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Press Releases
25 May 2021
Africa Day 2021

According to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is celebrating “Africa Day”, to mark the anniversary of the establishment, on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, of the Organisation of African Unity, which changed its name to African Union in 2002. This year, due to the pandemic situation, the Foreign Ministry has […]

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25 May 2021
Africa Day 2021

According to tradition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is celebrating “Africa Day”, to mark the anniversary of the establishment, on 25 May 1963, in Addis Ababa, of the Organisation of African Unity, which changed its name to African Union in 2002. This year, due to the pandemic situation, the Foreign Ministry has […]

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Events
6 May 2021
“Italian”: the new “Italia contemporanea” series

A new, creative, flexible way of communicating contemporary art to the wider public, with originality and beauty: that’s Italia Contemporanea, the new documentary series produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, that turns the spotlight on the greatness of our Country, in its most recent artistic production. This trip in four 20 minute episodes, […]

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Events
15 April 2021
The IDEAS Project, Italian Dialogues on Excellence, Arts and Science

IDEAS is the acronym of “Italian Dialogues on Excellence, Arts and Science”, an original project conceived and produced by the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation and consisting in a series of documentary portraits of Italy as a virtuous, dynamic, polycentric country. The first season of the series consists of five […]

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Press Releases
14 April 2021
Culture: Deputy Minister Della Vedova, the Italian language is our soft power. Dante.Global is a fundamental tool

Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, has spoken at the inauguration ceremony of the “Dante.Global” digital platform, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella. The platform has been designed and created, in partnership with the Foreign Ministry, by the “Dante Alighieri” Society, chaired […]

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Press Releases
10 April 2021
Deputy Minister Della Vedova Inaugurates the “Dante 700” photo exhibition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

Today the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, has opened in virtual mode the inaugural event of the “Dante700” photo exhibition at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The exhibition is one of the initiatives promoted by the Foreign Ministry to celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri […]

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Events
7 April 2021
“BookTuberPrize” 2021

Create a video review of a book and win more books. This is the ‘BookTuberPrize’ challenge: the competition conceived by the Centro Per il Libro e la Lettura (Centre for Books and Reading) of the Ministry of Culture and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is dedicated to promoting literature among teenagers. The new […]

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17 March 2021
DANTE 700 Worldwide. Presentation event of the Foreign Ministry initiatives

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio takes part in the presentation event of the initiatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the seventh centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri The programme, which involves the network of diplomatic missions and Italian Cultural Institutes abroad, kicks […]

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Press Releases
17 March 2021
Della Vedova: cinema is an essential soft power tool for Italy

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, took part in the inauguration of “Breve Incontro – A’ la cour du court”, a cinematographic review organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Rabat, held entirely online for ten weeks, starting on 16 March 2021. This initiative, promoted in collaboration with RAI, […]

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Events
4 March 2021
“italiana”: language, culture and creativity in the world

Today the launch of the Farnesina italiana portal (italiana.esteri.it) for the promotion of Italian language, culture and creativity in the world. A project that sees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation engaged both as a promoter and as a producer of integrated promotional initiatives. italiana is the Farnesina’s response to the demand for Italian culture around the world. A […]

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