Undersecretary Amendola on mission in the UK

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is on mission in the United Kingdom and will be in London today for institutional visits and to meet with the Italian Community. The Undersecretary’s visit aims to give tangible proof of the strong bilateral relationship between Italy and the United Kingdom and concomitantly assure the […]

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Brazil – Italian Film Festival returns to Sao Paulo

The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo will play host to the 2017 edition of the Italian Film Festival, which will run from 1 June to 19 June. The Festival will feature a selection of films with a view tol promoting a better understanding and appreciation of our country. Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”, 2013, will […]

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Russian Federation – Italo Moscati’s docufilm “1200 km of beauty” celebrates Italy

Italian Republic Day will also be celebrated in Russia. The Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Saint Petersburg will pay homage to our country by screening Italo Moscati’s documentary film  “1.200 km di bellezza” [“1,200 Km of beauty”] (2015). The event, which will take place on Tuesday, 6 June, at 7:00 pm in the multifunctional room of […]

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Ugo Nespolo’s “Time after Time” exhibition kicks off in Montenegro

As part of the celebrations of the 71st Anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Centre of Contemporary Art (Dvorak Petrovica) of Montenegro will host the “Time after Time” exhibition by Ugo Nespolo. The exhibition, which is co-organised by the Italian Embassy in Montenegro and the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade in partnership with FriArte-Roma, will […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and Minister Le Drian

“Along with my French colleague, with whom there was already a well established and direct relationship, we expressed our agreement on Italy’s and France’s joint responsibility as EU founding countries to boost the relaunch of the Union, taking advantage of the new opportunities granted by the Rome Declaration,” said Minister Alfano at the end of the telephone conversation with […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Alfano and EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement, Johannes Hahn. The telephone call, which focused on the Western Balkans Summit due to take place under the Italian presidency on 12th July in Trieste, provided an opportunity for a further […]

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Argentina – Italy takes part in Bienal de Performance 2017

Italy too will be present at Argentina’s Bienal de Performance 2017. Our country will be represented by Italo-Argentinian musician and artist Lucio Capece, who will perform his sound opera RX 22 for two RX11 electronic batteries and 9 suspended loud speakers. The event is scheduled to take place on 31 May at the Museo Latino […]

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Zagreb – ‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’

‘Borders: the invisible frontiers of Europe’, the photography exhibition by Valerio Vincenzo opened at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Zagreb, launched the project by EUNIC Croatia ‘Borders: separation, transition and sharing’, co-financed by the European Union.    The initiative is the fruit of a joint effort by the European Cultural Institutes in the capital of Croatia […]

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Albania – 10 Nights of Italian Cinema kicks off in Tirana

Tirana will host the second edition of ’10 Notti di Cinema Italiano’ [’10 Nights of Italian Cinema’], which will take place over nine Tuesdays at the Reja installation of the National Gallery of Art. The films will be screened in Italian with subtitles in Albanian. Edoardo Falcone’s “Se Dio vuole” [God Willing] opened the initiative, […]

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Alfano: “200,000 euros for the people struck by the floods in Sri Lanka”

“Italy has immediately wanted to make a contribution to face the serious humanitarian crisis caused by the recent floods in Sri Lanka,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, in announcing the multilateral emergency funding allocated today to the World Food Program by Italian Cooperation.   “The 200,000 euros – added Minister […]

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Alfano meets with the Ambassadors of the Member Countries of the Arab League

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, received the Ambassadors of the Member Countries of the Arab League accredited in Italy. The meeting offered a good opportunity to take stock of the major themes of common interest and will be followed by the celebration of the Iftar dinner […]

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A look at early 20th century art in Italy and Belarus

An encounter between Italian futurist Gerardo Dottori, Marc Chagall and other great Belarus masters will be the highlight of “Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dinamismo, Espressione, Segni e Sogni. Sguardo sull’arte del primo Novecento fra Italia e Bielorussia” (“Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dynamism, Expression, Signs and Dreams. A look at the Art of the Early 20th Century […]

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