Washington, Steve Clemons is 2025 Urbino Award Winner
Steve Clemons, editor at large of The National Interest and a prominent figure in American journalism, is the winner of the 2025 Urbino Award. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Marco Peronaci, announced the news yesterday evening during a reception he hosted at Villa Firenze in Washington, which was attended by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and other members of […]
Read moreHelsinki, screening of the film “Diamanti”
Ferzan Özpetek attended the Finnish premiere of “Diamanti”, organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Helsinki, in collaboration with the Italian distribution company Vision Distribution. The award-winning director engaged with a large Finnish audience during a special screening at Finnkino Maxim, responding to questions from attendees who were well acquainted […]
Read morePrincipality of Monaco: the Italian Embassy marks the second edition of the Italian Sport Day Worldwide
On the occasion of the second edition of the Italian Sport Day Worldwide, the Italian Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, Manuela Ruosi, hosted an event at the Yacht Club de Monaco entitled “Sports diplomacy: a tool for dialogue for the well-being of the future”. The initiative highlighted sport as a means of promoting intercultural […]
Read moreBelo Horizonte, Consulate General signs partnership with Inhotim
The Consulate General of Italy in Belo Horizonte and the Inhotim Institute – a contemporary art museum and botanical garden located in Brumadinho, in the State of Minas Gerais – have signed an institutional partnership aimed at promoting cultural and educational initiatives between Brazil and Italy. The agreement opens up new prospects for international dialogue […]
Read moreInternationalising Italian Musical Tradition: Progress of the Working Group at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The work of the “National and International Working Group for the Promotion of Popular and Amateur Music”, established at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, continues. On 29 September, the Group held its fifth deliberative meeting. At the centre of discussions was the announcement of a new collaboration with RAI to promote the […]
Read moreBuenos Aires, Campionato Scuola Pizzaioli
With several thousand visitors, over 100 competitors from across South America and wide media coverage, the 5th edition of the “Campionato Scuola Pizzaioli” (Pizza School Championship) has come to a close. The event was organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Buenos Aires together with the Scuola Pizzaioli – the leading training institution in […]
Read more“Safe journalists”: Palazzo Chigi and the Italian Foreign Ministry stand by journalists abroad
Organised by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the seminar “Safe journalists: the need to report, the duty to protect” was held today at Villa Madama, in collaboration with the Italian Order of Journalists (ODG) and the National Federation of the Italian Press (FNSI). Based […]
Read moreFood for Gaza. Italy’s Humanitarian Commitment
Foreign Minister Tajani launched the “Food for Gaza” initiative on March 11, 2024, in a meeting in Rome with Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), and Xavier Castellanos, Deputy Secretary General of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC). The Food for Gaza initiative has […]
Read moreBuenos Aires, Italian Sports Day in the World
The Italian Ambassador to Buenos Aires, Fabrizio Lucentini, celebrated the second Italian Sports Day in the World together with the Italian Alpine Ski Team that was protagonist of a thrilling and engaging event. In the evocative setting of Cerro Castor, in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, where Italian athletes train for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, the Ambassador welcomed […]
Read moreSarajevo, Marta Kos: EU and Italy join forces for the construction of the “Ars Aevi” Museum of Contemporary Art
The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos – on a three-day official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina – attended today, 22 September, at Sarajevo City Hall, the signing ceremony of the contract between the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina and UNESCO, aimed at financing the construction of the Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art. […]
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