Global Start Up Program “Final Showcase”
The “Final Showcase“, the grand finale of the UK edition of the Global Startup Program, was held on 17 June. The programme saw 14 selected start-ups take part in workshops and one-to-one mentoring and presentation sessions with figures from the British tech ecosystem. The event, which was organised in collaboration with The Accelerator Network, was […]
Read more“Fare Cinema”, a festival of Italian film, 14-20 June
The fourth edition of the Italian film festival “Fare Cinema” will take place in the week from 14 to 21 June. The festival this year will be entirely online and will include access to a number of films on MyMovies and YouTube. As part of the festival, on 16 June the Italian Cultural Institute in […]
Read moreEataly opens a new food hall in Bishopsgate
With the cutting of the pasta “ribbon”, as per tradition, the newest Eataly food hall in Bishopsgate was inaugurated on 20 May by Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sally Jones of British Land, Eataly CEO Nicola Farinetti and Eataly founder Oscar Farinetti. Eataly Bishopsgate is one of the chain’s largest branches, with 300 members […]
Read moreOnline lecture by CERN director
The 61st Cherwell Simon Memorial Lecture was held on 20 May 2021, organised by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in the UK and the Association of Italian Scientists in Great Britain. Professor Fabiola Giannotti, director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), gave an overview […]
Read moreServices for EU citizens in lead-up to EU Settlement Scheme deadline on 30 June 2021
Italians who were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 are reminded that they have until 30 June 2021 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The EU has made available the following support services for EU citizens in the UK: – Free one-to-one consultations with lawyers specialising in immigration, particularly to help vulnerable […]
Read moreAmbassador Trombetta speaks at Cambridge Union Society
On 10 May Ambassador Trombetta spoke at a meeting of the Cambridge Union Society. He discussed relations between Italy and the UK and the future of the EU and gave an overview of diplomatic careers. The event included a tribute to Giulio Regeni, an Italian student at Cambridge who was brutally murdered in Egypt. See the event […]
Read moreOutcomes of Luigi Di Maio’s participation in the G7 meeting of Foreign Ministers
Luigi Di Maio, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, attended the G7 meeting of Foreign Ministers in London on 3-5 May. The issues discussed were: Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iran, the fight against terrorism in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, Russia, Ukrain, Belarus and the Western Balkans. Read the final communiqué here. […]
Read moreMinister Di Maio’s participation in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting
Minister Luigi Di Maio will attend the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting, scheduled to take place in London from 3 to 5 May. During the Summit, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, together with the High Representative of the European Union, will […]
Read moreMinistry of Foreign Affairs scholarships for the Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has released scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year for two courses run by the Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala: 1. Advanced opera singing The Ministry is offering up to 10 scholarships of 9 months each for advanced opera singing courses. They comprise monthly […]
Read moreLaunch of second Global StartUps Programme and Italy4Innovation webinar “What do UK investors look for in a start-up? Best practices for a fundable project”
Today marked the launch of the second edition of the Global StartUps Programme. This accelerator programme, which has already taken the 17 participating start-ups through a series of one-to-ones with the project’s partner accelerator, The Accelerator Network, and a webinar, “Country Focus UK”, will last eight weeks and will be in virtual format. The selected […]
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