Paris: exhibition on Carlo Levi, painter and writer

The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris hosts an interesting exhibition on Carlo Levi and his work as painter and writer between the French capital and Matera. The artist was not only the author of the famous book Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (“Christ Stopped at Eboli”), or an anti-Fascist intellectual whom Sartre and Beauvoir would always […]

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Belgrade: Italian companies meet with the Finance Minister

Italian companies operating in Serbia participated in a meeting with the Minister of Finance, Siniša Mali, with the attendance of Italian Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio. The meeting was organised by the Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce with the aim of tackling the principal financial and tax issues of greatest interest for the companies operating in the […]

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Argentina: photographic exhibition on Bartali, Righteous among Nations

The Italian Consulate General in Argentina, together with the B’nai B’rith Jewish association, organised a photographic exhibition on Gino Bartali entitled ”Righteous among Nations, cycling champions and Humankind” at Bahia Blanca. The exhibition is hosted in the historic building of the ‘Bolsa de Comercio di Bahia Blanca’, and is part of the initiatives launched by […]

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Italy’s Economic ​Diplomacy, 2 April: latest news from the world

Expo 2020 Dubai – Call for Proposals open to all suppliers of the best construction, plant engineering and technological components and to become Technical Partners of Italy Pavilion. Invitalia, on behalf of the General Commissioner for Italy’s participation to Expo 2020 Dubai, has published a Request for Proposal (RFP) aimed at selecting Technical Partners among […]

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Buenos Aires: 2019 season of Italian music, dance and theatre

The 2019 edition of ITALIAXXI, the project aimed at relaunching Italy’s cultural programmes in Buenos Aires and in Argentina, has just kicked off. Presented by Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo, the billboard of events combining tradition with innovation is dense with music, dance, theatre and opera performances. After the success of the first edition in 2018 (13 […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Day on the Prevention of Document Counterfeiting (Farnesina, 4 April 2019)

On Thursday, 4 April, at 10:15 a.m., the Farnesina’s Sala Aldo Moro will host the Opening Session of the Day on the Prevention of Document Counterfeiting, dedicated to reviewing and sharing experiences and best practices on preventing the counterfeiting of documents. The phenomenon takes on particular relevance for the procedures carried out by Italian Consular offices abroad: […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, on a mission to Washington

The 3rd of April is dedicated to the bilateral relations with the United States in the context of the fundamental strategic relevance of the consolidated alliance and the close economic and trade relations with the United States. In particular, meetings are scheduled with National Security Advisor, John Bolton, with Senior Advisor to President Trump, Jared Kushner, […]

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Opening of “Italiani d’Europa” photo exhibition

Today the photographic exhibition “Gli Italiani d’Europa” will open at the presence of Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo and of the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali. The exhibition is a multimedia project curated by the Akronos Association and co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and National Geographic Italia. The pictures […]

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Tunisia: First stop of the “Sanremo giovani tour”

Great success yesterday in Tunis for the first stop of the “Sanremo giovani world tour”. Einar, Nyvinne, La Rua, Deschema, and Mahmood – winner of the 69th edition of the Saremo Festival – entertained the audience of Le Pavillon in Gammarth, in the Tunisian capital. The tour now continues to Tokyo, where the group will […]

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Meeting of Minister Moavero with Angel Gurrìa, Secretary General of OECD

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting  at the Farnesina today with the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), José Angel Gurría Treviño who was in Rome to present the OECD annual report on the Italian economy. During the meeting, in addition to an […]

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NATO: A documentary retraces the steps that led Italy to join the Treaty

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949, the Rai public broadcasting company will air a documentary entitled ”Telegramma 2171. L’anno del Patto Atlantico” (“Telegram 2171. The Year of the Atlantic Treaty”), co-produced by Rai Storia and the Diplomatic Historic Archive of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Sweden: The Primavera Italiana Festival dedicated to Matera

This year, the ‘Primavera Italiana’ Festival in Visby was dedicated to Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019, and was opened by Italian Ambassador Mario Cospito. Organised for the first time in 2017, the biannual Festival is dedicated to an Italian city or region which is made known to the public through a dense programme of […]

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