Presentation of the “Election Portal”
The “Election Portal”, which was presented to the press today, is an innovative digital tool in line with the Digital Agenda of the Italian Public Administration. It is designed to enable a more efficient management of the voting procedure for Italian nationals living abroad on the occasion of the next parliamentary elections. The Portal represents a “radar” […]
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“E’ un grandissimo piacere accogliervi qui, alla Farnesina, nella casa della diplomazia italiana. E’ molto bello vedere così tanti giovani interessati alla diplomazia e al mondo che ci circonda”. Con queste parole il ministro degli Esteri Angelino Alfano si è rivolto a trecentocinquanta giovani, provenienti da sessanta Paesi, in occasione della cerimonia di apertura dell’iniziativa […]
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“It is a great pleasure to welcome you here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the home of Italian diplomacy. The sight of so many young people interested in diplomacy and our surrounding world is very heartening”. The Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano used these words to address three hundred and fifty young people […]
Read moreFive performances of the Verdi Festival to take in Oslo
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) will kick off the first of the five instalments of the Verdi Festival in Oslo on 7 February with the screening of the opera Rigoletto at the attendance of Ms Anna Maria Meo, Director General of the Fondazione Teatro Regio, who will present the 2018 Verdi Festival programme running from […]
Read moreSecond edition of Italian Design Day Shanghai to be held in March
Italian Design has always been synonymous to global excellence thanks to the high quality of the materials, the great creativity and innovativeness of Italian designers, the respect for the environment throughout the production phases, in addition to the care for graphic design, advertising and packaging. Conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]
Read moreMaire Tecnimont and SOCAR sign contract for the Baku refinery upgrade
Baku hosted the signing ceremony today for the 800 million dollar contract between the subsidiaries of the Italian Group Maire Tecnimont and the Azerbaijani state-owned oil company, SOCAR. The aim of the partnership is to upgrade and reconstruct the Heydar Aliyev refinery, a major Azerbaijani crude oil refining plant. The Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari, […]
Read moreImmigrazione albanese in italia
“Il Ministro per la Diaspora albanese, Pandeli Majko, è stato ricevuto ieri alla Farnesina dal Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all’Estero e le Politiche Migratorie Luigi Vignali, insieme ad alti funzionari delle Direzioni della Cooperazione e della Integrazione Europea. Durante l’incontro, sono stati discussi tutti gli aspetti dell’emigrazione albanese in Italia ed è stato espresso […]
Read moreItalian Educational Fair in Belgrade and Podgorica
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Belgrade and the Ino Agency present the Italian Educational Fair, a student fair on the educational opportunities in Italy. Present at the Fair will be the representatives of Italian universities to illustrate to the students of Serbia and Montenegro the courses taught in Italian and in English, the procedures […]
Read moreItaly’s Cultural Promotion and Innovation Meeting held in Ottawa
The coordination meeting of the institutions to promote Italy in Canada took place in Ottawa on 26 January under the chairmanship of the Italian Ambassador to Canada, Claudio Taffuri. The meeting was attended by the Consul Generals in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes, the representatives of the Ministry of […]
Read moreConference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in his capacity as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), chaired the “Conference on the Responsibility of States, Institutions and Individuals in the Fight against Anti-Semitism in the OSCE Area” at the Farnesina today. The event was attended by […]
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