Coordinating Committee of Italian and Croatian Ministers

The Coordinating Committee of Italian and Croatian Ministers, which convenes the two Countries’ ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Economic Development, Agricultural Policies, Infrastructure, the Interior, Education and Cultural Heritage, will meet at the Italian Foreign Ministry today. This is the third Committee meeting, following those of 2009 and 2010.   The meeting will be […]

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Alfano: “Italy and Romania have a unique relationship”

“Italians and Romanians are united by a historical friendship nurtured by numerous similarities such as the strong resemblance between our languages that have always helped forge strong political, cultural and economic relations”. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, expressed these thoughts in his diplomatic mission today to Bucharest, where he was welcomed […]

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Siro Surfing, by choreographer Siro Guglielmi

The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, in cooperation with the Teatros del Canal, will present the choreographic work of Siro Guglielmi, from 6 to 9 p.m. on 18 and 19 January and, on 20 January, a demo of the creative process of siro’ surfing, a work created during the choreographer’s artist-in-residence period at the Centro Danza Canal. […]

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Toronto hosts “Mamma: in the Meantime”, a photographic tale

“Mamma: in the Meantime” is a heart-breaking photographic tale of an extraordinary and unconventional relationship between an artist and his muse. The exhibition will run from 15 February to 3 April at Toronto’s Joseph D. Carrier Gallery.  Tony and his ninety-four-year-old mother Elia embark on a journey in which art becomes the perfect means to […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Diplomacy Education Project (Farnesina, 18 January 2018)

On Thursday, 18 January, at 9:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the presentation of the “Diplomacy Education” Project with the attendance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano.   For the first time in Europe, 60 embassies and diplomatic missions in Italy will “adopt” whole classes of Italian secondary schools to participate […]

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OSCE Chair-in-Office Alfano and Secretary General Greminger shocked at murder of Oliver Ivanovic, call for swift investigation

Rome, Vienna, 16 January 2018 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger expressed today their outrage at the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanović and offered their heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. “We are shocked by the murder of Oliver Ivanović. We condemn it in the […]

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Vancouver Meeting

“The Vancouver meeting on the Korean Peninsula released a clear message of cohesion and solidarity,” stated Minister Alfano. He went on: “The international community will continue to work to fully implement the resolutions unanimously adopted by the Security Council. North Korea must fulfil its obligations and get back into the course of international legality. The […]

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Minister Alfano on mission to Bucharest

“We have a decade-long strategic partnership with Rumania, also consolidated by the presence of a very numerous Rumanian community in Italy. Italy has been for years among Rumania’s major trade partners, with trade volumes of 12.95 billion euros and more than 23,000 companies active on the Rumanian territory. Also at European level, we have a […]

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Co(opera) – “National Development Cooperation Conference”

”Innovation and the future: the world of Italian Cooperation”. This is the title of the two-day event to take place in Rome on 24 and 25 January. Although a review will be made of the activities performed, it is also meant to represent a point of departure, in which the results of the ordinary activities […]

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Italian Economic ​Diplomacy 16 January: Breaking news from the world

Japan: positive trend for the automotive sector, made in italy brands also rise In 2017, thanks to the progressive recovery of its economy, Japan recorded the first comprehensive rise (after 3 years) in new car sales. This is the outcome of the analysis conducted by trade associations, according to which new car registrations in the […]

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Minister Alfano on a diplomatic mission to Tunis

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Angelino Alfano, went on a mission to Tunis, where he had institutional meetings with his Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui, with the President of the Tunisian Republic Beji Caid Essebsi and with the Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. “My visit testifies to Italy’s full support to the Tunisian institutions and its […]

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Italy-Thailand, 150 years of diplomatic relations

Sixty-nine events with an Italian hallmark will be scheduled in Thailand throughout 2018 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations Between Rome and Bangkok. The intense schedule of events, the most outstanding of which includes 8 opera singing events – including the ones with the orchestra of the San Carlo Theatre directed by […]

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