Curitiba pays homage to Puccini

The first edition of the project “Il Largo delle Opere” turned Curitiba into a true stage for celebrating classical music, bringing the magic of opera to the amphitheatre of the Sao Francisco Ruins in Curitiba. Included in the official programme of the “Christmas of Curitiba – Luz dos Pinhais 2024”, with the institutional support of the Consulate General of Italy in Curitiba, the […]

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London, ‘Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily’

The exhibition “Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily” has opened at the Photographers’ Gallery in London. It is entirely dedicated to the life and photographs of Letizia Battaglia (1935-2022). Curated by Paolo Falcone, in collaboration with the Letizia Battaglia Archive and the Falcone Foundation for the Arts, and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the exhibition is a premiere for the Palermo-born photographer in […]

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UPDATE – Press Accreditation Note – Meeting of the Quintet Foreign Ministers on the situation in Syria Villa Madama – Thursday, 9 January 2025

UPDATE PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE MEETING OF THE QUINTET FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE SITUATION IN SYRIA Villa Madama – Thursday, 9 January 2025     On Thursday, 9 January 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, will chair a Meeting of the […]

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Riga – “Caffè Young Italy” project comes to an end

The initiative promoted by the Italian Embassy in Riga “Caffè Young Italy”, one of the winning projects of the second edition of the “Capitals of Italian creativity in the world” contest launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has successfully come to an end. Featuring ten events organised between August and […]

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Cecilia Sala’s case – Ambassador of Iran summoned to Rome

On the instructions of Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, Secretary General Amb. Riccardo Guariglia today summoned the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Rome, Mohammad Reza Sabouri, to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Farnesina) to discuss the case of Cecilia Sala, detained in Evin […]

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Italian citizen stopped in Iraq has already left the country

In recent days, an Italian citizen was stopped in Iraq in the Syed Ghraib area for a check by the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The check arose from a misunderstanding and was quickly resolved, also thanks to the assistance of the Italian Embassy in Iraq. At present, the Italian national has already left the country. […]

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Paris, Italian Embassy featured in the France TV 5 documentary “Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes”

On Monday, 30 December 2024, France 5 and france.tv aired the documentary “Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes”, presented by the renowned journalist and TV host Sophie Jovillard. The programme is entirely dedicated to discovering the most beautiful embassies in the French capital. The prestigious and historic premises of the Hôtel de la Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, home to […]

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Italy contributes €13 million to Ukraine Energy Support Fund

On the instructions of Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, Italy has allocated €13 million to Ukraine Energy Support Fund. At a time when attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are intensifying, this decision represents an important step in efforts to restore energy systems damaged by the conflict. Italy’s contribution – one of the largest by a single […]

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“Food for Gaza”: Italian aid distributed again in the Strip

The distribution of food and medical aid to the Palestinian population under the Italian Government’s “Food for Gaza” initiative continues. On 27 and 28 December, 19 tonnes of Italian food aid, donated by Italian companies’ members of Coldiretti and Confagricoltura, were distributed to the population of Gaza by Rahma Worldwide. The aid was delivered by […]

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Italian Foreign Ministry note – Cecilia Sala

The Italian Foreign Ministry announces that the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, reporting from Iran, was arrested on 19 December by the Tehran police authorities. On the instructions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, the Italian Embassy and Consulate in Tehran have been following the case with the utmost attention since the very beginning. […]

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Italian delegation in Damascus meets the interim government. Crisis cell set up for security during Christmas celebrations

ROME – The first high-level Italian delegation after the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime held a series of meetings with the new de facto Syrian authorities yesterday and today in Damascus. The delegation was made up of the Director for the Mediterranean and Middle East at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Further aid from Italy arrives in the Strip with ‘Food for Gaza’. Tajani to Cardinal Pizzaballa: “Support for the civilian population in Gaza and throughout the region, protection of minorities and Christians”

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani today had a telephone conversation with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, with jurisdiction over Latin-rite Catholics residing in Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus, and responsible for Syria during his time as Custos of the Holy Land. Cardinal Pizzaballa told the Minister of his […]

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