Argentina – Dante’s Purgatory at the IIC in Buenos Aires

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Buenos Aires, on Thursday 9 March, will host a ‘Lectura Dantis’ in Italian by Claudia Fernandez, professor of Italian Language at the University of Buenos Aires and of Italian Medieval Literature at the Instituto Superior del Profesorado Joaquín V. González. The reading will be dedicated to the Purgatory as […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns last night’s launch of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Repeated missile tests, compounded to the development of a nuclear arsenal by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, constitutes a threat to international peace and security and an open violation of the UN Security Council Resolutions. […]

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Open Administration Week – Open Farnesina. The Web portals at the service of the citizens

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the first edition of the Open Administration Week (Settimana dell’Amministrazione Aperta – SAA, 4-11 March 2017), promoted by the Open Government Forum established within the Public Function Department. A week of initiatives across Italy will promote the culture and practice of transparency, participation and accountability, both […]

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Alfano in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council

Minister Alfano is on a mission in the capital of Belgium to participate in the dinner for Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers of the European People’s Parties Group, a traditional opportunity to exchange opinions on the latest developments in foreign policy. Minister Alfano takes part in the Foreign Affairs Council with a joint session of […]

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Alfano recalls the European Day of the Righteous

“Tomorrow we will celebrate the European Day of the Righteous, which reminds us of the great value of the memory of Good, underlining the significance of honouring all the righteous men and women who have stood up against genocide and all forms of totalitarianism,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. […]

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Alfano: “International support for the political process in Syria”

At the end of the first round of the Geneva peace talks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, underscored the “importance of international support – as broad and cohesive as possible – to the political process in Syria.” He also emphasised the need to guarantee “the full respect of the roadmap […]

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Celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Pirandello

“On 28 June 1867 ‘in a grove of Saracen olive trees bordering a blue clay plateau overlooking the African sea’ – the countryside around Agrigento – Luigi Pirandello began his ‘involuntary sojourn on Earth’.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, quoted the words of the great Sicilian writer and 1934 Nobel […]

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South Africa – “Footprints” Exhibition: Valentina Colella brings Abruzzo to South Africa

Abruzzo is the birth place and throbbing heart of Valentina Colella’s art. “Footprints” is the exhibition-event that she will present in Johannesburg within the framework of the ARP – Art Residency Project promoted by the Centro Luigi di Sarro of Rome and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The exhibition, organised by the Centro Luigi di […]

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China – Italian Design Day in Beijing

Promoting Italian design as an integral part of the “Italian Way of Life”. Telling the story and uniqueness of Italian Design to enhance China’s taste for Italian creations, a synthesis between tradition and innovation, research and a special attention for quality. These are the goals of the first Italian Design Day in Beijing, organised by the […]

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Spain – Wine, Italy guest at the Bacchus 2017 international contest

The 15th edition of the Bacchus International Wine Competition – an important event to celebrate wine that will run in Madrid from 9 to 13 March – will have a special guest star: Italy. The Unión Española de Catadores, which has been organising the event ever since its foundation, together with the Italian Embassy, signed an […]

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Paris, Vico Magistretti narrated by Boeri and Urquiola

To celebrate the first edition of Italian Design Day, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris will screen for three days running ‘Dimmi di Vico’ – in which Stefano Boeri and Patricia Urquiola tell the story of the studio-museum that belonged Vico Magistretti. The screening consists of two videos by Patrizia Molteni, exceptionally made available by […]

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Turkey – Signed the letters allowing for the ratification of the bilateral Agreement

The Head of the Diplomatic Protocol of the Italian Republic, Riccardo Guariglia, and his Turkish counterpart, Şevki Mütevellioğlu, signed and exchanged letters on 2 March alllowing for the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey entered into in Ankara on 26 June and […]

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