Italy’s Cultural Promotion and Innovation Meeting held in Ottawa

The coordination meeting of the institutions to promote Italy in Canada took place in Ottawa on 26 January under the chairmanship of the Italian Ambassador to Canada, Claudio Taffuri.  The meeting was attended by the Consul Generals in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes, the representatives of the Ministry of […]

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Week from 22 to 28 January

  The Minister’s week began on Monday at the EU Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels with a “weighty agenda that included Libya, peace negotiations in the Middle East, and a meeting with Palestinian President Abu Mazen”.  Minister Alfano also asked the EU to support the “young Tunisian democracy, a model for the Mediterranean” and […]

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Conference on anti-Semitism. Alfano meets his Israeli counterpart: “Italy plays a leading role in combatting all forms of discrimination and intolerance”

On the sidelines of the “Conference on the Responsibility of Countries, Public Institutions and Individuals in combatting anti-Semitism in the OSCE area” today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met his Israeli counterpart, Tzachi Hanegbi, at the Farnesina. “Italy plays a leading role in combatting all forms of discrimination and intolerance. […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the Rome Conference on Anti-Semitism

Farnesina, 29 January 2018 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Secretary General Greminger, Director Gisladottir, President Di Segni, President Lauder, President Kantor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for being here and welcome to Rome! Let me address a heartfelt welcome to the Ministers, the Deputy Ministers and the Ambassadors of the […]

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Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in his capacity as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), chaired the “Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area” at the Farnesina today. The event was attended by […]

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Alfano meets South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha:”We hope that the recent positive signals may foreshadow a change in Pyongyang’s direction “

“This year we will celebrate the 134th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, which are characterized by an excellent level of cooperation, especially in the economic sector, also thanks to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and South Korea. We believe there is ample margin to further expand our cooperation. While […]

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Conference on the responsibility of countries, public institutions and individuals in combatting anti-Semitism in the OSCE area

Si è tenuta oggi la Conferenza Stampa di lancio della ‘Conferenza sulla Responsabilità degli Stati, delle Istituzioni e degli Individui nella lotta all’Anti-Semitismo nell’area OSCE’ che si terrà il 29 gennaio alla Farnesina. L’evento è organizzato in cooperazione con l’OSCE e con il sostegno dell’ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights), nonché in collaborazione con l’Unione […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area (Farnesina, 29 January 2018)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in his capacity as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), next 29 January will host at the Farnesina the “Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area”. The event […]

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Brundibar staged in Zagreb to celebrate Holocaust Remembrance Day

To commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute, in association with the Tolerance Centre and the City of Zagreb, will stage Brundibar, the children’s opera performed in the lager of Theresienstadt (in the modern-day Czech Republic) by young detainees, none of whom survived the imprisonment.     It is the first time that […]

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Italy at Expo 2020 Dubai​

Italy’s participation in the upcoming World Expo, which will take place in Dubai from 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, aims to present Italy’s cultural and creative identity, capable of combining art and science, tradition and technology, creativity and beauty as the basis of global dialogue. It is a project developed by teamwork that […]

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Mostar will commemorate the sacrifice of three Rai journalists

In Mostar, the 26th of January will begin with the laying of a wreath of flowers and keeping a minute of silence in remembrance of the sacrifice of the three Rai-Trieste journalists Marco Luchetta, Dario D’Angelo and Alessandro Sasha Ota, who were killed 28 years ago by a grenade while shooting a programme on the […]

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Reminder – Presentation to the Media of the International Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area (Farnesina, 26 January 2018)

Presentation to the Media of the International Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area. Within the framework of Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship, the Minister  of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, along with the President of the Italian Union of Jewish Communities, Noemi Di Segni,  will present to […]

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