Rome, 13/08/2018 August 15th is Ferragosto, an extremely cherished and important holiday, yet only for Italians. It has a long and complicated history and has reached present days mixing its pagan origins with playful accents and links to the Catholic Church. Ready to know more about this all-Italian tradition? Let’s go! The word Ferragosto comes [...]
Rome, 07/08/2018 Once again, Easy Diplomacy had the honour and pleasure of organizing the National Day Reception of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Holy See. July 30th is one of Morocco’s most important days, also known as Throne Day, and celebrates the anniversary of His Majesty King Mohammed VI enthronement [...]
Rome, 23/07/2018 “I believe that the Advanced School for Police Forces (Scuola di Perfezionamento per le Forze di Polizia, Ed.) is an Italian excellence, which is esteemed and envied internationally”. Here is what Senator Matteo Salvini has recently declared in one of his first speeches as Interior Minister. Mr. Gennaro VECCHIONE, Guardia di [...]
Rome, 19/07/2018 Twenty Countries represented by Embassies to the Quirinale, the Holy See and FAO, a magnificent terrace overlooking the rooftops and the millennial history of the most beautiful city in the world, and exquisite drinks to enjoy the warm sunset light: here is the recipe of yesterday’s Easy Together dedicated to the administrative [...]
Rome, 26/06/2018 After Greece in 2017, Germany will host the 2018 edition of "Tutti giù in Cantina", a Wine Culture Festival running in Velletri (Rome) for three days, from June 29th to July 1st. The opening ceremony, this Friday at 6pm, will see the presence of the newly elected mayor of Velletri Orlando Pocci, [...]
Rome, 22/06/2018 Breath, strategy and subversion, the 12th International Festival of Contemporary Dance directed by Marie Chouinard within Venice Biennale opens today and runs until July 1st. Music, choreography, innovation, study, improvisation, public participation: this event will see performance not only by world-renowned professionals in dance and choreography, but also students and the audience. [...]
Rome, 15/06/2018 The Philippine Embassy in Rome celebrated the Country’s National Day on June 12th. Easy Diplomacy was at the reception and took the occasion to chat with the Diplomatic Corps on the importance of the Independence Day, the Filipino community in Italy, and the Embassy’s projects. Enjoy our interview! On June 12th you [...]
Rome, 04/06/2018 Following the elections on 4th March, the new Italian government was sworn on June 1st. Read the full list of offices: Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte Vice prime Ministers, Luigi di Maio e Matteo Salvini Undersecretary for Prime Minister, Giancarlo Giorgetti Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Direct Democracy, Riccardo Fraccaro Minister of Public Administration, [...]
Rome, 30/05/2018 The referendum The Italian Republic Day date originates from the outcome of the 1946 referendum and marks the beginning of the Republic, and the consequent end of the Kingdom of Italy, which was in power since 1861. The 1946 referendum was an historical event for at least three reasons. Firstly, because it called [...]
Rome, 22/05/2018 The 2018 edition of the Biennale Architettura, FREESPACE, is opening this Saturday, May 26th and will close on November 25th. All participant countries will need to present their idea of what’s free in the nature and much more. To use the words of this year’s curators, Yvonne Farrell and Shalley McNamara, “FREESPACE encourages [...]
