Press accreditation notice – Presentation of Italy’s Pavilion at the Universal Exposition of Dubai (Matera, 20 October 2019)

On Sunday 20 October, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, together with Emirate Foreign Minister Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will be in Matera to participate in the ‘1 year to go’ event for the presentation of the Italian Pavilion at the Universal Exposition of Dubai scheduled to begin on October 20 next year.   The […]

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From Ethiopia the remains of fellow Italians

The bodies of our compatriots who died in Ethiopia on 10 March in the ET 302 Ethiopian Airlines crash shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa have been returned to Italy. The return operations were coordinated by the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Embassy in Addis […]

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Contemporary Art Day: Seoul, from Arte Povera to the present day

The Seoul Italian Cultural Institute organised two events with Fabio Cavallucci, the main curator of the Biennale of City Planning / Architecture in Shenzhen, China to celebrate the 15th Contemporary Art Day.  Cavallucci, former Director of Prato’s Pecci Contemporary Art Centre and of the Contemporary Art Centre in Warsaw, addressed an audience of professionals and students presenting […]

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Minister Di Maio will be in Matera on Sunday to present Italy’s stand at Expo 2020

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio will be in Matera on Sunday, 20 October, together with the Emirati Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to attend the ‘1 Year to Go’ event. The event represents a symbolic passing of the torch from Expo Milano 2015 and Expo Dubai 2020, at exactly one year from its […]

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​Vancouver: Focus on Italy at the Film Festival

‘Focus on Italy’ is the event that has put Italy in the limelight at the 38th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival, the largest and most important film festival in Canada after the one in Toronto.   Every year, the Vancouver Festival, a.k.a. the “Hollywood of the North”, screens more than 300 films from 80 […]

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World Food Day: eco-friendly canteen at the Farnesina

“Eat healthy, live better, support the environment” is the project launched today by the Foreign Ministry for World Food Day. “We want to introduce concepts more closely linked to nutritional aspects and the need to lead a healthy life,” said Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano at an event organised in the Ministry’s canteen in conjunction with […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio with President Mattarella on a State Visit to the United States of America

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, is on a State Visit to the United States of America until 20 October, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and by the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitalization, Paola Pisano.

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Sydney: two Italian films at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival

This year, two Italian films will be screened at the Antenna Documentary Film Festival of Sydney, an event now at its ninth edition and with a consolidated fame at both national and international level. As every year, the Italian Cultural Institute offered its cooperation to the festival, which will present a selection of the best […]

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Leonardo goes digital in the historical centre of Jeddah

The exhibition entitled “LEONARDO DA VINCI. Masterpieces and Flying machines” opened in one of the most beautiful palaces in the historical centre of Jeddah. Organized by the Consulate General of Italy in Jeddah, the exhibition features stunning digital reproductions of paintings and drawings on flying machines by the genius of the Italian Renaissance who died […]

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Italy donates 10 ambulances to the Niger Government

Italy donated 10 ambulances and 3 water tankers to the Government of Niger to enable the authorities to provide assistance to migrants and tackle human trafficking. The donation was made possible through Fund for Africa resources and carried out by the Italian Ministry of Defence who owned the vehicles. The handover ceremony was held in […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 15 October: latest news from the world

LEBANON: MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT JREISSATI PRESENTS THE 2019-2030 ROAD MAP FOR THE INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE. Lebanese Minister of the Environment Jreissati presented the 2019-2030 road map for the integrated management of solid waste. The road map calls for the introduction of solid waste sorting into Lebanon, with the involvement of the two […]

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The issue of electronic ID cards kicks off in three consular offices

The experimental phase for the issue of electronic ID cards to Italian citizens residing abroad officially kicked off today at the Consular Chanceries of Athens, Nice and Vienna. The document, which is based on an innovative technology to avoid counterfeiting and frauds, will be sent to the applicant’s home after an appointment at the Consulate […]

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