Week from 12 to 18 February – From the meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh in Kuwait to the Security Conference in Munich

“The men of the Guardia di Finanza abroad, like diplomats, wear the uniform of Italy. And this is why they too are “Ambassadors” of our Country around the world. Today Italy is in the forefront in international actions to combat corruption and the Foreign Ministry, with the contribution of the network of Officers and Experts of the […]

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Alfano: “The export figures are good news for the Country. We continue to work to obtain even better results”

The figures on 2017 Italian exports, which are up 7.4% from 2016, amounting to more than 448 billion euros, confirm the great quality of Italian products and technology and our companies’ growing competitiveness around the world. These results issue from the skills and talent of our entrepreneurs, which have been consolidated thanks to the coordinated […]

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Undersecretary Amendola in Sofia to attend the informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in Sofia to attend the informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). The meeting, chaired by the High Representative of the Union, Federica Mogherini, is hosted by Bulgaria as the Country holding the rotating Presidency of the European Union Council. Syria, the […]

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Munich Conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on a diplomatic mission to Munich today and tomorrow to represent Italy at the Munich Security Conference, the most important annual event dedicated to this theme with the participation of Heads of State and Government, Ministers and the top-ranking officials of International Organizations. The […]

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Alfano: “The OSCE Unified Budget for 2018 is adopted”

“The adoption today of the OSCE Unified Budget for 2018 is an important result to ensure the effectiveness of the Organisation’s action,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, OSCE Chairperson-in Office. “It is a result that Italy has pursued with great determination, bridging differences to finally and patiently weave a […]

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Italy showcased in the South Africa contemporary art fair – the Cape Town Art Fair closes with the Italian Consulate as the event’s institutional partner

The Investec Cape Town Art Fair – ICTAF, the contemporary art fair that, after only a few years, is now positioned as the most important in the African continent (6500 sqm of exhibition space, 95 international exhibitors, 22,000 visitors and expected sales for 6 million euros for the 2018 edition), kicked off on 15 February through […]

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Italy-India: a 70-year relationship told in the book ‘qualcosa e’ accaduto’

Seventy years of diplomatic relations between Italy and India. Diplomatic relations between Italy and India were celebrated today at a meeting at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Some of the greatest experts in the area attended, with the Italian Ambassador to India, Lorenzo Angeloni, and the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Reenat Sandhu. Closing […]

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Raffaela Mariniello in Madrid with “La deriva del paesaggio”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid presents the first personal exhibition by the artist Raffaela Mariniello in Spain as part of the ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair. “La deriva del paesaggio” is a retrospective exhibition by the Neapolitan artist and photographerand includes a rich sampling of her varied photographic and light box work.This dynamic, diachronic excursion […]

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MM Contemporary Dance Company at the Vancouver Chutzpah! Festival

The “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel, with choreography by Michele Merola and Igor Stravinsky and “The Rite of Spring”, choreography by Enrico Morelli. The MM Contemporary Dance Company is directed by choreographer by Michele Merola and was established in 1999 as a production centre for events and performances and to promote festivals and workshops with the aim of fostering exchanges and alliances between Italian and international […]

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Italian writers win over Czech readers

A supplement to the Literarni Noviny literary magazine dedicated to contemporary Italian literature was presented at Prague’s Literarni Kavarna literary café. The supplement, edited in cooperation with the local Italian Cultural Institute, makes an overview of 16 writers whose works have been recently published in the Czech language, complemented with articles, interviews and in-depth reports. […]

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The “In gara con noi – Tender Lab” Project kicks off

Today the Farnesina presents “In Gara con Noi – Tender Lab “, a new Economic Diplomacy project aimed at supporting the internationalisation of companies and especially of SMEs, which adds on to the many initiatives providing concrete information launched in the past few years that have led to developing instruments and services tailored on the […]

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Political Election of 4 March 2018. Delivery of ballot papers and duplicates

The diplomatic and consular network is scheduled to complete the delivery of ballot papers to qualified voters residing abroad by 14 February, in compliance with Law 459/2001. If voters fail to receive their ballot papers, they can apply for a ballot duplicate at the relevant Consular office as early 18 February.

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