The Ambassador of Italy to the USA, Armando Varricchio, visits New York
On 13 and 14 July, the Ambassador of Italy Armando Varricchio visited New York, the city symbolizing the United States hit hard by the pandemic and at the centre of the gradual economic recovery in America. “After the lockdowns, I wanted to resume my regular visits around the US starting from New York City to […]
Read moreIIC Montreal: A webinar with the photographer Giovanni Capriotti
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, as part of the Webinar series “L’Italia delle voci”, dedicated to the most outstanding figures in the various areas of Italian culture, is pleased to present the rich and varied experience of the photographer Giovanni Capriotti, winner, among other things, of the World Press Photo (Sport Stories) in 2017. In […]
Read moreCroatia, the exhibition “Italy. The (in)visible stories”
The Embassy of Italy in Croatia, the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, in cooperation with the Central Institute of Demoethnoanthropology and the Museum of Civilisations in Rome, organise the exhibition entitled Italy. The (in)visible stories, scheduled from 17th July to 16th August 2020 at the Vukovar Municipal Museum. […]
Read moreItalian Summer Festival with Umbria Jazz
The Italian Summer Festival, the international showcase of Italian festivals promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through its Foreign Network, is enriched with new events that will be broadcast live streaming all over the world thanks to the collaboration with Umbria Jazz, one of the most important jazz festivals on the […]
Read moreMadrid: doors open to Spanish tourists in Italy
The Ambassador of Italy in Spain, Riccardo Guariglia, opened the webinar, organized by ENIT, in the context of the initiatives carried out by the Italian System in Spain to support the resumption of tourist flows to Italy. Among the European countries, Spain and Italy are the first in the West to be affected by the […]
Read moreMs Del Re at the launch of 2020 report on UN Food Security
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference at the launch of the 2020 report on the state of food security and nutrition in the world, an annual multi-agency publication that monitors progress towards the implementation of Agenda 2030 Objective 2 (zero hunger, adequate, healthy and safe food for all).Opened by a message from […]
Read moreIIC Lisbona, “Johan Padan” di Dario Fo at Almada Festival
The 37th edition of the Almada Theatre Festival, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Lisbon, presents Johan Padan a la Descoverta delle Americhe by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, in the staging of Dario Fo, played by Mario Pirovano of the Compagnia Teatrale Fo Rame. The show is a monologue in two […]
Read moreScalfarotto, conversation with OECD Secretary General Gurria
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had a videoconference today with OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria – assisted by the Organisation’s Directors responsible for trade and agriculture, entrepreneurship, SMEs, regions and cities, tax policies and G20 issues. It was an extremely constructive debate from which it emerged a deep understanding between Gurria and Scalfarotto on the main economic […]
Read moreVisit to Germany by Undersecretary Merlo
The visit of the Undersecretary with delegation for Italians abroad, Ricardo Merlo, in Germany, began. In Saarbrucken, Merlo had a meeting with the exponents of the local Com.It.Es. which represents a community of over 25,000 Italians. The Undersecretary then met the Minister President of Saarland, Tobias Hans, the Minister for Europe Peter Strubell and the […]
Read moreYoung 7 Summit (Y7) between sustainability and multilateralism
At the end of fruitful negotiations, the Youth7 (Y7) delegates, the G7 engagement group dedicated to youth, prepared a final communiqué to be delivered to the G7 Leaders, outlining the priorities identified by young people in the member countries to address the main global issues of our times. The final communiqué underlines that the economic […]
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