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Press Releases

22 July 2021

Venice has been confirmed as an emblematic site on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Venice will not be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger. At its 44th session, conducted in virtual mode this afternoon from Fuzhou (China), the UNESCO World Heritage Committee did not unanimously accept the proposal, tabled by the technical assessment body ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites),  to include the site “Venice […]

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Events

15 July 2021

“Art and Politics. The Streets of Rome”

An era in which images, rather than words, are used as vehicles of messages and ideas, street art, which was conceived as a form of protest in the 1960s, is the art form that most is most effective in expressing complex content immediately, becoming a workshop for teaching people not only about contemporary culture but […]

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Press Releases

21 June 2021

Celebrating International Yoga Day

Today 21 June, at 7 pm, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Embassy of India in Italy will celebrate together International Yoga Day. A yoga practice session will be held in the main courtyard of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to spread a special message of positivity, well-being, mutual understanding, and […]

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Press Releases

16 June 2021

The Strega Prize and Italian Institutes of Culture

17 June 2021, 9:00Sala Conferenze Internazionalistreamed live atwww.esteri.itand www.premiostrega.it The Strega Prize tour will also be stopping at the Foreign Ministry. On 17 June, at 9:00, in the International Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, there will be a presentation of the five shortlisted finalists of the 75th edition of […]

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Press Releases

15 June 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – Della Vedova visits Paris for bilateral meetings with the Italian community and UNESCO

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Paris where, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 June, he will be holding a series of institutional meetings with representatives of the French government and Parliament. Among other things, the visit will enable him to take stock of the prospects for the Conference on the Future […]

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Press Releases

14 June 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova visits Palermo for the inauguration of the Franco-German Cultural Centre

Deputy Minister Benedetto Della Vedova has taken part today, in Palermo, in the inauguration of the Kultur Ensemble project, an artist residency programme set up by the cultural institutes of France and Germany. The event has been attended by the Mayor of the city, Leoluca Orlando, and by Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for International […]

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Press Releases

10 June 2021

Fare Cinema 2021 Reboot – Italian Cinema Restars

This week italiana, the portal of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation dedicated to promoting the Italian language, culture and creativity in the world, features specials focusing on the jobs of cinema with the aim of promoting the national film industry with films, documentaries, short films and interviews. They will also be available […]

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In detail

8 June 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio inaugurates the De Sanctis Award – Europe Edition

On Tuesday 8 June 2021, at 15:00, the first De Sanctis Award – Europe edition will be held at the Italian Foreign Ministry, with an opening address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio. Recipients of the Award – granted to outstanding European cultural, scientific and literary figures – will […]

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Press Releases

4 June 2021

Deputy Minister Di Stefano signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation

The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the International Pastry, Ice Cream and Chocolate Making Federation (Federazione Internazionale Pasticceria Gelateria e Cioccolateria, FIPGC), represented respectively by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and President Roberto Lestani, was held this morning.   The Protocol regulates the […]

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In detail

3 June 2021

Visit by Minister Luigi Di Maio to the Accademia dei Lincei

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, visited the Accademia dei Lincei, one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions and a reference point for scientific and cultural promotion in Italy and around the world. This is an important collaboration, in the context of the Italian Presidency of […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2021

Deputy Minister Della Vedova on a mission to Madrid

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is on an institutional mission today and tomorrow, to Madrid. He will have a series of discussions with his Spanish counterparts, as well as meeting representatives of the Italian community on the Iberian peninsula. The questions Deputy Minister Della Vedova will be discussing with the Spanish […]

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Events

26 May 2021

A journey to discover Italy with Geronimo Stilton

There is a new mouse-tastic treasure hunt dedicated to the beauties of Italy. The protagonist is Geronimo Stilton – the mouse journalist most loved by children all over the world, born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami – who explores our country in a new 224-page book entitled ‘Mille Meraviglie Viaggio alla scoperta dell’Italia‘ (A Thousand Wonders. A […]

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