The Foreign Ministry celebrates World Music Day
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) with its network of diplomatic and consular offices and the Italian Cultural Institutes abroad join in the celebrations of World Music Day 2018 by staging more than 40 events in an equal number of cities worldwide. Launched in France in 1982, the Fête de la Musique […]
Read moreWashington: Concerto del Fabrizio Bosso Quartet
Nel corso di tre serate d’eccezione, organizzate dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Washington in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, il Fabrizio Bosso Quartet ha offerto al pubblico della capitale uno spaccato dell’eccellenza musicale italiana. Il 19 sera il Quartetto si è esibito a Villa Firenze, la Residenza dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia, alla presenza del Segretario di Stato Mike Pompeo, del […]
Read moreGambia: the Italian Cooperation service committed to assure vaccines
The components of the delegation that will travel to Gambia on an awareness-raising programme promoted by GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, will be from 6 national newspapers and media organisations (La Repubblica, La Stampa, Mediaset, Wired, F Magazine, Vanity Fair). The initiative, which envisages a series of institutional meetings in Banjul […]
Read moreSeoul: “Invest in Italy” Roadshow
The “Invest in Italy” Roadshow was held in Seoul last 18 June. The Roadshow is co-organised by the ICE Foreign Trade Agency in Seoul and the Italian Embassy in Korea with the support of the Bank of Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Ministry of Economic Development. The event […]
Read moreItaly Launches the Global Network of Water Museums with UNESCO
Italy is promoting an initiative within UNESCO which goes beyond the concept of “museum” in the classical sense of the word.As part of the International Hydrological Program (IHP), Italy has proposed establishing the “Global Network of Water Museums” under the auspices of UNESCO. The project currently involves over 60 museums and research centres in various parts […]
Read more“Rossini Opera Gala” a Cipro
Si è svolto il 13 giugno, nei giardini del palazzo presidenziale di Nicosia, l’evento “150 Rossini Opera Gala” organizzato dal “Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics” (CING) per raccogliere fondi a beneficio di Telethon, con il sostegno dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Nicosia. L’evento ha permesso di celebrare a Cipro il 150º anniversario della morte di Gioacchino […]
Read moreItalian and local companies meet to discuss business opportunities
The Skopje Government wants to improve the Country’s infrastructure and to invest in energy and the environment. To seize this opportunity, 15 Italian companies active in these sectors (including Ferrovie dello Stato) met with local companies and trade associations in Skopje in a meeting organised by the Italian Embassy and the ICE Agency that also […]
Read moreBolivia: Italy promotes universal access to water
Italian Ambassador Placido Vigo and Chancellor Fernando Huanacuni signed an agreement to implement the “National Programme for the Collection of Water for Life”, an initiative financed by the Italian Development Cooperation service through 25 million euros in tied aid, at an official ceremony held at the Tiwanaku Hall of the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
Read moreConcert in Algiers: “Antonio Maiello and Les Amis du Monde”
The concert Antonio Maiello and les AMIS DU MONDE on Monday 11 June 2018 was a great success at the Ibn Zeydoun room in Algiers. Organized by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers together with the Ministry of Culture and the Office Riad el Feth, the musical event took place as part of the […]
Read morePeace tapestry to be displayed in Jerusalem
Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as part of the programme entitled “Italy, Cultures, and the Mediterranean”, a unique cultural project has reached Israel and Palestine involving women of different ethnic groups and religions. The women taking part are Palestinian, Israeli, Bedouin and Druse, and they have begun to embroider a […]
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