Projects

Il Mitte

Il Mitte is the leading online news outlet for Italians living in Germany — and for anyone in Italy who follows German news with interest. Founded in 2012, the publication was taken over in early 2021 by editor-in-chief Lucia Conti and Angela Fiore, who have since shaped it into a key point of contact for major Italian media outlets and the primary Italian-language news source in Germany.

With more than 500,000 readers per year, Il Mitte has become a trusted platform for institutional communication: an authoritative space that strengthens dialogue with the Italian-speaking community and supports long-term collaborations with the most prominent Italian institutions operating in the country. Our editorial direction ensures credibility, transparency, and a solid foundation for promoting cultural, informational and institutional initiatives.

Over the years, Il Mitte has contributed to numerous broadcasts and programmes, including video and radio segments for Rai3 (Agorà), Radiorai1 (Manuale d’Europa), Radiorai2 (Caterpillar) and Radio24 – the radio station connected to famed financial newspaper Il Sole 24 ORE. The newspaper has also attracted the attention of major Italian media organisations such as la Repubblica and Il Fatto Quotidiano, which have highlighted its ability to offer thoughtful, comprehensive Italian-language reporting on Germany, covering everything from politics to culture, current affairs and sport.

Un urlo ci salverà

The book “Un Urlo Ci Salverà” (A Scream Will Save Us) is a joint project of the Dortmund Comites and the italian women’s association “Donne all’Ultimo Grido” and was funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

We organised and hosted an online book launch during which the whole first edition was sold out. The book was subsequently reprinted and the whole project was presented in the Italian Parliament.

“Donne da urlo – Great stories of Italian women abroad”

We co-wrote and presented the podcast “Donne da Urlo“, based on the success of the book “Un Urlo ci salverà”, produced by the Dortmund Comites and Donne all’Ultimo Grido, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Over the course of five episodes, we discussed the stories and achievemtns of five famous women with Italian women living in Germany and working in the same fields as the historical figures we picked.

Benvenuti a Berlino – Berlin expat orientation events

A series of educational events, designed and organised by Il Mitte, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Berlin and the Berlin Comites, and produced with the contribution of the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Having started in 2019 as a series of live events, the project went completely digital during the pandemic. Its main goal is to offer important, detailed and reliable information on the German system to the Italian community in Berlin. Each event features experts and professionals in a specific field, such as healthcare, education, entrepreneurship, and tax law.

The first series of events was converted into a web series produced by the Berlin Comites and created by our partner The Visual House.

#noicisiamo – Covid Expert Q&A

Information broadcasts in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Berlin and the Berlin Comites, at the height of the pandemic.

These events were organised to offer support to the Italian community in Germany, helping them through the confusing early days of the emergency, as rules changed constantly and quickly. We were able to offer assistance to many of our fellow nationals and put them in touch with the best institutions and experts to address their specific problems.

Streamed interview with La Red at the Italian Parlament

We interviewed Laura Sajeva, consultant in Germany for La Red e.V/IQ Netzwerk Berlin, and vice-president of the Berlin Comites, as part of an in-depth presentation on the acknowledgement of qualifications abroad. The interview was live-streamed on the official channel of the Italian Parliament.

Paura Non Abbiamo

A format on gender-based violence, produced by Il Mitte with UIM Germany, the Italian Embassy in Berlin and the Berlin Comites, with the media partnership of the Goethe-Institut in Rome and the support of Rete Donne Berlin. The events featured, among other guests, representatives of the Berlin Senate and the city police as well as leading civil rights activists.

EMERGENCY – the peace narrative

A segment produced in cooperation with EMERGENCY and EMERGENCY Deutschland and aimed at drawing the public’s attention to the problems of war zones and critical areas worldwide, from Afghanistan to Libya. In a series of live broadcasts, we interviewed with volunteers of the association, as well as reporters.

“Italèa, Radici 4.0” – Podcast

“Italèa, Radici 4.0” is a podcast that explores the stories of new generations of Italians living abroad. Its title blends the words “Italia” and talea—a cutting that can grow into a new plant—capturing the idea of roots that adapt, evolve and continue to flourish even far from home.

Developed to mark the 70th anniversary of the bilateral agreements between Italy and Germany, the project celebrates a long history of exchange and integration. Created by Morena Rossi and produced by Orange Media Group with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was launched in collaboration with the Com.It.Es of Dortmund. The podcast is part of a wider programme dedicated to roots tourism, designed to strengthen cultural and family connections between Italians worldwide and their places of origin.

Each episode weaves together different voices and perspectives, offering an intimate look at the lives of second-generation Italians in Germany. Their stories move between memory and ambition, belonging and reinvention—reflecting identities that are fluid, multilingual and constantly evolving. Lucia Conti guides the narrative, talking to a diverse group of guests: a judge, a journalist and author, the coach of Germany’s Under-21 national team, a well-known entertainer, a school principal specialising in integration, and an Italian gelato maker who splits her life between two countries. Each guest shares a fragment of Italy: a dialect expression, a song, a landscape, a gesture that reveals layered and hybrid roots.

Together, these stories form the mosaic of the so-called “twenty-first region”—the global community of Italians abroad. “Italèa, Radici 4.0” becomes a collective narrative of resilience and reconnection, showing how heritage continues to shape identity in an increasingly mobile and interconnected world. All episodes are available on Spotify, along with a special live recording from VisionItaly 2025.

Past clients and collaborations