“Raphael’s dream” at the IIC in Los Angeles
On 6th April 1520, Raffaello Sanzio, known as Raphael, one of the great protagonists of the Italian Renaissance, died in Rome. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes in the United States and Canada celebrates his genius with a series of online multimedia initiatives. The first […]
Read moreEurope Day in Croatia, visibility to the role Italy
Also, in Croatia, which holds the Presidency of the European Union, on Saturday 9 May, the celebrations for Europe Day were held via social and video. Broad visibility was given to the role of Italy. Joining an initiative organized by the Representation of the European Commission in the country, the Embassy and the Consulate General […]
Read moreDi Stefano opens the National Day of Wine and Olive Oil Culture
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano opened today the National Day of Wine and Olive Oil Culture. Di Stefano was live on Facebook on the page of the Italian Sommellier Association. In his speech, Di Stefano highlighted how, since the first signs of emergency, the institutional activity of the MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economics and Finance) […]
Read moreKyiv: Premier meets Ambassador and Italian companies
Prime Minister Shmyhal met in Kyiv with the Italian Ambassador to Ukraine, Davide La Cecilia. A delegation of Italian entrepreneurs to take stock of the economic relations between the two countries when, with the “Phase 2” of the Covid-19 pandemic, economic activities resumed. “Italy is one of Ukraine’s first trading partners at a global and […]
Read moreCOVID-19, Del Re participate in a meeting to support vulnerable countries
Vice Minister Del Re participated by videoconference in a meeting of Development Ministers of a group of nations leading in contributions to the pandemic global response in support of the most vulnerable countries. The meeting, convened on a British-Canadian initiative, aimed to establish a platform for discussion on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 emergency […]
Read moreCovid19, the Memorandum of Cooperation with Japan has been signed
On 7 May, during a videoconference between the two Health Ministers, Italy and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the health field. The Memorandum strengthens the framework of international medical-scientific collaborations promoted by our country to combat the spread of COVID-19 and identify effective treatments and a vaccine against the virus. In particular, the […]
Read moreSereni: dialogue between Europe and Mediterranean countries and Middle East
Today, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni has introduced the first MED Virtual Regional Meeting, organised by The Foreign Ministry, Ispi and the European University Institute. The event entitled: “Regional dynamics in a time of quarantine: rethinking the EU engagement in the post-pandemic Middle East” is part of the preparatory work for Rome MED Dialogues 2020.
Read moreBeijing Embassy: online meeting with Italian academics
It was the first virtual dialogue between the Italian Ambassador in Beijing, Luca Ferrari, and the Board of Directors of the Association of Italian Academics in China (AAIIC) chaired by Professor Ivan Cardillo. The central themes of the meeting, held by videoconference, were the opportunities to strengthen the collaboration between the AAIIC, the institutions and […]
Read moreUAE, over six hundred companies at the “Mercati in Diretta” webinar
A record of participation, over six hundred companies have registered: this is the outcome of the webinar dedicated to the United Arab Emirates of “Mercati in Diretta”, the ninth appointment of the cycle of meetings organised by the Foreign Ministry and the ICE Agency to deepen the prospects for relaunching the presence of Italian companies […]
Read moreIIC Melbourne: #PlayBack, festival dedicated to contemporary theatre
With the show, Acqua di Colonia by the Compagnia Frosini-Timpano, #PlayBack, the new festival dedicated to contemporary Italian theatre organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne, kicked off. Every month #PlayBack will present the show of an Italian company that the Institute wants to signal to its audience because significant in the scenario of […]
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