Brasilia, the pleasure of reading Susanna Tamaro in Italian

On Wednesday, 28 August, the “New Pleasure of Reading in Italian” series will pick up again at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. The readings of contemporary works will resume with “Ogni angelo è tremendo” by Susanna Tamaro. In a book which is halfway between an autobiography and an educational novel, the authoress narrates the childhood […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi at the Meeting for friendship among peoples in Rimini

Minister Moavero Milanesi attends the 40th edition of the Meeting for friendship among peoples in Rimini. More specifically, he spoke at the Session on “Rights, Duties. Europe 1979-2019”, dedicated to the present and future prospects for the European Union.​

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Italian Cooperation Launches Road Map for Family Medicine in Sudan

A new road map was launched yesterday in Khartoum to run the Family Health program in Sudan, which aims to strengthen basic health care for the local population. In this context, the Dictorna program – one of the most important initiatives of the Italian Cooperation in Sudan – is currently being rolled out in the […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Moavero and the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas

The German and Italian Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas and Enzo Moavero, had yesterday a phone conversation referring to the issue of migration in the Mediterranean sea and the disembarkation of rescued persons. Both ministers shared their common view on the urgent need of a better, working, fair and genuine European governance of it, enabling to go […]

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Mexico, Carla Fracci’s art in dancing on display at the Italian Cultural Institute

Carla Fracci’s great art in dancing will be the focus of a photographic exhibition hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City from 22 August. “Los abrazos – Carla Fracci en imagenes de Lucia Baldini” (“Embraces – Carla Fracci in images by Lucia Baldini”) is the fruit of twelve years of Lucia Baldini’s collaboration as […]

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Italy’s Economic ​Diplomacy, 16 August: latest news from the world

ZAMBIA: LAUNCH OF THE “OFF GRID ENERGY” WEB PORTAL The “Off Grid Energy Web Portal” (https://www.offgrid.gov.zm/en) has kicked off: it is a platform created by the IFC (International Finance Corporation) that collects all the information necessary to develop minigrids in  Zambia to increase the access to electric energy throughout the whole Country. The creation of […]

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Tunisia: Sicilian animated movies take centre stage

This year, the 14th edition of “Incontri cinematografici di Hergla” dedicates a space to Sicilian animated films. The objective of the initiative, which is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, is to focus on the most authentic cinematographic projects and experiences developed in Africa and the Mediterranean. The focus of this edition is animated films. […]

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Statement by the governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America on Libya

The governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the announcement of a truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid el-Adha in response to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General with the support of the Security Council (UNSC press statement on Libya of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 9th August: latest news from the world

Oman: new measures  under way to improve investment climate The Sultanate of Oman approved a series of economic policy royal decrees to improve the investment climate, with the twofold goal of accelerating the economic diversification process and restoring trust in markets after the complex financial situation experienced over the past two years. The measures, which […]

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Armenia to host ancient Roman mosaics exhibition

The exhibition ​”Colourful visions of Ancient Rome: Mosaics from the Capitoline Museums”, a rich collection of prestigious mosaic works from the Capitoline Museums of Rome, will be on display from 10 August to 29 September in Armenia’s National Gallery.   The event, promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Armenia with the organisational support of Global Project Consulting, is part of a series […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 8 August: latest news from the world

Oman: Eni signs exploration agreement for Block 77  ​Eni has signed an exploration agreement for Block 77, a 3,000 sq. km gas field in central Oman, not far from the important Khazzan and Ghazeer Block 61. The deal, which will be closed after signing a preliminary agreement with British Petroleum Oman and the Ministry of Oil […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi on a diplomatic mission to Athens (8-9 August)​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a diplomatic mission to Athens today. His agenda is dense with meetings, especially with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopīos Pavlopoulos, and with the Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias. The Italian Foreign Minister’s last visit to Greece was almost three years ago […]

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