The Italian Embassy commemorates Jan Palach in Prague

The Italian Embassy in Prague and the Luigi Einaudi Foundation commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Jan Palach, the student who became a symbol of the population’s struggle for liberty after he set himself on fire on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on 16 January 1969 to protest against the Soviet occupation of his Country. […]

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Mission by Minister Moavero Milanesi to Brussels (21-22 January)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a mission to Brussels on 21 and 22 January to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the EU–ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and EU-AU (African Union) Ministerial Meetings.  The Foreign Affairs Council will have the following points up for discussion: […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 18 January: latest global news

JAPAN – Seminar on the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union On 25 January, the Emilia Romagna Region will host a seminar in Bologna – organised in association with the Italian-Japan Foundation – on the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed on 17 July 2017 and scheduled to enter into effect on 1 February […]

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Minister Moavero on a diplomatic mission to Germany​

Minister Moavero on a diplomatic mission to Germany​ The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is taking part in the Official Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

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Attack on the “Santander” General School in Bogotá

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to express his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and his deepest sympathy for this morning’s deadly attack against the Santander Police Academy in Bogotá, that he most firmly condemns.

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Tales through images by Paolo Longo on show in Lisbon

“Stories of persons, true life stories, and images of everyday life that could appear to be trivial and unoriginal but that conceal the politics, history, culture, emotions, wishes and secrets of a society,” said Paolo Longo, a journalist of the RAI public broadcaster and a foreign correspondent for 25 years, in describing the photographs he […]

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The Foreign Ministry expresses its thanks to the UN personnel in Gaza

The Foreign Ministry confirms that the three Carabinieri on duty at the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem have left the UN compound in Gaza and have returned to the Consulate. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation specifies that, as is customary, the Consulate General had regularly notified the local Authorities of the mission […]

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Undersecretary Merlo Receives Families of Italian Citizens who went Missing in Mexico in January 2018

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Sen. Ricardo Merlo, received the families of Raffaele Russo, Antonio Russo and Vincenzo Cimmino at the Farnesina today. The three men went missing in Mexico in January 2018. During the meeting, the Undersecretary reiterated the Italian Government’s resolve in urging Mexican Authorities to continue the investigation into the fate of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy: Latest News from the World

Brazil: New Infrastructure Investment Programs for 2 Billion Euros   As part of Brazil’s investment partnership program, launched in 2016 to broaden public-private partnerships, mostly for infrastructure development, 25 new investment projects – to be completed within the first 100 days of 2019 – were announced recently, worth a total of 8.7 billion reais (about […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi at the Chamber of Deputies for Question Time

Minister Moavero Milanesi at the Chamber of Deputies for Question Time The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, reports on the situation in Syria. 

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“A Focus on Italian Heritage” in Doha

The best of Italian classical architecture, painting and sculpture is reflected in the images of three great Italian photographers in the “A Focus on Italian Heritage” exhibition that opened in Doha today at the exhibition space of the Katara Cultural Village. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Qatar and curated by the Spazio Nuovo-Roma art […]

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The film on the life of Bud Spencer screened in Budapest

After having been dedicated a bronze statue in the heart of Budapest, a documentary now consolidates the special bond that exists between Bud Spencer, born Carlo Pedersoli, and Hungary. Tomorrow evening the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest will screen the world premiere of ‘Sulle tracce di Piedone”, the bio pic containing the interviews of 45 […]

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