Undersecretary Di Stefano in Pakistan: broad bilateral cooperation
Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano’s mission to Pakistan wound up after a tight two-day schedule of meetings with Islamabad authorities, which started with the Interior Minister, Ijaz Ahmad Shah. With his interlocutor, Di Stefano discussed about cooperating on combating irregular migration flows, as Pakistan is the second country of origin of clandestine migrant flows to Italy. The […]
Read moreItalian Presidency of the CEI: Conference on corruption
As part of the initiatives promoted by the Italian Presidency of the Central European Initiative (CEI), Rome’s Luiss University hosted the conference “Curbing corruption: learning from the decade behind and looking to the decade ahead”, co-organised by the MAECI, the CEI Secretariat, ANAC, Luiss and the RAI public broadcasting network. In concert with the CEI partner […]
Read more“I processi di Mosca” with input from the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
An episode of the programme “Passato e Presente” will be aired on Wednesday, 27 November, at 1.15 p.m. on Rai 3 and 8.30 p.m. on the Rai Storia channel called “I processi di Mosca” (the Moscow trials), hosted by journalist Paolo Miele and dealing with the Stalin purges in the Soviet Union. The episode was produced with input from […]
Read moreMumbai hosts a dislay on LGBTQ community in India
The Italian Cultutal Institute in Mumbai organised an exhibit showcasing the beauty along with the hardships in the life of an LGBTQ community in India, joining in the programme of events to support “Orange the World”, the United Nations campaign for the elimination of gender violence. The project, developed by Italian artist Diana Linda and Italian photographer […]
Read moreTunis: A play about the Franca Viola Case
In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will stage ‘La donna che disse no’ (the woman who said no) at the Théâtre Le 4ème Art in Tunis, performed by the Onirika del Sud theatre group and directed by Pierpaolo Saraceno. The play is loosely based on the story of Franca […]
Read moreHeading: Del Re opens Italy-Africa Business Week in Milan
Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re opened the Italy- Africa Business Week today in Milan. The event is designed to boost business relations and economic cooperation with the African continent. Del Re highlighted the growing trade volume with Africa, underlining that “Italy was the third biggest investor in the continent in 2016, ” ranking first among […]
Read moreChamber of Deputies: hearing of the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
There will be a hearing today by the Standing Committee on implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the Chamber of Deputies Committee (Foreign Affairs) with the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation Luca Maestripieri as part of a fact-finding investigation on the international action that Italy will take to implement […]
Read moreScalfarotto inaugurates the Czech-Italian Forum
Today Undersecretary Scalfarotto inaugurated the Czech-Italian Business Forum at the Assolombarda headquarters in Milan in the presence of Czech Foreign Minister Petricek, the President of the ICE-Agency, Carlo Ferro, and Vice President for the internationalization of Assolombarda, Enrico Cereda. Scalfarotto recalled how “Italy is the sixth supplier of the Czech Republic, a Country with […]
Read more“Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues” Conference. Fifth edition
Fifth edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI The Fifth Edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, promoted since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and by ISPI will be held in Rome at the Hotel Parco dei Principi, via Gerolamo […]
Read moreItalian Embassy in London hosts a Round Table on NATO
“Sources of Instability in the South and NATO”, the title of a round table hosted at the Italian Embassy in London, tackled the key issues of the stability of the Mediterranean and the role of NATO. The Round Table was promoted by the Italian Embassy in cooperation with the British Foreign Office and the Ministry […]
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