“My story continues…”, collective writing attempts

A meeting was held on 17 October at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin to present the online collective writing project “Continua la mia storia…”, [My story continues], marking the 18th edition of the Italian Language in the World. The event was held in association with the Berlin Committee of the Dante Alighieri Society and […]

Read more

Press accreditation notice – Italy-Africa Ministerial Conferenza (Farnesina, 25 October 2018)

On Thursday, 25 October 2018, at 10:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, which will convene in Rome more than 40 delegations from African Countries, the top executives of the African Union and high-ranking representatives of Regional Agencies and of major International Organizations of the UN System.    The President of the Republic, Sergio […]

Read more

REMINDER ​Press accreditation notice – Conference: “Combatting Intolerance and Discrimination, with a Focus on Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief: Towards a Comprehensive Response in the OSCE Region” (Farnesina, 22 October 2018

Within the framework of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, on 22 October 2018 at 9:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the Conference “Combatting Intolerance and Discrimination, with a Focus on Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief: Towards a Comprehensive Response in the OSCE Region”, co-organised by the ODIHR (OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) […]

Read more

Minister Moavero meets with EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the European Commissioner for economic and financial affairs, Pierre Moscovici, today in Rome. The meeting offered the opportunity to reaffirm the common will to continue the dialogue on the draft budgetary plan sent to Brussels by the Government last 15 October […]

Read more

In Prague ‘L’Arminuta’ kicks off the Week of Italian Language in the World

In Prague, the Week of the Italian Language in the World kicked off with a novel that is rooted in Abruzzo, a land rich in popular traditions.  Donatella Di Pietrantonio presented her ‘L’arminuta’, the winner of last year’s Campiello Prize, at the Kavarna Retezova Literary Café in Prague, as part of the events promoted by […]

Read more

THE DANTE ALIGHIERI OPENS AN OFFICE IN RAMALLAH

The Palestine Committee of the “Dante Alighieri” Society was officially inaugurated in Ramallah under the auspices of the Italian Consulate General in Jerusalem. The inauguration ceremony was held as part of the events organised by the Italian Consulate for the 18thWeek of the Italian Language in the World. The ceremony was attended by the Consul […]

Read more

De Chirico and Belgian surrealism, an exhibition opens in Mons

Giorgio de Chirico as the source of inspiration of Belgian surrealism in a thematic itinerary that sheds light on the universe of this artist who, to some extent, remains enigmatic. The presentation of the exhibition “Giorgio de Chirico. At the origin of Belgian Surrealism: René Magritte, Paul Delvaux, Jane Graverol’’, that will open to the public […]

Read more

Meeting of Undersecretary Merlo with Costa Rica Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell Barr

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo, met with Costa Rica Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Epsy Campbell Barr, today at the Farnesina.  The cordial meeting confirmed the excellent bilateral relations between Italy and Costa Rica. The various aspects of bilateral cooperation and, in particular the […]

Read more

Confindustria Ucraina established at the Kiev economic forum

The establishment of Confindustria Ucraina. The establishment of a new territorial section of Confindustria, the main association representing manufacturing and service companies in Italy, was announced at the Kyev International Economic Forum. This annual meeting was opened by Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, who welcomed official and political representatives to the Ukrainian capital, along with experts in […]

Read more

#IoParloItaliano promotional video campaign from Tirana

The #IoParloItaliano video campaign produced by the Italian Embassy in Tirana for the Week of Italian Language in the World (15-21 October) is a gallery of faces, voices and different stories, all connected by the great impact that Italian has had on their lives. It comprises 14 video clips in which the Mayor of Tirana, […]

Read more

Task Force for Disputed Minors

Today the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Italians Abroad hosted the meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors, chaired by the same Foreign Ministry. The meeting, which was aimed at taking now consolidated coordinated action, was also attended by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. Once again, the meeting served as […]

Read more

Commemoration at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

The deportation of more than 1,000 Jews from the Rome Ghetto on 16 October 1943 was remembered by the Jewish community of Italian descent in Israel with a ceremony at the Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. The eternal flame, which burns for the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis, was rekindled in […]

Read more