Italy’s Economic Diplomacy 12 June: latest news from the world

Australia: Government annunces the “Brisbane Metro” project​  The Government has announced the “Brisbane Metro” project to build two new lines in Brisbane. Although the project envisages the expansion and upgrade of the “Busways”, the city’s fast track bus network, it is no less significant than if it concerned real metro lines. The first phase of […]

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Brazil – Italy takes part in the Vitoria Stone Fair

Italy was one of the exhibitors at the 43rd Vitória Stone Fair – Marmomacc Latin America event from 4 to 8 June this year. The Fair is one of the leading global events dedicated to marble and natural stone. Our ambassador in Brasilia, Antonio Bernardini, attended the opening ceremony along with a number of Italian […]

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Austria – Festival of Music, Italy in Austria with the music of Bellini, Mozart and Rossini

Francesca Dego (violin) and Francesca Leonardi (piano) are preparing to perform in Vienna for the European Festival of Music. The two promising Italian talents, with a back catalogue of recordings for the prestigious German record label Deutsce Grammophon, which specialises in the production of classical music recordings – will give a concert at 7.00 p.m. […]

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Exhibitions, all eyes on Enrico Prampolini’s drawings

Enrico Prampolini was a painter, sculptor, scenographer, choreographer, architect and designer, an artist who created advertising, posters, photo-montages and large scale murals. His aim, as he said himself, was to express the extreme latitudes of the introspective world. Poland is paying tribute  to him today by hosting an exhibition – with the support of the […]

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Undersecretary Della Vedova at the Expo inauguration in Astana

The International Expo in Astana, the first Expo after the Universal one in Milan in 2015, is dedicated to the theme of “Energy of the Future” and will be open to the public from 10 June to 10 September 2017. There will be 115 countries and 22 international  organisations participating. The official opening ceremony on 9 […]

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Alfano: “We are following with great concern the evolution of the relations between the member countries of the Gulf Coopertion Council (GCC)”

“We are following with great concern the development of the relations between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)”. These are the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, with regard to the current tensions in the Gulf region. The Minister added: “We reaffirm the need to stop this […]

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Italy-Montenegro bilaterali consultations on consular matters

Italy-Montenegro bilateral consultations on consular matters were held today at the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.   The meeting was attended by Montenegro’s delegation led by the acting Director General for Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry of Montenegro and also by the […]

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Italy elected in the Board of Directors of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)

Italy was elected for a two-year term to the Board of Directors of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), the network that promotes the coordination of the European Union Member States’ institutes of culture operating abroad. In the Union, Italy is represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (together with […]

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Colombia

A piano concert in complete darkness that ends in light, by pianist Cesare Picco, will take place today, Thursday, 8 June, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bogotà Theatre. This musical and sensory experience is also intended as a message of hope and friendship between Italy and Colombia to continue supporting Mocoa, the city in southern […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Investing in Italy: the regulatory and institutional framework for foreign investments (Farnesina, 13 June)​

On Tuesday, 13 June 2017, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Farnesina will host the event “Investing in Italy: the regulatory and institutional framework for foreign investments”, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Conference of Regions and […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and his Iranian colleague

Today, the Minister of Foreign  Affairs and International  Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation  with his colleague, the Foreign Minister of Iran,  Mohammad Javad Zarif. During the telephone conversation, Minister Alfano  expressed the “condolences and solidarity of Italy to the people and the Government of Iran for the brutal terrorist attack which occurred this morning in Tehran”. Minister Alfano added […]

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Fourteenth Joint Commission on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and Japan

 On June 7, 2017, the Farnesina held the fourteenth meeting of the Joint Commission on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and Japan. The two countries celebrated the 150th anniversary of their diplomatic relations in 2016, and now see their scientific and technological  dialogue as one of the pillars of their bilateral relations. The meeting, organised within […]

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