International Day of Zero Tolerarnce for Female Genital Mutilation
The 6th of February is dedicated to celebrating the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. On this day, the Foreign Ministry reaffirms its staunch commitment to eradicate this unacceptable practice, which deeply violates the rights and health of women and girls.The struggle against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has long represented a priority in Italy’s […]
Read moreCopenhagen: Neapolitan jazz at the Ambassador’s residence
Neapolitan music in Copenhagen. The Palazzo Glückstadt, residence of the Italian Ambassador and the Italian Cultural Institute of Copenhagen, played host to “Serate Napoli Jazz” for two evenings. Neapolitan composer and guitarist, Antonio Onorato performed. He has a thirty-year career in the world of jazz music, has over 25 CDs to his name as a solo […]
Read moreLondon: Mission by an Italian research team on artificial intelligence
The Italian Embassy in London organised a public event entitled “Italy4Innovation”, the London stop of the Italian diplomatic mission’s presentation on artificial intelligence coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Development (MISE). The Italian mission’s choice of the British capital was unavoidable, as the United Kingdom is the European Country most advanced in the research, development […]
Read moreRio de Janeiro to host a seminar for Italian power companies
A seminar on Italy and the energy revolution in Brazil will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 13 February. The initiative, co-organised by the Italian Embassy together with Enel, Terna, ICE Industriali and the Chamber of Commerce of Rio, aims to analyse the innovation and investment opportunities for Italian businesses in Brazil. The seminar intends to […]
Read moreMostar commemorates the three Rai journalists killed 25 years ago
As is customary every year, the three journalists from Rai Trieste killed in Mostar 25 years ago were commemorated in Mostar. Marco Luchetta, Dario D’Angelo and Alessio Ota, were killed by a grenade on 28 January 1994, while they were recording a special coverage on the children who had died in the war. The ceremony […]
Read moreAccordo UE – Giappone: opportunità per le aziende italiane
Entra in vigore oggi l’accordo tra UE e Giappone che consentirà di eliminare subito il 90% dei dazi doganali in un’area di libero scambio che rappresenta circa un terzo del Pil mondiale, con 635 milioni di abitanti. Oltre a cancellare la quasi totalità dei dazi in un arco di 15 anni, l’EPA elimina anche diverse […]
Read moreFast It, the portal active throughout the consular network
The ‘Fast It’ portal (Farnesina Online Services for Italians Abroad) is active on the Foreign Ministry’s entire consular network: 200 Offices serving 5.8 million Italians residing all over the world. In 2018, the portal was visited by 580,250 users and generated a traffic of more than 13 million hits. In the last 12 months, Fast […]
Read moreThe Farnesina Collection travels to India
The Farnesina Collection will travel to India to kick off the major contemporary art event in New Delhi: the India Art Fair 2019. Thanks to the initiative promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC), 13 works from the Collection will be exhibited first in the Indian capital, from 31 January to 3 February, and then […]
Read moreFilming Italy-Los Angeles: Italy used as a film setting
Claudia Cardinale, an icon of style and beauty, was the guest star at the fourth edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles, which was attended by personalities from Italy’s and Hollywood’s film industries, and that has just closed at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Los Angeles and at the Harmony Gold Theater. By promoting Italian film productions, Filming Italy – […]
Read moreTrade between Italy and Serbia hits record levels
Trade between Italy and Serbia hit record levels with over 4 billion euros in 2018 For the first time in 2018, trade between Italy and Serbia exceeded the 4 billion euro mark, as the Serbian Statistical Institute disclosed yesterday. The consolidated data on foreign trade released by the Serbian Statistical institute showed that trade between Italy and Serbia amounted to 4.03 billion euros in […]
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