Turkey – Istanbul echoes the sound of “Four centuries of Sephardic music”

Istanbul remembers Sephardi Jews and their Spanish-score music repertoire, which was brought to the Orient after they were expelled from Spain, with a concert organised to commemorate the International Holocaust Memorial Day. The event, entitled ‘Voces de Sefarad, four centuries of Sephardic music’, will feature an ancient repertoire of popular music drawn from the music […]

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Sudan – Top Italian businesses target Sudan

Italy is ever closer to Sudan, with new trade and financial agreements in the pipeline. An important sign comes from the Khartoum International Fair, the Country’s leading trade show open to international companies interested in closing business and joint venture agreements with Sudanese companies. The red, green and white ribbon-cutting inaugural ceremony at the Italian […]

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Anniversary of Giulio Regeni: Alfano: “A sad day for Italians and for our country”

To mark the anniversary of the tragic killing of Giulio Regeni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, has promoted some initiatives to remember him, wishing to express to the family of Mr Regeni a feeling of sincere solidarity and closeness, on his behalf and that of the government, on the path […]

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Albania: Undersecretary Amendola ended his mission in Tirana today

Today the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, ended his mission to Tirana, where he chaired the meeting of Italian Ambassadors accredited to the Countries of the Adriatic-Balkan area convened to prepare the Summit that the Italian Chair of the Berlin Process will preside in Trieste on 12 July 2017. In the course […]

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Albania – Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio to perform in Tirana

‎The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio Orchestra (OPV) will make its debut in Albania with a concert, hosted by the Cultural Centre of the Albanian capital’s Orthodox Church, and promoted by the Italian Cultural Centre in Tirana. The orchestra, whose 18 members come from 10 countries and speak nine different languages, will perform in Tirana on […]

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Moscow – Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” open the Embassy’s cultural events season

The concert of Maestro Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” (the chamber orchestra he founded and directs which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary) opened on 20 January, the season of cultural events at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. Yurij Bashmet, one of the major contemporary violinists, performed in the double role of conductor and […]

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Alfano: “As to the sanctions on Russia Europe should decide with Trump” (La Stampa)

Minister Alfano, while London is leaving the EU, the ties between the UK and the US are closer and are as strong as they were last century. This is bad new for us, don’t you think? «Europe must keep focused on its leadership and not look in all directions. We need to give respite to […]

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Alfano participates via videoconference to the meeting of the Italian Ambassadors to the countries in the Adriatic-Balkan area

“The agenda characterising the work of today’s meeting, which focuses on the preparation of the  Western Balkans Trieste Summit to take place on July 12 this year, includes themes of great relevance our foreign policy, namely the EU enlargement process, security, managing migration flows, boosting regional cooperation.” With these words, the Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

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“Aperti per Voi” – The Farnesina joins the initiative of the Italian Touring Club

On Friday, 27 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will inaugurate its joining the “Aperti per voi” initiative of the Italian Touring Club and will open the doors of Palazzo della Farnesina. The project, launched in 2005 with the aim of getting the public acquainted with art or cultural locations that are usually closed […]

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Germany – A new form of Italian migration to be discussed in Berlin

The Italian Embassy to Germany has organized a new series of events in Berlin to talk about the new Italian migration to Germany: after a meeting with a musical ensemble held on 14 December of last year, the Embassy will host an evening dedicated to Italian researchers on 24 January. The splendid palace overlooking the […]

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United Arab Emirates – Enel brings ‘green’ energy to the Italian Embassy

A ‘green’ revolution has taken place at  the Italian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates where the installation of two solar PV systems on the roof of the building hosting the Italian Embassy was completed recently. It was part of the “Green Embassies” project promoted by the Renewable Energy Division of Enel Green Power in […]

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Singapore – The Italian Cultural Institute presents ‘the Elena Ferrante phenomenon’ in Singapore

‘The Elena Ferrante fever’ lands  in Singapore: the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Singapore will organize a lecture by Jennifer Gargiulo, Ph.D., Lecturer at the Singapore Yale-Nus College, entitled “The Elena Ferrante Phenomenon: The Power of Translation and the Desire for Anonymity.” The event will take place at the Arts House in Singapore on 16 […]

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