Italian Economic Diplomacy 14 March: latest news from around the world

Cameroon: agreement signed to fund Pizzarotti Group’s social housing project The funding agreement between the Government of Cameroon and Banca Intesa Sanpaolo for the ‘social housing’ project of the Pizzarotti Group has now been signed. This is the first action of the kind in the urbanisation and social housing sector, which responds to a severe […]

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Argentina – Bariloche hosts International Colloquium on Philosophy

Bariloche will host the 10th International Colloquium on Philosophy on March 15.  The  event has been organised by the National University of Rio Negro, in the city of San Carlos, in partnership with the University of Buenos Aires and the the Italian Cultural Institute in the Argentinian capital. This year’s theme will be “The World […]

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Athens – Italian cinema ‘in pink’, focusing on the changing feminine, showing in Greece

“Scusate se esisto” [Do you see me?] is a 2014 film by Riccardo Milani in the programme of a series of Italian films entitled “Il femminile che cambia” [The changing feminine], organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens. The film will be screened on 20 March on the premises of the Institute at Odos […]

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Minister Alfano has been on a mission to Belgrade and Tirana

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, has conducted a mission to the Balkans, which included visits to Belgrade and Tirana. The mission took place as part of the preparatory activities for the Western Balkans Summit, which Italy will host in Trieste on July 12. He said: “The integration process of the western Balkans […]

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Meeting with the Goethe Institut Directors

Exchanges of networks and strategies for the promotion of language and culture in the world, within the framework of the common European cultural dimension, were the topics of the meeting between the directors of the Goethe Institut and the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Argentina – Italian contemporary cinema in Argentina’s libraries

A series of contemporary Italian films will soon be shown in Argentina with the ‘Cine para lectores’ initiative, which seeks to organise screening in the libraries of Buenos Aires. The project has been organised in collaboration with the Direccion General del Libro, Bibliotecas y Promocion de la Lectura of the Ministry of Culture of the […]

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China – “The Extraordinary Italian Taste”, the Embassy focuses on Designation of Origin

“The Extraordinary Italian Taste” is the title of the event to be held at the Italian Embassy in Beijing on 15 March, dedicated to the protection and promotion of Italian PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) products in China. The event is organised by the Italian Embassy in association with ICE-Agency […]

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Chile – “Memoria de la Retina” Exhibition opens in Santiago

The exhibition “Memoria de la retina” (“Memory of the Retina”) by Italian photographer Carlo Gavazzeni has just kicked off at the AMS Marlborough Art Gallery. The exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Embassy in Chile, will run until 10 April. Gavazzeni has always experimented new shooting and printing techniques that enable […]

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Archaeology: Tunis takes stock of Italy-Tunisia cooperation

The cooperation perspectives between Italy and Tunisia in the field of archaeology, a field that unites the two Countries through deep-rooted historical ties, will be the focus of a Workshop held in Tunis next 17 March, uniting the two Countries’ top experts two years after the terrorist attack on the Bardo Museum, the date which […]

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The 10th MAECI – Bank of Italy Conference

Today the Farnesina hosts the 10th MAECI – Bank of Italy Conference. The Conference will open with remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Angelino Alfano, and by the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco. “The partnership between the MAECI and the Bank of Italy is a strategic asset […]

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Alfano on mission to Belgrade and Tirana

On 13 and 14 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be on mission to the Balkans, with scheduled stops in Belgrade and Tirana, to prepare the activities for the Wester Balkans Summit that Italy will host in Trieste next 12 July. “The integration process of the Western Balkans is […]

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Letter from Minister Alfano congratulating the new Foreign Minister of Brazil, Aloysio Nunes

Dear Mr Minister, Allow me to congratulate you and wish you all possible success as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The friendship and cooperation between Brazil and Italy are the cornerstones of our bilateral relations. The presence of millions of Brazilians of Italian origin is a […]

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