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Economic Dialogue between Germany and Italy
The Future of a Strong and Competitive Europe On October 1 and 2, 2026, Villa Vigoni hosted the third edition of the “Renaissance of German-Italian Economic Policy Dialogue 2026” conference this year devoted to the theme “The Future of a Strong and Competitive...
Villa Vigoni and DFG: A Long-Standing Partnership for Academic Cooperation
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has been promoting academic dialogue at Villa Vigoni for many years. It supports academic cooperation, particularly through its two funding programmes: the ‘Trilateral Research Conferences’ and the ‘German-Italian cooperation in...
SOTEU 2026: Towards Greater European Autonomy
“The speed of change is incredible. The challenges exceptional. So if I look at Europe today, my take is this: the state of our Union is the strongest it has ever been. The state of our Union can also feel as precarious as it has ever been. These two statements may...
Yearly focus 2026
The focus this year is on the twin anniversaries we are celebrating: 75 years since the (re)establishment of diplomatic relations between the Italian Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, and 40 years of Villa Vigoni as the German-Italian Centre for European Dialogue. This twin anniversary provides the occasion or framework for numerous initiatives.