Minister Moavero Milanesi in Brussels for the General Affairs Council

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Michelangelo Pistoletto’s first exhibition in Lima

“Demopractica”, Master Michelangelo Pistoletto’s first exhibition in Lima, was opened at the city’s Italian Art Museum.  A number of the artist’s most important works are being shown at the exhibition that forms part of a project to relaunch the museum, an architectural jewel donated to Peru by the Italian community in 1921.  Curated by Brazil’s Marcello Dantas, the exhibition was […]

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‘Italia Amore mio’, Made in Italy showcase held in Osaka

“Italia Amore mio”, a showcase of Made in Italy products, was held in Central Osaka recently. Other cultural events with performers from Italy took place at the same time. The event was organised by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo, in association with the Italian Embassy, the Consulate, the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and […]

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Hanoi’s Imperial Citadel turns into ‘Piazza Italia’

A section of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2010, will turn into an Italian piazza with food stands, music and fashion shows. The event is part of the second “Piazza Italia” cultural fairs which includes demonstrations promoting Italian traditions in a spirit of sharing and partnership […]

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International Centre for Advanced Agronomic Mediterranean Studies – Public call for expressions of interest for the role of Italian delegate to the Governing Board

Following the recent resignation of the Italian delegate to the Governing Board of the CIHEAM – International Center for High Agronomic Mediterranean Studies (http://www.ciheam.org), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of International Cooperation is to appoint a new delegate and is available to evaluate qualified candidates with a high professional and scientific profile in the […]

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Undersecretary Merlo meets Guatemala’s Deputy Foreign Minister

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Riccardo Merlo, met Guatemala’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Jairo David Estrada Barrios, at the Farnesia today. Undersecretary Merlo said that Italy is looking with much interest at the Central American Region which it believes has great potential for economic development. He reconfirmed that Italy fully supports Italian enterprises […]

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Italian Rugby national team take part in Chicago​’s rugby week-end

Chicago’s Italian and Italo-American communities were able to cheer Italy’s national rugby team over the city’s ‘Rugby week-end Tripleheader’. Teams from Ireland, New Zealand and the U.S. also took part in the event which was held at the ‘Soldier Field’. The high point of the weekend was the match between Ithe Azzurri and Ireland. The […]

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Press accreditation note – Presentation of the “Third week of Italian cuisine in the world” – Officine Farneto, 14 November 2018

The “Third week of Italian cuisine in the world”, which runs from 19-25 November, will be presented on Wednesday 14 November at 11.30 at the Officine Farneto in Rome. The exhibts will be opened by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Claudia Del Re, and by the Minister of Agricultural, Food, […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 8 November: latest news from the world

WHO: Ambassador Cornado attends the General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs ​The Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, Director General for Hygiene, Health and Food Safety and Nutrition at the Ministry of Health, Ms. Gaetana Ferri, and the President of Federalimentare, Luigi Scordamaglia, attended […]

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​Motus Dance Company tours Albania and Kosovo

The Motus Dance Company, originally from Siena, returned to tour Albania and Kosovo.  “Dis-Crimine”, one of the company’s latest productions, which draws inspiration from Art. 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights, which condemns any form of discrimination, was shown at the Turbina Theatre in Tirana. The choreographer is Simona Cieri, and the dancers are: Martina […]

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Technology brings the Scrovegni Chapel to Zagreb

Thanks to state-of-the art technology, the Scrovegni Chapel, one of the world’s most renowned masterpieces, is travelling to Zagreb. The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb is hosting an immersive exhibition entitled “Magister Giotto, the Scrovegni Chapel”, which is produced by Cose Belle d’Italia Media Entertainment and organised with the Italian Cultural Institute in the Croatian capital. […]

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​Minister Moavero Milanesi attends “Italian-German Business Forum ” in Bolzano

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is attending the eighth Italian-German Business Forum this afternoon, Thursday 8 November, in Bolzano. The theme of the event, organised by Italy’s Confindustria and the Federation of German Industries (BDI), is : “The priorities for the Italian and German industries to promote the future of […]

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