Ivory Coast: pianist Silvia Belfiore in concert
As part of the ‘Italy, Cultures, Africa’ initiative and of the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week, a concert by pianist Silvia Belfiore was organised in Abidjan by the Italian Embassy. The performance of music pieces was interspersed with the reading of texts by Italian and African authors to highlight the synergies between Italian […]
Read moreKenya chooses ‘Fragments of Nature’ to celebrate Italy’s Contemporary Art Day
The project entitled ‘Fragments of nature’ marked the 15th edition of the Italian Contemporary Art Day in Kenya. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi, the project enjoyed the participation of Italian and Kenyan conceptual and street artists. The show opened both in Nairobi and in Malindi. In Nairobi, the display featured four works […]
Read moreDi Stefano: Internationalisation is a necessary requirement for companies
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today attended the National Assembly of Italian Cooperatives – Agri-food and Fishing Sector held in Rome together with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, and the Undersecretary at the MIPAAF Giuseppe L’Abbate in representation of the Government. The meeting focused on […]
Read moreIt@ca in Toronto: seven Italian success stories
Seven successful Italians will tell the story of an active and dynamic Italy free of stereotypes to an audience of entrepreneurs, businessmen and people from the cultural and political world of Toronto. The event, which was titled It@ca, was synergistically organised by Italian institutional players in Canada: the Embassy, the Consulate General and the Italian […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Del Re at the 31st General Assembly of ICCROM
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended the 31st General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in Rome. The Deputy Foreign Minister recalled that ICCROM is an inter-governmental organisation established in Rome in 1959. “Italy and ICCROM have […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Sereni welcomed to the Farnesina OSCE High Commissioner Lamberto Zannier
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Marina Sereni, welcomed to the Farnesina, Lamberto Zannier, OSCE High Commisioner on National Minorities. The meeting focused on the state of the art of activites of the office of the High Commisioner, one of the four independent OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) authorities, which […]
Read moreWeek of Italian Language: Romeo and Juliet in Istria
The Italian Consulate General in Fiume has brought to Istria, in Buie, the travelling performance ‘Romeo and Juliet’, a peculiar show which the Teatro Stabile di Verona has been organizing for over twenty years in the capital city of the Veneto province. This time, it was the picturesque historic city centre of Buie to be the […]
Read moreUndersecretary Scalfarotto: innovation and internationalisation as drivers of the manufacturing industry
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ivan Scalfarotto, participated in an ANIMA – the confederation of mechanics industries- public assembly highlighting that beauty and accuracy are essential components of Italian ingeniousness and Made in Italy production which, however, would not be complete without engineering, mechanics and innovative skills. The Undersecretary underlined the core […]
Read moreOICE Report- Undersecretarry of State Di Stefano: a further increase in turnover in foreign markets
Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, participated at ICE (Italian Trade Agency) HQ with a presentation on the 2019 OICE Foreign Markets Report of Italian engineering, architecture and technical and economic consulting companies. The Undersecretary recalled that 45 % of turnover refers to foreign market contracts, and underlined […]
Read moreRome: close of training course for Police forces from Uganda and Rwanda
Today marked the end of the training course offered by the Carabinieri to the National Police Forces of Uganda and Rwanda at Rome’s “Salvo d’Acquisto” Barracks of the 8th Regiment “Lazio”. The programme, financed by the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Internationalisation and Global Issues, is part of a broader training programme developed by the […]
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