Sarajevo, Maggio Musicale with the “Filarmonici di Roma”
For the first time in Sarajevo, the Associazione Orchestra da camera di Santa Cecilia – known as the “Filarmonici di Roma” – was the protagonist of the Maggio Musicale Italiano, the event launched by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina to bring great Italian music to the forefront, paving the way for the upcoming […]
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China – conference on sustainable development in Chongqing
A conference focusing on sustainable development and cooperation in the field between Italy and China was held at the Chengdu Century City Holiday Inn on the sidelines of Italy’s participation in the 18th edition of Ecomondo China – Chengdu International Environmental Protection Expo (CDEPE). The event, co-organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing, […]
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Tirana, exhibition of Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto
The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, in collaboration with Fondazione Cittadellarte and COD – Center for Openness and Dialogue, presents Maestro Michelangelo Pistoletto’s exhibition Artivation for a Responsible Social Transformation, curated by the Pistoletto Cittadellarte Foundation. The exhibition – which will be inaugurated on 21 May at the COD and will be open to the […]
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Washington, over six thousand visitors at the Embassy for EU Open House 2024
There were 6,453 visitors to the Embassy of Italy in Washington for the EU Open House, the day on which all European Union’s Embassies open their doors to the public for Europe Day celebrations. Visitors, welcomed into the Embassy building designed in the 1990s by architect Piero Sartogo – with a shape that replicates the […]
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Kenya, IFC and the Italian Climate Fund collaborate to support biofuel production, laying the foundations for the first Mattei Plan pilot initiative in the country
Today, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Italian Climate Fund announced a USD 210 million investment in Eni S.p.A.’s Kenyan subsidiary to expand the production and processing of advanced biofuels, supporting the decarbonisation of the global transport system while ensuring the livelihoods of up to 200,000 Kenyan small-scale oilseed farmers, laying the groundwork for […]
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Iraq – SACE signs an agreement to promote Made in Italy exports
As part of the initiatives aimed at promoting Made in Italy exports, SACE concluded a framework agreement with the Trade Bank of Iraq. The agreement – which was signed by Alessandra Ricci, Chief Executive Officer of SACE, and Bilal Sabah Alhamdani, President of the Trade Bank of Iraq, with a pool of international banks – […]
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Italy-U.S. Cooperation on Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage at the Italian Embassy in Washington.
The study of the Earth system, the impact of climate change, and the development of environmental technologies were the focus of the meeting hosted by the Embassy of Italy in Washington of the Italy-United States working group on Earth Sciences and Cultural Heritage. The group, established in 2013 under the Agreement between the United States […]
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Qatar – “CONNECT-IT” exhibition opened in Doha
The Italian Embassy in Doha inaugurated on 14 May the exhibition “CONNECT-IT. Visioni per unire il mondo” (“CONNECT-IT. Visions to unite the world”), an integrated promotional initiative organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Italian association of private construction contractors ANCE (Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili) and with […]
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Holy See, event on artificial intelligence and communication
The Embassy of Italy to the Holy See organised an event entitled Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Communication. Promoted on the occasion of the 58th World Day of Social Communications, in collaboration with the Italian WebCatholics Association (WeCa) and the patronage of the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication, the Conference aimed […]
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Paris, the Embassy hosts Maria Cristina Finucci’s work of art
The Italian artist Maria Cristina Finucci presented her latest creation in Paris, the quadriptych entitled L’animo spinge a narrare di forme che in corpi diversi mutano, specially created for one of the salons of the prestigious Hôtel de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, the historical seat of the Italian Embassy. The inauguration and installation of this work of art is part of […]
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