Ambassador Trombetta speaks at post-Brexit hearing with Italian parliament’s Schengen committee
The hearing covered movement of citizens and workers, police collaboration and management of the pandemic Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta gave an overview of UK’s new immigration rules at a hearing held by video link on 20 January by the Italian parliamentary committee tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Schengen Agreement. Speaking to parliamentarians and senators […]
Read moreUPDATE – 15 JANUARY 2021 TRAVELLING TO ITALY UNTIL 5 MARCH 2021
TRAVELLING TO ITALY 15 JANUARY 2021 – 5 MARCH 2021 The information below is based on the Prime Ministerial Decree of 14 January 2021, which confirms until 5 March 2021 the provisions of the Ordinance of 9 January 2021, recalling also the provisions of the Ordinances of 20 December 2020 and of 23 December 2020. […]
Read moreUPDATE: 9 JANUARY 2021 – TRAVELLING BETWEEN THE UK AND ITALY
The information below is based on the Ordinance adopted on 9 January 2021, along with the provisions of the Ordinances of 20 December 2020 and of 23 December 2020. ENTERING ITALY: TRAVELLERS WHO STAYED IN OR TRANSITED THROUGH THE UK The Ordinance of 9 January 2021 provides entry into Italy is not allowed to those […]
Read moreUPDATE: TRAVELLING TO ITALY BETWEEN 7 AND 15 JANUARY 2021
note – following further developments, this news item has been updated and superceded by the one published on 9 January 2021 The information below is based on art. 1, paragraph 4 of the Law Decree n. 1 of 5 January 2021. The text of the decree (in Italian) can be found at Decreto-legge 5 gennaio […]
Read moreCovid-19: Regulation on entry into Italy
In order to contain the spread of covid-19, on 20 December 2020 the Italian Ministry of Health, following consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, signed a decree stating that: · Flights from the UK will not be permitted to land in Itay; · Persons […]
Read more5th Italian Cuisine Week in the world (23-29 November 2020)
5th Italian Cuisine Week in the world 23-29 November 2020 The Embassy of Italy in London has put together a rich programme of digital events featuring Michelin starred chefs to celebrate the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World (23-29 November). The initiative, coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]
Read moreAn online event showcases Italy’s graphic machinery industry
The Streaming Roadshow, organised by ACIMGA, the association of Italian manufacturers of machinery for the graphic, paper and converting industry, was held in online format for UK attendees on 11 November. The webinar, attended by over 100 guests, was a great success. Welcome addresses were given by Ferdinando Pastore, the director of the Italian Trade […]
Read moreScience for Society – The price of technological progress (17th November)
The Scientific Office of the Italian Embassy in London is delighted to present on Tuesday November 17th the 7th Science for Society event titled “The price of technological progress”, organised in collaboration with Zadig, on the occasion of the 3rd Italian Research Day in the World 2020. The webinar will be opened by the Ambassador […]
Read moreCommemoration to honour the Italian fallen from World War I and II
A ceremony to honour Italians who fell in the First and Second World Wars was held on Sunday 8 November at Brookwood military cemetery. It was attended by representatives of UK-based institutions. The importance of the ceremony was such that it went ahead in spite of the pandemic restrictions, although safety guidelines were observed. It […]
Read moreVideo message from Ambassador Trombetta to Italians in the UK
A video message from Ambassador Trombetta to Italian nationals in the UK regarding the introduction of stricter measures to contain COVID and to address the latest Brexit developments. video in Italian
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