Annual meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-Personnel Mines

Today, at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the annual meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-Personnel Mines which was attended by major players of civil society operating in humanitarian demining activities. Italy’s resolute efforts to promote the universalisation of Conventions against Anti-personnel […]

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Italian scholarship winners take off with the Fulbright Program

It’s take-off time for 70 Italian and American Fulbright program grantees. On the morning of their departure for the United States, the Italy-United States Fulbright Commission organised an event at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In the afternoon, the grant holders went to […]

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Information Note – Luiss Diplomatic Forum (Rome, LUISS Guido Carli University, 11 June 2019)

On Tuesday 11 June 2019, at 9.30 a.m. the LUISS Guido Carli University – Viale Pola, 12 Rome – will host the first Luiss Diplomatic Forum. The event aims to offer a debate between the network of foreign and Italian diplomats, institutions and Italian companies operating internationally.     At the first session, which gathers diplomats who graduated from the […]

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Yerevan: Armenian manuscripts conserved in Florence now on show

Three Armenian manuscripts from Florence dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries are now on display at the Matenadaran Museum in Yerevan thanks to the efforts of the Italian Embassy and the Italian Research Council (CNR). The exhibition is a perfect mix of science, art, history and technology and, thanks to spearheading techniques developed by the […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Moavero and the Minister for European Affairs of Romania

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, today had a telephone conversation with the Romanian Minister for European Affairs, George Ciamba, who now, under Romania’s rotating presidency of EU Council, chairs the EU “General Affairs” Council of Ministers. The conversation touched upon the most topical European issues, and in particular the […]

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Trieste hosts the annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the CEI (11-12 June)

Next 11 and 12 June, Trieste will host the annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the 17 Member Countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI). The meeting will be chaired by Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, who recalls that the CEI constitutes the “original and consolidated assembly of the central-eastern European and Balkan Countries. The […]

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Minister Moavero holds a telephone conversation with the British Foreign Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a long telephone conversation with British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt today. The call focused on a comprehensive update on the evolution of  Brexit-related issues, especially in light of the latest political  developments in the United Kingdom.

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Minister Moavero attends the celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, this afternoon attended the festivities for Independence Day of the State of Israel, also to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between Italy and Israel.

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EU future: young diplomats from EU founding countries meet in The Hague

A delegation of young Italian diplomats participated a conference on the future of European diplomacy at The Hague. The event was attended by newly hired young officers from the six founding Countries of the European Union.  The Foreign Affairs Miister of the Netherlands, Stef Block, on welcoming the participants, highlighted the essential contribution that young generations of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 7 June: latest news from the world

Sparkle opens a new PoP in Aqaba, Jordan Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and eighth worldwide, announces the opening of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Aqaba, Jordan, in cooperation with Naitel, an integrated Jordan based operator with proprietary data centers and a nationwide network. Located on the Country’s southern shore […]

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Prague: the SantaGiulia Academy participates in the Quadrennial

The SantaGiulia Academy of Brescia, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute, is participating in the Prague Quadrennial, an event of great international relevance since 1967. The Quadrennial constitutes one of the world’s major scenography platforms and is a unique showcase to present the latest research in stage and costume design as well as […]

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Duress: Italian music duo at the International Guitar Festival

The viola and guitar music duo formed by Simone Gramaglia and Luigi Attademo, performed in Duress within the framework of the third edition of the International Guitar Festival of Tirana through the collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. The programme offered by the well-established instrumental duo that often performs both in Italy and abroad, raising […]

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