Minister Luigi Di Maio at the Italy – Central Asia Conference
Minister Luigi Di Maio opened the Italy – Central Asia Conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, referring to it as “an important occasion to make public institutions and Italian enterprises in particular more aware of opportunities in the countries in the region”. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Foreign […]
Read moreThe Farnesina prepares for its first “Digital Art Experience”
The “Farnesina Digital Art Experience” project will be presented to the public with an unprecedented event. SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER Piazzale della Farnesina, 1 – Rome at 7:00 p.m. EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Admission free
Read moreLaunch of the 2020 edition of the AIR – Artists in Residence project
The second edition of “AIR – Artists in Residence” was officially launched today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; the project was devised by MIDJ – Associazione Musicisti italiani di Jazz (Italian jazz musicians association), and realised with the support of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (“SIAE”) and the Ministry […]
Read moreVienna: Italian Research Day dedicated to Leonardo
On 11 December, the Italian Embassy in Vienna organised in its seat in Palazzo Metternich, “Between Science and Art: Leonardo’s heritage”: a day dedicated to Italian researchers in Austria to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. Established members of the Italian research community in Austria – who work at Universities, […]
Read moreBogotà: Commemoration of Marconi on the 100th Anniversary of the First Communication by Telegraph
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first message sent via telegraph by Guglielmo Marconi to Marco Fidel Suarez, Colombian President at the time, the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Municipality and the Cultural Heritage Institute of the Capital, has provided for the restoration of the bust of the Italian scientist by Venezuelan […]
Read moreHearing by Minister Di Maio before the Bicameral Schengen Control Committee
As part of the survey on “Managing the migration phenomenon in the Schengen area, with special reference to the topicality of the Schengen Agreement, as well as to the control and prevention of transnational activities connected with the trafficking of migrants and humans”, the Parliamentary Committee on Controlling Schengen, Supervising the Activities of Europol and […]
Read moreInternational Human Rights Day 2019
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations launched the #standup4humanrights campaign dedicated to the promotion of human rights in the world, which is also supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Read moreCivil Protection training delivered to “Psids” Officials
This morning, the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Globalisation, Luca Sabbatucci, and the Director of the Civil Protection Department, Agostino Miozzo, opened the training week that Italy offers at the Farnesina to a delegation of high-level officials from Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), in which to exchange experiences and best practices in the area […]
Read moreDeclaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles on behalf of the EU on the recent protests in Iran
Over the past weeks, many people all across Iran have exercised their fundamental right to assemble and expressed their economic grievances. A growing body of evidence indicates that despite repeated calls for restraint, the Iranian security forces’ disproportionate response to recent demonstrations has led to high numbers of deaths and injuries. For the European Union […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 09 December: latest news from the world
National energy plan released in Greece In recent days, the Greek government approved a national energy plan aimed at considerably reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, diversifying the sources of energy supplies (over 65% of total energy consumption in Greece now comes from gas and oil imports) and focusing on renewable energy sources to an […]
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