A ILUSÃO PERFEITA by PIETRO RUFFO in Lisbon

Contemporary art exhibitions are continuing to be held at the Lisbon Italian Cultural Institute, including a selection of works by Pietro Ruffo that will be shown in his solo exhibition ‘A Ilusão Perfeita’. The artist will attend the opening, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, 18 May, in the former Chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute at its seat […]

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Seminar on renewable energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Seminar on renewable energy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

A high-level seminar was organised by RES4MED&Africa and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addressed to a select group of senior officials at the Ministry. A number of leading market operators gave participants an overview of the increasing importance of renewable energy sources in Italian economic diplomacy.  It is of both global and national interest […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of “Business Opportunities for Italian companies with the World Bank Group” (Farnesina, 14 May 2018)

On Monday, 14 May 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of “Business Opportunities for Italian companies with the World Bank Group”. The event is part of the initiatives promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enhance the dissemination of information on the procurement-related business opportunities offered by major international […]

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Serbia: Ambassador Lo Cascio meets Italian enterprises

Ambassador Carlo Lo Cascio chaired a meeting today addressed to Italian enterprises in Serbia. The event, which was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Belgrade, gathered over seventy companies along with the institutions involved in the promotion of the Italian economic system. The Italian Trade Agency (ICE), the Italo-Serbian Chamber of Commerce, and Confindustria Serbia […]

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Expo Dubai

The Italian Government has established the Italian General Commissioner’s Office of Section for Italian participation in EXPO 2020 Dubai with the responsibility of assisting the Commissioner General in planning and organising the Italian participation in the first Universal Exhibition to take place in the Arab world. “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” is the theme of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 9 May: latest global news

COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ITALIAN WINE A short film entitled “Italian Wine – Taste the Passion” was screened during the 2018 Vinitaly exhibition. The film forms part of a communication campaign to promote Italian wine in the U.S. The campaign, promoted by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Federvini, Unione Italiana Vini, and Federcoc, follows market […]

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UPDATE on Press Accreditation Notice – OSCE Counter-Terrorism Conference 2018 “The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE Area and Beyond” (Rome, 10-11 May 2018)

On 10 and 11 May 2018 Rome’s Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi will host the OSCE Counter-Terrorism Conference 2018 entitled “The Reverse Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE Area and Beyond”, promoted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship for 2018. The event will be attended by numerous Italian and foreign government officials and international scholars […]

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Food innovation, Italian expertise at ‘Seeds and Chips’ in Milan

Innovation in the food sector, from the field to the table, is the core of ‘Seeds and Chips. The Leading Food Innovation Summit in the World’, taking place in Milan from 7 to 10 May. This is one of the leading events at world level for promoting technologically advanced, but also eco-sustainable, solutions in the […]

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Sudan: Italy donates an operational unit for nutrition

“Italy is in the front line in Sudan in the fight against the malnutrition of pregnant women, young mothers and children under the age of five and to improve the healthcare system of the Country so as to ensure access to quality healthcare services to as many people as possible”, said Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Lobasso […]

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In 2018 Italian is one of the five languages of the competition EPSO

As in 2017, also this year Italian will be one of the restricted group of languages used in the final selection of European Union officials. The news was confirmed by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) in a note disclosing data on the  second  language known, at least at B2 level, by the participants in […]

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The Minister’s agenda from 16 to 29 April

An intense week of international meetings and the case of little Alfie Minister Angelino Alfano went to Brussels on Monday, 16 April, to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council where the issues on the agenda focused on the difficult situation in Syria and the relations with Iran and the Russian Federation, and where he participated […]

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Egypt, the Regeni case Alfano

“We welcome the upcoming mission to Cairo by the magistrates from the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Rome and the progress made in the investigations. We have learned that the pictures long requested by the top officials of the court in Rome will become available. The presence of our ambassador has contributed to the good results […]

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