occasion of the 4th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy in Lima, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute and the ICE – Italian Agency for Foreign Trade, organized a series of initiatives aimed at spreading the culture of taste, at emphasizing how important it is to educate […]

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