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Press Releases

26 July 2021

The “Padova Urbs Picta” Sites and Montecatini Terme included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting online for its 44th session, has decided to include two new Italian sites in the World Heritage List. They are respectively “Padova Urbs Picta”, with the Scrovegni Chapel and its 14th century fresco cycles, and Montecatini Terme, the latter being included in the “Great SPAs of Europe” circuit and […]

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Press Releases

19 July 2021

The signing of an Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the European Forest Institute (EFI)

Yesterday in Helsinki, an agreement was signed establishing an office of the European Forest Institute/EFI in Rome. EFI, an international organisation for forestry research-based in Finland- counts 29 European States and 120 associated and affiliated organisations in 38 countries. The Italian Ambassador in Helsinki, Sergio Pagano, and Marc Palahí, Director of the Institute, signed the […]

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Events

19 July 2021

IHRA: “Riconoscere e combattere la distorsione della Shoah”

“Riconoscere e combattere la distorsione della Shoah” è il titolo di Linee guida per chi riveste responsabilità politiche messe a punto dall’International Holocaust  Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), recentemente tradotte in italiano a cura degli esperti della Delegazione italiana presso la stessa IHRA (aprile 2021). Il documento, frutto di una task force di esperti internazionali, fra i quali alcuni rappresentanti italiani, è […]

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Press Releases

15 July 2021

Tunisia. Provision of humanitarian goods to fight against COVID-19 in the Country

In response to the dramatic developments in the health crisis in Tunisia, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Italian Cooperation, on the instructions of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Marina Sereni, has ordered the dispatch to the port of Tunis of more than 25 tons of medical supplies to fight against […]

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Events

15 July 2021

“Art and Politics. The Streets of Rome”

Clicca qui per ascoltare il Podcast Art and Politics: riflettere sulle sfide globali partendo dall’arte di strada Nell’era in cui le immagini, più che le parole, vengono utilizzate come veicoli di messaggi ed idee, l’arte di strada, nata come forma di protesta negli anni ‘60, rappresenta più di altre un vettore istantaneo in grado di esprimere […]

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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

14 July 2021

NOTICE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Health emergency COVID-19: foreign travel recommendations

As of January 2020, the health emergency caused by COVID-19 persists worldwide. All persons intending to travel abroad, regardless of destination or reason for travel, should consider that any journey during this period may involve a health risk. In particular, if molecular or antigenic testing is required for entry into Italy or returning to Italy […]

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In detail

14 July 2021

Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with the Director of the OSCE ODIHR Office, Matteo Mecacci

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Matteo Mecacci. The talks confirmed Italy’s commitment to promoting the OSCE’s “Human Dimension” and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) […]

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Events

14 July 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – EURO2020

A video has been circulating for a few hours on the websites of various national newspapers and magazines showing the moments after the final match of the 2020 European Football Championship in Wembley and referring to the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. It should be noted, for the benefit of all interested press bodies, […]

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Press Releases

14 July 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – EURO2020

A video has been circulating for a few hours on the websites of various national newspapers and magazines showing the moments after the final match of the 2020 European Football Championship in Wembley and referring to the Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. It should be noted, for the benefit of all interested press bodies, […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE -the Colosio case

The Embassy of Italy in Mexico City, in close liaison with the Italian Foreign Ministry, is following the case of the Italian citizen Michele Colosio, who has died at San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico. The Embassy is in contact with the Mexican police authorities in order to keep up with the development of the […]

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Press Releases

10 July 2021

Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Malta

As of July 6, 2021, an increasing number of compatriots travelling to Malta, mostly minors attending language courses organised by local colleges and schools, tested positive for COVID-19 or came into contact with positive individuals, following the antigen swab test before their departure to return to Italy. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Embassy in Malta were promptly informed. They provided […]

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