Letter of the Secretary General Elisabetta Belloni to the daily Secolo XIX

The article published by the daily on 22 April 2017 about the diplomatic career, requires the following specifications. The public competition for admission to the diplomatic career is far from being a so-called “cronyville,” as proven by facts (as an example, only one individual out of the 33 who passed the competitive examination, was a relative of […]

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Spain – “Time and the Voice”: songs from Sicilian School of Poetics

“Il Tempo e la Voce” (“Time and the Voice”) is a project aimed at translating some texts from the Sicilian School of Poetics and transposing them into music. The project was launched by Enrico Coppola, a musician and art historian, and by Giuseppe Di Bella, singer and songwriter and Chief Editor of the poetry collection […]

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Greece – Creativity, talent, animation: focus is on Italian short films

Italian short films take centre stage in Greece. On Monday, 24 April at 7 p.m. the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Athens will host the programme “Shorts in Animation” in its Auditorium, giving the audience the opportunity to see the work of young Italian artists. The programme will screen a selection of shorts produced by […]

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Alfano: “Condolences for the attack on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine”

“I am deeply grieved by what happened today in eastern Ukraine, where an OSCE monitor was killed and two others were wounded near Luhansk. Italy expresses its firm condemnation of any act of violence,” said Angelino Alfano,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.  “To the family of  the victim, to his loved ones […]

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Minister Alfano meets with the Argentinian Foreign Minister, Susana Malcorra

“The fact that over 40% of the Argentinian population is of Italian descent creates a particularly intense relationship with our Country, that stretches to all areas of activity: political, economic, cultural and academic. The swearing in of President Macri opened an intense season of bilateral visits at very high level,” said the Minister of Foreign […]

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Minister Alfano meets with the Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Paul Cook

Italy intends to further strengthen bilateral relations with the United States through a wide range of activities, ranging from a common commitment in favour of political stability and security in many regional crises to the excellent and continuously growing level in the exchange of goods and services,” said Minister Alfano at the end of a […]

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Norway – Oslo hosts a lecture on intellectuals and the theatre under fascism

What was the position of Italian intellectuals and artists who did not take part in the anti-Fascist movements of the 1930s? This will be the topic of the lecture that will be hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo at 6:30 p.m. on 26 April. The lecture will start with the Convegno Volta on […]

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Minister Alfano to attend the Ministerial Conference of the 10 Ancient Civilisations in Athens

On 24 April the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, upon the joint invitation of the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Nikos Kotzias, and of China, Wang Yi, will attend the first Ministerial Conference of the “Ancient Civilizations Forum” (GC10). In addition to Italy, the other countries represented at the Conference will be Iran, Iraq, […]

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Portugal – Exhibitions – The study of clouds in the work of Matteo Fato

The solo exhibition of Matteo Fato, scheduled to open at 7 p.m. on 4 May at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Lisbon, is entitled “Autoritratto (del) Blu di Prussia” (“Self-Portrait (of) Prussian Blue”). The exhibition, organised by the IIC and curated by Simone Ciglia, presents a series of pictorial works on the study of […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 April: world breaking news

Australia: Enel makes its debut in the Country with the largest photovoltaic project​ Enel has announced its debut on the Australian market with the acquisition of the Country’s largest photovoltaic project. The Italian energy giant, through its affiliate Enel Green Power in joint venture with Dutch Infrastructure Fund, a Dutch infrastructure fund specialised in the […]

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Conferenza “Against Stop Lights and Protectionisms”

“Italy is a superpower of taste, beauty, culture and a high-quality lifestyle,” said Minister Alfano at the conference held at the Farnesina entitled “Contro semafori e protezionismi” (“Against Stop Lights and Protectionisms”) on the protection of Made in Italy agro-food products and the importance of an informed awareness on nutrition and health. The conference was […]

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Alfano on Venezuela. Violence can never be the response to the population’s requests

“I am following with deep concern the development of the protests underway and I express my firmest condemnation of the violence witnessed in the past few days,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, on the street clashes in Venezuela. “I repeat that violence cannot be the response to the population’s […]

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