Bruno Bavota, inaugural concert at the Dolce Vitaj Festival

Bruno Bavota is a Neapolitan pianist and composer (1984) at the centre of the international scene of modern classical music. Critics have compared him to artists such as Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, Hammock and Balmorhea, from whom he distinguishes himself thanks to his very personal style. His music reflects the characteristics of Naples, his hometown, […]

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Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Enzo Moavero Milanesi​, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, this afternoon took his oath before the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.

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Italian opera in Colombo

The Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka is delighted to present a concert paying homage to Italian opera. The event will be held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on 6 June 2018. Maestro Sipari, an Italian musical prodigy, will conduct the concert celebrating Italian opera in the impressive Nelum Pokuna Theatre. He will be […]

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Target Latvia: Italian companies on a mission to the country. Extension of the registration deadline

The original deadline for registering with the initiative, which was published in the last few days, has been extended to 11 June to allow as many potentially interested Italian companies as possible to take part in the mission. The visit to the country will take place between 18 and 22 June. It will enable participants […]

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Exhibition”Recovered Treasures” opens in Vienna

Organized under the auspices of the Italian 2018 Chairmanship of the OSCE  (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and with the contribution of  the Italian Carabinieri, an exhibition entitled “Recovered Treasures”, opened on 30 May at Vienna’s Art History Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum). The exhibition, which will remain open to the public until 8 July, […]

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Canada: Italy participates in the CANSEC

On 30 May 2018, the Italian Ambassador in Canada, Claudio Taffuri, participated in the opening ceremony of the CANSEC – Canada’s Global Defence and Security Tradeshow in Ottawa – accompanied by the Defence Attaché, Major General Luca Goretti. CANSEC is Canada’s most important tradeshow in the defence sector and presents the most innovative solutions offered […]

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Algiers: concert by Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio

The concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio at the Ibn Zeydoun Hall in Algiers on 29 May was a great hit. The concert was part of the Italy Cultures Mediterranean cultural programme and was co-organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers.    Conducted by Mario Tronco, the multi-ethnic Orchestra is the largest […]

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Afghanistan – Italy gives IOM a million euros to help refugees

A million euros is allocated to IOM to fund humanitarian relief actions in the Afghan provinces of Herat and Nimroz, which are on the border with Iran. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has made these funds available to help over 285,000 refugees, who returned from Iran with no IDs. The number […]

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Rome Conference on Transnistria

The Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Settlement of Transnistria, which took place on 29 and 30 May in Rome, closed with a commitment to finalise all aspects of the “package of eight”. It makes 2018 a historic year for Chisinau and Tiraspol, said the OSCE Special […]

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Belgrade: 50 Italian companies for investments

Fifty Italian companies who operate in the infrastructure industry went to Belgrade to take part  in a meeting entitled ‘Building together: Serbia, Italy and Montenegro’ and organised by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), with the National Association of Construction Companies (ANCE), the Association of Engineering, Architecture and Technical-Economic Consultancy organisations (OICE) and the Italian Embassy. The meeting was to find […]

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Regeni Case

“I am pleased that footage taken by the security cameras at the Cairo underground railway in the hours before Giulio Regeni disappeared have been delivered to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rome,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “The recovery of such material has been made possible by a joint […]

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Protecting intellectual property: a key factor in global competition

Protecting and promoting Italian intellectual property abroad is a key factor in the internationalisation of our companies and for the competitiveness of Italy’s whole economic system. A watchful protection of intellectual work produced by Italian enterprises both in the field of innovation and technology, and in the promotion of originality, creativity, quality and tradition, as well as of trademarks on international […]

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