Santiago in Chile – On stage the ‘Monologues of Women’

The Italian Cutural Institute in Santiago, Chile, sponsors “Monologhi di donne” (“Monologues of Women”), a performance by the theatre company ‘Spirale2’. The monologues are drawn from three different texts by the duo of Italian authors Franca Rame and Dario Fo. The actresses will hold their monologues on 17 and 18 December at the Parque Cultural […]

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United States – Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles hosts a symposium on Alberto Burri

“Burri Prometheia” is the title of a symposium organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), to discuss the legacy of Italian artist Alberto Burri through the largest of his work created outside of Italy: the ‘Grande Cretto Nero’ [the Large Black Crack] on show in […]

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Alfano announces pension improvements for Italians living in Venezuela

From 1st January the value of Venezuelan pensions received by Italian pensioners will be calculated in euros at the free-floating Dicom exchange rate, that is more in line with actual market values compared to the fixed Dipro exchange rate. Starting from the first payment in 2017 – as confirmed by INPS to the Ministry of […]

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Alfano meets Italian troops in Kosovo during his first mission abroad

Pristina, 22 December 2016. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, visited the Italian contingent deployed in the NATO Multinational Force in Kosovo to bring his and the Italian institutions’ wishes for the upcoming end-of-year festivities.   At his arrival at the NATO Headquarters in Pristina, the Minister was greeted by the […]

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Kosovo: excellent meeting between Minister Alfano and his counterpart Hoxhaj

An excellent meeting was held between Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and his Kosovo counterpart, Enver Hoxhaj.Minister Hoxhaj thanked Minister Alfano for his visit, a tangible sign of the friendship that Italy has shown in firmly supporting Kosovo on its path towards independence and in contributing to bringing stability in […]

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Minister Alfano in Madrid

Mission of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Angelino Alfano, in Madrid for bilateral talks. As part of his tour of the European capitals, that included stops in Paris, London and Berlin and will lastly in Pristina, Minister Alfano today held several meetings in Madrid. At the Spanish Foreign Ministry, he had a […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 22 December: latest news from the world

Azerbaijan: Danieli wins contract for metallurgical plant Danieli, an Italian company, has won a contract from the Baku Steel Company for the construction of an integrated high value-added metallurgical plant in the city of Sumgayit, in Azerbaijan. The project envisages an investment of more than 1 billion euros and is scheduled to be completed within […]

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Alfano: Italian Fabrizia Di Lorenzo is unfortunately among the victims

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, stated: “The German judiciary, as reported by Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has performed the necessary verifications and unfortunately it is now certain that among the victims there is also the Italian national, Fabrizia Di Lorenzo. I am affectionately close to her family and loved […]

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Russian Federation – The Hermitage hosts an exhibition on Mariano Fortuny

An exhibition dedicated to Mariano Fortuny, the Spanish painter, stylist, set designer, photographer, designer, decorator and collector, and a naturalised Italian citizen, opened in St. Petersburg. The exhibition includes a selection of works from museum collections and private Venetian and Russian collectors. In addition to the fabrics and the garments created by “The Wizard of […]

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Ethiopia – Addis Foto Fest hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute

The Addis Foto Fest is back with six days of exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. It will be hosted in a variety of venues in the Ethiopian capital, including the Italian Cultural Institute where Simon Njami and Elena Korzhenevich, internationally famous art curators, discussed the “At Work Addis Ababa” art project. The Addis Ababa Foto Fest […]

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Bolivia – Health and community treatment: Italian Cooperation sets an example in Bolivia

An international workshop was held in La Paz, Bolivia, on taking charge of vulnerable populations with problems of pathological dependencies through harm reduction approaches. The event was organised by the Bolivian Ministry of Justice and by the Munasim Kullakita NGO, in partnership with Italian Cooperation, the Italian Episcopal Conference, Vuela Libre, ECPAT, Educo, and the […]

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Berlin showcases Open Design Italia exhibition

Berlin is expecting the arrival of the exhibition “New Shapes of Made in Italy”, which offers an opportunity to present the work that best represents the theme of preciousness, intended as the ability to use know-how and to do applied research on innovative materials. The selection of projects includes those that reinterpret or represent the […]

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