Mexico – Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City to host a lecture on St Benedict the Moor

A lecture on “St Benedict the Moor, from Sicily to the New World”  is being hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Mexico City. It will be delivered by Professor Giovanna Fiume of the University of Palermo on Friday, March 17, at 7 p.m. St Benedict, son of two African slaves who converted to Christianity, […]

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South Africa – Travelling exhibition “Ever closer union – The Legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe”

The celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of  Rome (1957-2017) around the world, will also take place in South Africa. The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Johannesburg and the Consulate of Cape Town, will launch the travelling exhibition  “Ever closer union – The […]

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Czech Republic – Film Soundtracks, the Symphonic Orchestra of Czech Radio pays homage to Italy

The most beautiful scores from great Italian films have charmed the Czech Republic. The concert titled “C’era una volta in Italia” was a great hit in Prague’s Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. The event was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, along with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio, directed by Tomas […]

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“The re-launching of Europe and the Rome treaties”

The Conference “The re-launching of Europe and the Rome Treaties”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in conjunction with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, was opened by the Secretary General of the MAECI, […]

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Italy provides aid to the injured in Benghazi

Yesterday morning, an Italian Air Force C130-J, configured for medical transport operations, landed at the Libyan base in Benina, near the city of Benghazi, and loaded 22 injured Libyans. This is the  first group of people considered to be suitable for air transport by the relevant medical committee of the Ministry of Defence. The aircraft […]

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Minister Alfano in Sarajevo to attend the Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the 6 Countries of the Western Balkans

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is in Sarajevo today to attend the Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the six Countries of the Western Balkans, in the perspective of the preparatory work for the Trieste Summit next 12 July. In the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the leaders of the Balkan Countries […]

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Iceland: lifting controls on movements of capital

The Government of Iceland has announced that it will lift the capital controls it introduced after the banking crash in October 2008. Since that date, in close connection with the International Monetary Fund, the Government has set the basis for gradually lifting controls. Now, thanks to new regulations, the controls have essentially been lifted for […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Presentation of the latest issue of Atlantide “Le chiavi dello sviluppo. Cooperazione sotto esame” (Farnesina, 17 March)

The latest issue of “Atlantide”, the online periodical of the Foudation for Subsidiarity, will focus on ““Le chiavi dello sviluppo. Cooperazione sotto esame” (“The keys to development. Cooperation under scrutiny”) and will be presented on Friday 17, March at 5 p.m. at the Farnesina. “I am pleased that this issue will be presented at the Farnesina, because it is an important tool […]

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Lebanon – “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”, Dario Fo’s theatre on stage in Lebanon

Dario Fo’s magnificent work wil go on stage at Beirut’s Irwin Theatre with the comedy “Can’t pay? Won’t pay!” (1974) adapted by Lina Abyad. The event, staged from March 14 to 19, has been organised by the Lebanese American University in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut. In the play, inflation hits a […]

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Holy See – Minister Galletti to give lectio magistralis at Università Lateranense

The Minister for the Environment, Protection of the Territory and the Sea, Gian Luca Galletti, will give a lectio magistralis on “The Governance of the Paris Agreement. The best possible accord”, on Thursday, 16 March, at the Pontificia Universita Lateranense. The event has been organised by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See and will […]

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Denmark – Luca Vullo brings Italian body language to Copenhagen

Italian body language is on stage in Copenhagen with Luca Vullo’s performance “Comunicare senza parole” [Communicating without Words]. The event is being hosted in the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital of Denmark. It all began after the shooting of the docufilm “La voce del corpo” [The body voice]. Luca Vullo has been collaborating with […]

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The Italian Cultural Institute presents two landmarks events at the London Book Fair

The 2017 London Book Fair is underway (from March 14 – 16) with major participation from Italy. About 40 Italian firms will represent their nation in the 46th largest international event focusing on publishing rights.  The Italian Cultural Institute in London presents two books to be published in May – “Il capitale umano. Conversazioni a […]

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