Italy's Expo in Osaka, Bie wins gold Meloni: award to Italian genius
Commissioner Vattani: 'Recognition for choral teamwork' Foreign Minister Tajani: 'Success that confirms the strength of growth diplomacy'
Italy's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka concluded with an unprecedented success. The Italian Pavilion received the first prize in the Theme Development category, the most prestigious award conferred by the Bureau international des expositions (Bie) - the intergovernmental organisation that supervises and assigns the official awards for Universal Expositions.
This is a historic first for Italy, which surpasses all previous results obtained in past Universal Expositions. Collecting the award at the Expo Hall Shining Hat was Ambassador Mario Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, who declared: "We have interpreted the Expo theme in the way that best belongs to the culture of our great nation, starting from the concept that "art regenerates life"". According to the Commissioner General, "it is an acknowledgement that rewards choral teamwork. Regions, companies, the world of culture, the country system: the whole of Italy has won at the Osaka Expo".
'This award,' concluded Vattani, 'does not just celebrate a pavilion, but an idea of Italy: a country that believes in the future, that knows how to unite art and technology, tradition and innovation, and that with the strength of its collective talent knows how to be admired around the world.
Meloni, award celebrating our genius
«Riempie di orgoglio il primo premio assoluto assegnato dalla Giuria del Bureau International des Expositions al Padiglione Italia di Expo 2025 Osaka per la categoria Theme Development’ il riconoscimento più prestigioso del Bie». Lo afferma la premier Giorgia Meloni in una dichiarazione. «Il Padiglione Italia di Expo 2025 Osaka - sottolinea la presidente del Consiglio - è stato concepito e realizzato come una vera piazza rinascimentale, una sintesi tra tradizione e innovazione, dove in questi mesi si sono incontrati bellezza e creatività e sono nate nuove collaborazioni e opportunità per il sistema produttivo e la crescita della nostra economia». Per Meloni è «un premio che celebra il genio italiano, inorgoglisce la Nazione e conferma che l’Italia - quando fa squadra unendo Istituzioni, imprese e territori - rappresenta al meglio nel mondo la propria identità e il proprio talento».
Tajani, Bie rewards Italian growth diplomacy
"I learn with satisfaction the news of the First Prize of the Bie Jury awarded to the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, an acknowledgement that rewards the quality of the work carried out by the Commissariat General and by the entire Sistema Paese that contributed to this important result", writes the vice-premier Antonio Tajani on X.
