​”TOWARDS ESOF 2020 – Trieste European City of Science”

This morning, the Farnesina hosted the presentation to the Diplomatic Corps of ESOF (EuroScience Open Forum), the most important European event dedicated to the debate between science, technology, society and politics that will take place in Trieste in 2020. The Julian Venetia capital was chosen to be the European City of Science in the light of […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

  On the sidelines of today’s “Rome Med Dialogues” Conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. The talks focused on the issues of mutual interest for Italy and NATO, also in view of the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting that will be held […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with Palestinian Foreign Minister Al-Malki

On the sidelines of today’s “Rome Med Dialogues” Conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Palestine Foreign Minister, Riyad al-Malki.  During the talks, the two ministers exchanged views on the major bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. 

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Zarif

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo  Moavero Milanesi, received at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Zarif, who is in Rome to attend the “Med Dialogues” Conference. The two ministers made an overview specifically focused on the bilateral relations between Italy and Iran […]

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Uganda: a meal for 2,500 refugees to celebrate the ‘Week of Italian Cuisine’

The ‘Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ does not only showcase the excellence of our Country’s agri-food products but is also an opportunity to help those in need. Therefore, as part of the initiatives scheduled for the Week, the Italian Embassy in Uganda organised a Day in favour of the refugees hosted in the […]

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Lisbon, Week of italian cuisine pays a tribut to Rossini

In an event dedicated to Gioachino Rossini, the Italian Embassy in Lisbon opened the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, which envisages a programme of tastings, debates, workshops and masterclasses on the tastes and local products of our peninsula. In order to highlight the excellence of Made-in-Italy agri-food products, the Embassy united the Italian […]

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Italy’s Cooperation service allocates emergency aid for Northern Syria

As part of Italy’s commitment to foster the Syrian population, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has arranged for another package of emergency contributions worth 2.5 million euros to finance the humanitarian emergency situations in Northern Syria. Thanks to Italy’s emergency contribution of 1.5 million euros to the United […]

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Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, at the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will open the fourth edition of “Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues”. The Conference, promoted by the MAECI and the ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies), is now acknowledged to be the major forum […]

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Puglia at the centre of Week of Italian Cuisine in Miami

Puglia was at the centre of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World programme in Miami, which took place between 12 and 18 November.  The calendar of events included seminars, master classes with Chef Cristina Bowerman, food and wine tastings and special themed menus in Italian restaurants. There were also exhibitions and a focus […]

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Fence around the Italian Embassy in Yerevan displays work by De Meo​

The fence around the Italian Embassy in Yerevan, Armenia, is now displaying an installation by Carlo De Meo, who has chosen to exhibit his work not inside the offices of the diplomatic mission but outside, so as to enable any passer-by to appreciate it. To celebrate the 18th Week of the Italian Language in the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 21 November: latest news from the world

USA – Sparkle extends global IP Backbone Seabone with a new PoP in El Paso (Texas) Sparkle, the International Services arm of TIM Group and among the top ten global operators, announces the expansion of its global IP Tier-1 backbone with a new Point of Presence at MDC Data Centers (MDC, formerly McAllen Data Center) […]

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Tunis showcases a combination of classical tradition and contemporary artistic research

The MAXXI Collection has become an ambassador of dialogue between peoples and an instrument of cultural diplomacy because art can build bridges to overcome isolationisms and nationalisms. The exhibition “Classic Reloaded.Mediterranea”, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, director of MAXXI Arte, together with Eleonora Farina, running from 29 November to 31 January 2019, will bring to the […]

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