Our Consulate General has introduced a new service for Italian nationals living in Venezuela. As part of the “open Consulate” project, our mission in Caracas has set up a Twitter account (@conscaracas) and Facebook page (Consolato Generale d’Italia Caracas). Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe Cooperation has undertaken a new project on behalf of the people of Haiti, heavily affected by the passage of Hurricane Sandy. The foreign ministry has earmarked an additional multilateral contribution of €200,000 to the UN World Food Program (WFP) for an emergency 7-month project (November 2012 to May 2013) hoping to reach approximately one […]
Read moreThe “First Parliamentary Day for Italo-Argentine Friendship and Integration”, held on 16 November in Buenos Aires, was organised by a group of Italian MPs and intended as a way to more deeply analyse Italo-Argentine relations with a view to boosting the role of parliamentary diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreAn agreement was signed in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito between UNESCO and INPC [the national institute for cultural patrimony] of a plan for the integrated management and cultural and tourism-related enhancement of the Convent of St. Francis. The complex, consisting of a convent, a church and a museum, is considered the largest monastic complex […]
Read moreItalian films from the 69th Venice International Film Festival come to Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, Curitiba, Brasília and Belo Horizonte, thanks to the continuing collaboration of the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia and the Venice Biennale. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute of Lima, in collaboration with the Accademia di Brera and the Universidad de Lima, presented an exhibition of photographic panels showing the design projects of young emerging artists of the Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan. The exhibition runs through 21 November at the Sala de Exposiciones, Pabelon W – 1 […]
Read moreThe ICE organised a group of 75 Italian firms to participate in the 30th International trade fair of Havana (FIHAV). Ambassador Carmine Robustelli was present for the official opening of the Italian Pavilion – no. 6 – which was followed by a workshop organized by the Cuban Chamber of Commerce and the ICE Agency to […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi hosted the 20 Latin American ambassadors who make up the IILA (Italo-Latin American Institute) Council of Delegates today at the foreign ministry in Rome. “Latin America is a natural partner for Italy, for historical reasons and in view of our common values and cultural affinities”, Terzi asserted, pointing out […]
Read moreStrengthening international cooperation and the internationalisation of Italian businesses are the main objectives of article 7 of Law no. 49/87 (new discipline for Italian cooperation with developing countries), which authorises the foreign ministry to grant low-interest loans to Italian firms intending to enter into joint ventures with local businesses in developing countries. And it is […]
Read moreCaravaggio comes to Argentina in an exhibition that runs through 15 December at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) in Buenos Aires – 7canvasas by the Baroque master himself and 14 by his followers. Read more, in Italian.
Read more(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Ladies and gentleman, honoured guests, I would like, first of all, to thank our Chilean hosts for their hospitality and for the outstanding work they have done in organizing this event, to which Italy has been happy to actively contribute. This symposium is a significant example of the […]
Read more(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Mr. Alfredo Moreno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of ChileMr. Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European CommissionMrs Benita Ferrero Waldner, President of the EU-LAC FoundationMrs Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of CEPALLadies and Gentlemen! First of all, let me express my appreciation for the kind invitation to […]
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