CALL FOR PARTICIPATION to “Premio Barcellona” – 1st edition

Within the framework of the Residence Programme promoted by the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MIBACT) – General Directorate for Contemporary Arts and Architecture and Urban Peripheries – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – General Directorate for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation – and […]

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Moavero Milanesi: “We need to mend things with Paris. Salvini-Di Maio? The policy line is set by Conte” (la Repubblica)

«The relationship with France is guaranteed by European rules and treaties, the Atlantic Alliance and sound trade relations, our geographical proximity and the friendship between two peoples. » But it is the most serious crisis between two Countries since World War II, Minister Moavero. Do we have to remedy the situation? «In this context, there […]

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Lebanon: Italy pledges one million euros to UNICEF for WASH

The Italian Government has pledged one million euros for the most vulnerable children living in Lebanon through a contribution to UNICEF’s WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) programme. It was the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Mariotti, who signed the pledge together with UNICEF representative Tanya Chapuisat. Present at the signing ceremony was also Donatella Procesi, […]

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​University corridors for refugee students

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the University of Bologna, the UNHCR and the Italian Caritas​ signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understanding setting up “university corridors” with the aim of developing courses for and promoting the integration in Italy of refugee students in Ethiopia. The Goal of the MoU is to enable […]

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Azerbaijan assigns a twinning project to Italy

“A result of strategic value” were the words used by Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari, to define the important Twinning project with the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan awarded to the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism (MIPAAFT). The project will be entirely sponsored with funds from the European Union. […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 8 February: latest news from the world

​Sparkle gets the ball rolling with the aInternet. ONE   Sparkle, a TIM Group company which provides international services and is ranked among the top ten global operators, announced that it signed a partnership with Internet.ONE, an Italian-Swiss service provider that operates in the broadband and cloud computing market. The partnership is meant to supply […]

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A dense programme of events to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Italy-Serbia relations

The year 2019 is very important for relations between Italy and Serbia and “must be celebrated in the best possible way”. With these words, the Italian Ambassador to Serbia, Carlo Locascio, together with the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Davide Scalmati, presented the initiatives developed to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the two Countries’ diplomatic […]

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The captured soul of landmarks in an exhibition in San Francisco

Stefano Forgione and Giuseppe Rossi – two Italian artists who create works of art in historic and landmark sites by using the natural proliferation of moulds on jute  – are the guest stars of an exhibition that opened yesterday at the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco. The exhibition, titled “Genius Loci”, is sponsored by the Italian […]

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Italy and IFAD sign a new framework agreement

Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and the Director General of the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD, Gilbert Houngbo, signed a new framework partnership agreement aimed at updating the context of the cooperation relations between Italy and IFAD, laying down general rules applicable to all the future […]

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Building Together–Italy&Israel, a meeting to facilitate Italian companies

Yesterday, some thirty Italian engineering and construction companies and the major players on the Israeli construction and infrastructure scene, participated in the conference “Building Together – Italy & Israel”, organised in Tel Aviv by the ICE Agency in association with the ICE Office in Tel Aviv and the Italian Embassy to Israel, in partnership with the […]

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Amatriciana Day in Tokyo, raises over 15,000 euros for Amatrice

 The Amatriciana Day, organised in Tokyo as part of the Week of Italian Cuisine in Japan last November, raised more than 15,000 euros for the Amatrice earthquake victims. The initiative was promoted by a group of journalists and Japanese chefs of Italian cuisine and was sponsored and supported by the Italian Embassy. The event, now […]

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Female Genital Mutilation, zero tolerance event in Geneva

It is on the International  Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, an unacceptable practice violating the human rights of girls and women, that an awareness-raising event took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event was co-sponsored by Italy and organised by the United Nations Population Fund, in partnership with the […]

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