Di Maio on the case of Enrico “Chico” Forti: the Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the case

Minister Di Maio is closely monitoring the case of Italian citizen Enrico “Chico” Forti, who was arrested by the United States Authorities in 1998 and sentenced to life in prison in 2000 by a Florida Court under the charges of first-degree murder.   Over these years, the Italian citizen was able to count on the continuous […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 November: latest news from the world

China: trade mission by Italian accountants and accounting experts organised by AICEC The trade mission to China by about 90 Italian accountants and accounting experts organised by the Associazione Internazionalizzazione Commercialisti Esperti Contabili (AICEC) left Hong Kong to continue on to Shanghai and Beijing The delegation, led by AICEC President Giovanni Gerardo Parente, attended the seminar “Hong […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Los Angeles exhibilts food in drawings by Fellini

Seminars, conferences, meetings with chefs and cooking classes, tastings and also film screenings, concerts and photographic exhibitions are all the events organized by the Italian Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in the World. The rich calendar of events includes a conference on the Table […]

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Del Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]

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Del Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Madrid focuses on education

In Madrid, the Italian Cuisine Week focuses on education. The Italian Embassy, in partnership with the Madrid offices of the ICE Agency and ENIT and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Spain, organised “ITmakES – Prepare Your Future”, a series of professional wine-tasting courses enabling Spanish sommeliers to get acquainted with Italian cuisine […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in Seoul: the trend to eat healthy high-quality food is growing

Food Education and the Culture of Food are the theme of the 4th edition of the Italian Cuisine Week in the World. These aspects are particularly important in Korea, where our culinary tradition is very popular and where a growing number of Koreans try and purchase high-quality Italian products. Italian agri-food imports have been on […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: Brussels presents typical dishes of the Lucanian tradition

The typical dishes of the region of Lucania travel to Brussels to celebrate the Italian Cuisine Week in the World. The specialties will be presented by Michelin-star winning Chef Giuseppe Misuriello at the dinner organised by Italian Ambassador Elena Basile for the members of the Belgian and Italian world of politics, business and culture. The […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in Athens: culinary traditions and innovations

Numerous events have been organised to celebrate and promote our Country’s food culture and its regional traditions, highlighting the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. The Region of Calabria will take centre stage at an evening organised by the Italian Embassy in Athens in cooperation with the Italian-Greek Chamber of Commerce at which Caterina Ceraudo, Calabria-born […]

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Fifth annual session of the joint committe for development cooperation

Today the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted  the fifth annual session of the Joint Committe for Development Cooperation. The session was chaired for the first time by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, accompanied by Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re.  The Joint Committe approved a set of initiatives accounting […]

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ICE -Italy’s Trade Agency launches the EXPORT FLYING DESK

ICE – The Italian Trade Agency has recently launched the project “Export Flying Desk” with the aim to enhance and support as many SMEs  as possible through their internationalisation process. ICE wants to offer a thorough coverage across the nation and to this end on top of its Rome and Milan offices, it opened regional assistance desks in […]

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Italian Cuisine Week in the World: the Netherlands host gastronomic and cultural events

A rich programme of gastronomic and cultural events will mark the 2019 Italian Cuisine Week in the World across the Netherlands. The programme is promoted by the Italian Embassy in The Hague in partnership with the Italian business community in the Country, restaurants, the Chamber of Commerce and the Italian Cultural Institute, along with international organisations and […]

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