Brussels, exhibitions and concerts to remember Andrea Pazienza
The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels presents “Ci vuole Pazienza”, a series of events centred on the Italian comics legend, Andrea Pazienza. One of the greatest representatives of the Italian artistic world of the 1970s and 1980s, who died prematurely at the age of 32, Andrea Pazienza recounted the contradictions of his generation through his […]
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Italy pays homage to the three journalists killed in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thirty years after the death in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the city of Mostar, of Marco Luchetta, Alessandro Saša Ota and Dario D’Angelo – three journalists from the Friuli Venezia Giulia branch of the Italian public broadcasting company RAI – killed by a mortar shell on 28 January 1994 while they were filming a report […]
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First Italian language course inaugurated in a university in Jeddah
The University of Business and Technology (UBT) in Jeddah, one of Saudi Arabia’s leading universities, has inaugurated an Italian language course. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Consul General of Italy in Jeddah and promoter of the initiative, Leonardo Costa, the University’s Chairman and owner, Professor Abdullah S. Dahlan, and the highest academic institutions. […]
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Warsaw, Ambassador Franchetti Pardo meets G7 Ambassadors and Secretary of State Mastalerek
The Ambassador of Italy to Poland, Luca Franchetti Pardo, hosted a meeting of the G7 Ambassadors at his residence yesterday, 29 January. The meeting was attended by the Polish Secretary of State, Marcin Mastalerek, Head of Cabinet of the President of the Republic, Andrzej Duda. The Italian Ambassador outlined the priorities of the Italian G7 […]
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Kosovo, Italian Embassy and AICS support tourism
The Italian support to 25 Kosovar tourist operators is the subject of a call for proposals launched by the NGO “Volunteers in the World RTM“, in the framework of the development cooperation project “NaturKosovo: the Natural and Cultural Capital in Kosovo and the Sustainable Tourist Development of the Via Dinarica“, financed by the Italian Agency […]
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OECD: Ambassador Sabbatucci takes over chairmanship of the External Relations Committee
Italy has taken over the chairmanship of the OECD’s External Relations Committee (ERC), which in 2024 will be headed by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organisations in Paris, Ambassador Luca Sabbatucci, elected by the Ambassadors accredited to the OECD. The External Relations Committee plays an important political role within the Organisation as […]
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Poland – meeting between Ambassador Franchetti Pardo and President of the Senate Kidawa-Błońska
The Ambassador of Italy to Poland, Luca Franchetti Pardo, today met with the new Marshal (President) of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Małgorzata Kidawa – Błońska. The meeting offered an opportunity to address issues of common interest. Firstly, the excellent state of Italy-Poland bilateral relations at the political, economic and cultural levels. Ambassador […]
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Visit by Ambassador Giuseppina Zarra to Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Italian Ambassador to Sofia Giuseppina Zarra recently visited Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city after the capital, to meet with the local authorities. During her visit, the Ambassador was accompanied by the Italian Honorary Consul in Plovdiv, Giuseppe De Francesco, and the President of Confindustria Bulgaria, Roberto Santorelli. Ambassador Zarra met with Regional Administrator Iliya […]
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Paris, Ambassador D’Alessandro visits the Maison & Objet fair
The Italian Ambassador to Paris, Emanuela D’Alessandro, took part in the opening day of Maison & Objet, one of the main international fairs dedicated to the home sector in all its forms, held in the French capital from 18 to 22 January 2024 at the Paris Nord – Villepinte Exhibition Centre. With over 140 Italian […]
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Abu Dhabi, solo exhibition of Italian-Lebanese artist Gilbert Halaby
In collaboration with ArtBooth UAE, the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi inaugurated “Will You Wait For Me Under That Pine Tree?”, the solo exhibition of Italian-Lebanese artist Gilbert Halaby, which will remain open until 29 February. The exhibition, featuring 13 oil paintings on linen, pays homage to Gilbert Halaby’s roots and traces the serene […]
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