London One Radio – interview with Ambassador Trombetta
The Italian Ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta was interviewed yesterday on the locally based Italian media outlet London One Radio, during which he discussed the latest Covid measures and Brexit. The interview (in Italian) is available in the column to the side.
Read more2020 Italian Design Day in the world
Italian Design Day is an annual event to promote contemporary Italian design and highlight its excellence and global success. Distinguished architect and urban planner Stefano Boeri will be the key speaker of an online event taking place Thursday 5 November, on “Drawing the future. Development, Innovation, Sustainability, Beauty”, with opening and closing remarks by Ambassador […]
Read moreVideo messages to mark Italy’s National Unity and Armed Forces Day
4 November 1918 marked the end of the conflict between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian empire in the First World War, and the signing of the Armistice of Villa Giusti completed the unification of Italy that began during the Risorgimento. The Great War was the first conflict in which Italy fought as a united nation. On […]
Read moreENIT (Italian tourism board) press conference
A virtual press conference was held on Tuesday 20th October to promote Italy as a tourist destination. It was hosted by ENIT, the Italian tourism board, with an opening address by Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta. The speakers included Maria Elena Rossi, ENIT’s director of marketing; Flavio Zappacosta, director of ENIT’s London office; and Sir Rocco Forte, the […]
Read moreXX Week of the Italian Language in the World
Today is the first day of the Week of the Italian Language in the World 2020. This year the week runs from 19 to 25 October and the theme is “Italian in words and pictures: graffiti, illustrations and comic strips”. The events and activities organised by Italian embassies, consulates and cultural institutions around the world […]
Read moreCOVID. New regulations on entering Italy
From 8 October anyone entering Italy after being in the UK at any time in the previous 14 days must: 1) Take a covid-19 test; 2) Notify the local health authority of their arrival; 3) Fill in a self-certification form. These new rules will apply at least until 13 November for travellers arriving from the […]
Read moreItaly4Innovation: Coding for the Future
Coding for the Future: Bootstrapping software engineering & teaching for the younger generations The 14th event in the Italy4Innovation series was held on 6 October 2020, in webinar format. The theme was coding, and the discussion examined the importance of IT and STEM subjects for the future of our economic systems. Helping young people […]
Read moreExploratory notice for the provision of a public-opinion survey
Exploratory notice for the acquisition of displays of interest in participating to the selection procedure ex ministerial decree n.192/2017 for the provision of public-opinion surveys for the Embassy of Italy in London. For more information
Read moreItaly4Innovation: “Fintech for the recovery. Italian and British perspectives”.
On June 24th the 13th Italy4Innovation (I4I) event was held – the first online version of this event. The I4I series was launched by the embassy to promote Italy as a forge of innovation and technology, and this webinar focused on fintech, a sector that has seen rapid growth due to the digital expansion driven […]
Read moreCovid-19 – The search for effective therapies: where are we?
On Tuesday 23 June the embassy will present its second Science for Society webinar on the pandemic, part of the #ItalyRestArt series, entitled “Covid-19: The search for effective therapies: where are we?“ The speakers will be Prof. Guido Rasi, executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Prof. Sergio Bonini of the Translational Pharmacology […]
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