Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo concludes his visit to El Salvador

Ricardo Merlo, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has concluded his visit to El Salvador. Undersecretary Merlo met with the Foreign Minister of El Salvador, Alexandra Hill, with whom he sat in the first meeting of the two Countries’ Bilateral Consultation Mechanism. At the meeting, the Undersecretary underscored the interest expressed by Italian […]

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Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU on the latest developments in Libya

The shocking attack on the Tajoura detention centre that caused the death of dozens of refugees and migrants and injured many more, including children and women, is a stark reminder of how the war in Libya is affecting civilians. We condemn it in the strongest terms. All violence against civilians is unacceptable. We welcome any fact […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 5 July: latest news from the world

China: updated the list of sensitive sectors for foreign investments The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce published a new version of the so-called “Negative List” of foreign investments in China, updated from last year’s. In a communiqué released immediately after it was published, the NDRC emphasised that they […]

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“Italians of Europe” Project: presented its final chapter

Yesterday, 4 July 2019, the final chapter of the “Italians of Europe” Project, dedicated to the Eastern European Countries, was presented at Palazzo Merulana at the presence of the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali and the authors of the project, Riccardo Venturi and Lorenzo Colantoni. “Italians of the East” is the narration […]

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Bucharest: Nicola Piovani in concert with film music

Maestro Nicola Piovani made it a point to conclude his concert in Bucharest with the 1999 best soundtrack Oscar-winning theme of ”La vita e’ bella” (“Life is Beautiful”). Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Romania, the “Italy in the Energy of Music” concert was held at the Auditorium […]

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Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh​

Today, at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh. In the course of the meeting, the two ministers exchanged an update on the progress made in the two Countries’ bilateral relations. In particular, the Eritrean minister expressed great […]

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Lisbon: celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi

The celebrations for the first 100th anniversary of the birth of Primo Levi, who was born in Turin on 31 July 1919, will kick off with several initiatives promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon in partnership with the Festival di Teatro di Almada. Lisbon wants to commemorate one of the greatest Italian writers […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Libyan Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmed Maitig

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the new Libyan Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmed Maitig, for an update on the latest developments in Libya, especially following the alarming and tragic bombing of the Tajoura migrant centre, in which a large number of defenceless people were killed or seriously […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 4 July: latest news from the world​

UNITED KINGDOM – Bracco Imaging expands its portfolio in personalised diagnostics with the acquisition of Blue Earth Diagnostics Bracco Imaging S.p.A., global leader in diagnostic imaging systems, signed a final agreement for the purchase of Blue Earth Diagnostics, an Oxford-based molecular imaging company specialised in the development and marketing of new PET imaging agents. The […]

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Reminder – Press accreditation notice – Presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2019 – Scenarios and prospects for companies” (Farnesina, 8 July 2019)

On Monday, 8 July 2019, at 3:00 p.m. the Farnesina will host the presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2019 – Scenarios and prospects for companies”, now at its tenth edition. The Report, drafted by the Centre on Business Research of the Italy China Foundation (CeSIF), provides an analysis of the political and economic scenarios […]

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Belgrade: old Serbian books published in Venice on show​

To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first Serbian books in Venice, the Serbian National Library in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade present the exhibition “Venetian Publishers of Serbian Books 1519-1824” curated by Vladimir Anđelković. Starting from the end of the 15th century, a large number of Serbian migrants […]

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Brussels: Medal of Honor awarded to Tatiana and Andra Bucci​

Elena Basile, the Italian Ambassador to Belgium, conferred the medal of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic upon Liliana (Tatiana) Bucci who survived the Holocaust together with her sister Alessandra (Andra) Bucci. Brought to Auschwitz on 4 April 1944, Tatiana and Andra were respectively 6 and 4 years old when they reached the […]

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