​The Foreign Ministry finances 3 IOM projects from the Africa Fund

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), drawing upon the resources of the Africa Fund, has arranged for a 5-million-euro financing to support the activities of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia. The Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies, Luigi Maria Vignali, said: “Managing […]

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St. Petersburg: new stop on the Sanremo Giovani World Tour

St. Petersburg is the new stop on the “Sanremo Giovani World Tour”, organised by the Italian Foreign Ministry and promoted in partnership with the Directorate for Communication of Rai and Rai 1 which, in April, brought on a tour around the five continents the finalists of Sanremo Giovani: Deschema, Einar, La Rua and Nyvinne. Tonight, the young finalists of Sanremo Giovani performed at St. […]

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‘​Nave ITALIA’, solidariety between the Czech Republic and Italy

The Italian Embassy in Prague hosted the presentation of the third edition of “Nave ITALIA” for the Czech Republic, the charitable initiative promoted by the Italian Foundation “Tender To Nave ITALIA”, the Italian Navy and the Italian Yacht Club, with the aim of offering a special experience and adventure to disadvantaged young people – both […]

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Copenaghen hosts “De André is alive, long live De Andrè!”

“De André is alive, long live De Andrè!” was the show that the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen organized to pay homage to ‘Faber’, Fabrizio De Andrè, the Genoa-born singer and song writer who passed away twenty years ago. Madam Dori Ghezzi participated in the event.   Ambassador Luigi Ferrari recalled how De Andre’s songs innovated the Italian music tradition […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy , 18 June: latest news from the world

BELARUS: Business Forum on 24 June 2019  The Italian Trade Agency – ICE, the governmental agency which supports business development of Italian companies abroad, and CNA, the National Confederation for the Craft Sector and Small and Medium Enterprises , in cooperation with Belarus institutions, will hold the Italy-Belarus Business Forum on 24 June 2019, in […]

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Minister Moavero in Luxembourg to attend the EU General Affairs Council

Minister Moavero in Luxembourg to attend the EU General Affairs Council The meeting’s agenda included the Multiannual Financial Framework, the preparation of the Council meeting on 20-21 June and the 2019 Enlargement Package presented by the Commission on 29 May.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city illustrated in Lisbon

‘Between Reality and Utopia: Leonardo da Vinci and the Ideal Renaissance City’ is the name of the lecture organised by the Italian Ambassador in Lisbon, Uberto Vanni d’Archirafi, in association with the prestigious Portuguese Foundation Calouste Gulbenkian to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The lecture will be delivered in […]

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Dakar: The Farnesina art collection on display until 13 July

A selection of 12 works from the contemporary art collection permanently on display at the Farnesina is currently being exhibited at the Musée des Civilizations Noires in Dakar. The Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar are offering the Senegalese public a perspective of the Italian art scene which is varied in style and […]

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Meeting of Minister Moavero Milanesi with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Spanish Cooperation, Borrell

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero, had a long meeting today in Luxembourg with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Spanish Cooperation, Josep Borrell, on the sidelines of the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The Ministers had an in-depth exchange of views on the main topics of […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, George Katrougkalos

On the fringes of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, George Katrougkalos, with whom he especially discussed their common interests and their close cooperation in the central and eastern Mediterranean and in the region of Southeast Europe.

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 17 June: latest news from the world

CZECH REPUBLIC: Mission to the Czech Republic for “Innovation for Better Life” (Prague, 16-17 July 2019) Confindustria and ABI, in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Economic Development, are organising a business delegation to the Czech Republic from 16 to 17 July. The delegation will be led […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas

While in Luxembourg today for the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi had a meeting with the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heiko Maas, focusing on the principal topical issues in the two Countries’ bilateral relations and within the European Union. 

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