Belgrade: Fabio Sgroi on show at the Photography Festival
The photographic exhibition “Lo stivale” (“The Boot”) by Italian photographer Fabio Sgroi participates in the 7th edition of the “Vizualizator” Photography Festival in programme in Belgrade. The initiative, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, will give the opportunity to become familiar with the work of the Italian artist who started his photographic career as a […]
Read moreDoha: Signing of the MAECI-UNESCO Agreement on children’s education in Iraq
The Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Marrapodi, and the Director of the UNESCO Office in Iraq, Paolo Fontani, signed an agreement today in Doha for the implementation of a joint cooperation project aimed at ensuring access to education for children in Iraq who currently cannot […]
Read moreHelsinki: Italian start-ups on show at Slush 2019
This year, there are 12 Italian companies at Slush Helsinki 2019, the Expo for Start-ups conceived for expanding enterprises looking for investors, mentoring and venture capitalists. The attendance of Italian companies at this annual global event involving the major players in the universe of innovation is organised by the Italian Embassy in Finland and by […]
Read moreBrazil: Sereni focuses on development and sustainability
Brazil; Sereni highlights cooperation in sustainable environmental and social development Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni said that “the ‘Consorcio Nordeste’ experience was highly innovative and interesting” when she met the governors of the Consortium that grouped together nine states in eastern Brazil last July at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The visit […]
Read moreDel Re chairs the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, chaired the second meeting of the University Network for the Horn of Africa hosted at the Farnesina today. The initiative, which was strongly promoted by the Deputy Minister, was launched last January with the participation of 40 institutions, including universities, institutional offices, centres […]
Read moreDi Stefano presents “Handbook for Italian Detainees Abroad”
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, presented today, at the Farnesina, the publication “Italian Detainees Abroad – Practical Handbook for Consular Assistance”, supported by the Director General for Italians Abroad, Luigi Maria Vignali, and the Head of the Department of the Penitentiary Administration of the Ministry of Justice, Francesco Basentini. […]
Read moreScalfarotto focuses on trade in Shanghai While on a mission to Shanghai
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto inaugurated the new premises of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China. “It is an important presence which fosters the internationalization of the over 1,200 Italian businesses that operate in Shanghai – a market with a great potential,” said the Undersecretary. With regards to the circular economy, Undersecretary Scalfarotto took part in […]
Read moreAlgiers to host seminar on “Energy Transition: challenges, opportunities”
Today, also hydrocarbon producing countries need to get started on ‘energy transition’, which implies investing in de-carbonisation processes, enhancing energy efficiency and increasing the pcontribution of renewable sources to the energy mix. To this end, the Italian Embassy in Algeria, in conjuction with the International Affairs Institute (IAI), promoted a seminar in Algiers on 11 November which […]
Read moreItaly-Iran: a 60-year-long cooperation in protecting cultural heritage
The exhibition titled “Italy and Iran, a 60-year-long cooperation on cultural heritage” was opened in Tehran by the Italian Ambassador Perrone together with the Deputy Minister for Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, Mohammad Hassan Talebian at the National Museum of Iran and co-curated by the ISMEO and the Iranian Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and […]
Read moreItalian Culinary Week: Brazil targets youth
The Italian Consulate in Belo Horizonte targeted youth, including the very young, in order to create life-long ties with Italian gastronomy. During Italian Culinary Week in the World, which will kick off on Monday throughout the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic and consular network, Italian Chef Raffaele Autorino will hold a cooking laboratory for students of the […]
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