20 June – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs celebrates World Refugee Day 2016
The humanity we will show in receiving desperate refugees, the intelligence through which we will approach migration phenomena, the resolve with which we will fight against human traffickers will allow us to show the world the quality of democratic life.(Sergio Mattarella) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation celebrates World Refugee Day and the UN […]
Read moreHamburg – “Goethe+200”, Italy continues the Grand Tour of the Institute of Culture
Italy seen by Goethe…two hundred year later. This is the time that has elapsed since the release of “Italian Journey”, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s report on his travels to Italy from 1786–1788, and an iconic example of the Grand Tour, the long voyages undertaken by young northern European intellectuals in the 18th Century. What would […]
Read moreMexico City – Automotive, Italian diplomacy to support manufacturers
Italian diplomacy plays an important role worldwide also by supporting the presence of Italian companies on foreign markets. An example of this is the first “sectorial meeting” with Italy’s major automobile manufacturers operating in Mexico, which was recently organised by the Italian Embassy in Mexico City in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Desk Italia and the office […]
Read moreArgentina – Italian restoration technology takes centre stage
The contribution of Italian technology and scientific innovation to the conservation of artistic and architectural heritage will be the focus of a conference in Argentina on June 23 at the Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Nacional (UNLP) in La Plata. The conference will be curated by Italian experts Alessandro Zanini and Andrea Griletto, […]
Read moreThe Project – Roma Tre University and FAO, an alliance to combat hunger in the world
Roma Tre University and FAO have strengthened their cooperation on the issue of food security, nutrition and sustainable development. The agreement provides for the creation of new training modules, the exchange of teaching material and internships for students. “This agreement is a first but important step on the road of further structured forms of cooperation […]
Read moreITALY TOWARDS JUPITER – ASI and NASA together for the Juno Mission around Jupiter
The arrival of the Juno mission around Jupiter, expected on July 4th 2016, will be another success of the long-standing cooperation in space exploration between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and NASA. The extremely successful partnership of both the Cassini mission, devoted to the exploration of the Saturn system, and of the Juno mission, carried […]
Read moreHuman Rights: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and civil society support humanitarian mine clearing projects
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today hosted the annual meeting of the National Mine Action Committee (NMAC), attended by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Della Vedova and representatives of major NGOs who carry out humanitarian mine clearing internationally. Italy is firmly committed to the universalisation of the Ottawa and Oslo Conventions and is spearheading […]
Read moreParis – Team Italy takes part in charity auction for ALS
Italy’s national football team, in France for UEFA Euro 2016, took to the field in support of the Stefano Borgonovo Foundation in its fight against ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The autographed jerseys worn by the ‘azzurri’ in the first half of the friendly match against Germany, played in Munich last 29 March, were donated by […]
Read moreNew York – Italian high-tech “nerds” tackle challenges and opportunities
Professionals in the area of technological innovation, ingenious minds and young talents are the guest stars of “Meet the New Italians of New York”, a series of meetings hosted at the Italian Consulate General in New York (690 Park Avenue). “Meet the New Italians of New York” is a project promoted and sponsored by the […]
Read moreAsmara – Italian-led archaeological research team on the footsteps of Homo Erectus in Eritrea
The “Eritrean-Italian Danakil Expedition”, an international research team coordinated by the University La Sapienza of Rome, has discovered a number of surface fossil footprints, including what appear to be the footprints of ancient humans of around 800,000 years ago. The research, coordinated by paleoanthropologist Alfredo Coppa from La Sapienza University, was made possible thanks to […]
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