Media Accreditation Notice: IDLO Assembly of Parties & Partnership Forum 2018 (Farnesina, 20-21 November 2018)

On Tuesday, 20 November and Wednesday, 21 November, at 9:30 a.m., the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host the annual meeting of the Assembly of Parties to IDLO (International Development Law Organization), followed by the IDLO Partnership Forum, on the theme “The Rule of Law in Turbulent Times”. On 20 November, the Assembly of Parties will […]

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​Press Note By The Foreign Ministry – Yemen

In the light of the pledge made by Italy at the last Yemen High-Level Pledging Event of 3 April 2018 and of the deterioration of the Country’s humanitarian crisis, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has arranged for a package of emergency interventions for the Yemeni population worth 5 […]

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Press Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met at the Farnesina the Executive Director of UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), Henrietta Fore, who is in Italy for the UNICEF International Council held in Florence last 12-13 November at the UNICEF ‘Innocenti’ Research Centre. The Deputy Foreign Minister underscored […]

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Information Note – CGIE Workshop of Italian Women Abroad (Rome – 17 November 2018)

Please take note that on Saturday, 17 November, at 9:30 a.m., the Second Workshop of Italian Women Abroad will be held in Rome (Sala Wall Street, The Church Village, Via di Torre Rossa 94) and will open with remarks by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Antonio Merlo and by the Secretary-General of the CGIE, Michele […]

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Italian agri-food products in the United States market

As part of the 3rd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Embassy in Washington, in partnership with the New York Office of ICE-Agency, organised a meeting on Italian agri-food and wine imports into the United States. The meeting was attended by officials from the Italian Ministry of Health, from the EU Delegation […]

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Media Accreditation Notice – Address by Undersecretary Merlo on the closing day of the 42nd Plenary Assembly of the CGIE (Farnesina, 16 November 2018)

Please take note that at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 16 November 2018, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Antonio Merlo, will address the closing day of the 42nd Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE), which has been under way at the Farnesina since Monday, 12 November.   Journalists, […]

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The Week of Italian Cuisine in Portugal

The varied offer of food and wine of Italian regions also includes food for astronauts. The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, running from 19 to 25 November, will be illustrated in Portugal through a dense programme of events, conferences, workshops and masterclasses held in Lisbon and Porto. For the occasion, the Italian Embassy, […]

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Luxembourg: ‘Fare Cinema’ puts a focus on Mastroianni

Fare Cinema: A film festival in Luxembourg with a focus on Mastroianni and restoration The ‘Fare Cinema’ Festival, launched by the Foreign Ministry to promote high-quality film productions abroad, has landed in Luxembourg. The Italian Embassy has organised a series of screenings spanning from the classics of the past to contemporary cinema with two films […]

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A new series of events in London: A2B – Art to Business

The Italian Embassy in London is inaugurating a new series of events: A2B – Art to Business, a series of meetings aimed at celebrating Italian creativity and Made in Italy products. Culture, in all its forms, is a fundamental resource for Italy and this is why the Embassy promotes Art and the practical effects it […]

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A contest between two chefs kicks off the ‘Week of Italian Cuisine’ in ​Madrid

A contest between two Michelin star-winning chefs, Italy’s Niko Romito and Spain’s Ángel León, in the preparation of pasta, the star ingredient of Italian cuisine, kicked off the Week of Italian Cuisine in Spain at the Italian Embassy in Madrid. The Italian Ambassador Stefano Sannino said: “This event is the best way of leveraging the contribution […]

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3rd Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

On 14 November, at 11:30 a.m. at the Officine Farneto in Rome, the third edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was held in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Claudia Del Re, and of the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism, Gian Marco […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 13 November: latest news from the world

Confindustria – SME Day 2018 The 9th National SME Day, organised by the Piccola Industria (Small Industry section) of Confindustria in partnership with Trade Associations, will be held on 16 November. This year too, the initiative will involve more than 1,100 enterprises and almost 42,000 people who will hold the visits and meetings with the […]

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