​Syrian Crisis: Italy allocates almost 19 million euros for humanitarian operations

Following the funding commitment announced by Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni, at the Syrian Donor Conference on February 4, the Italian government has approved giving a total of almost 19 million euros in emergency aid. Most of the money – 14.7 million euros  – will be used to finance humanitarian projects […]

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Melbourne – Translating Erri De Luca to win an Italian literary prize in Australia

Translators will have till August 31 to apply to take part in the Literary Translation Award promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne. The award is addressed to Australian translators in the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia, with the aim of promoting Italian literature translated into English and rewarding excellence. […]

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Nice​​ attack – The French Authorities confirm the identification of the Italian victims

The Foreign Ministry informs that the French Authorities have confirmed the identification of five Italian citizens as victims of the Nice attack, namely : Mario Casati, Carla Gaveglio, Maria Grazia Ascoli, Gianna Muset and Angelo D’Agostino. Their families have been informed and are being provided the necessary assistance from the staff of the Italian Consulate and Crisis Management Unit. Among the victims […]

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Tirana – The Tommaso Troncon Quintet in Albania for Jazz Festival

The Tommaso Troncon Quintet is set to fly to Albania to perform in the fifth edition of the Jazz in Albania Festival, which will take place from Tuesday, July 19, till Sunday, July 24. The group will perform on Friday in Tirana and on Saturday at the Apollonia archaeological site in Fier, 100 km south […]

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Kyoto – Panta Rei, the Collettivo C13 on show at Task Museum

(18 luglio 2016). From August 6 to 30, Tokyo’s Task Museum will host the exhibition entitled “Panta Rei”, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Osaka in partnership with the Task Museum. “Panta Rei” is an aphorism attributed to Greek philosopher Heraclitus which means “everything flows”, which means that it is impossible to dive twice into […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – recent news from the world

Portugal: Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group takes over Nutricafes The Italian MZB Group (Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group) has purchased 100% of the capital of Nutricafes, one of the main operators in the Portuguese coffee market, for a value of 74.5 million euros. Nutricafes, best known for the trademarks “Nicola Cafe’s’ and ‘Chave d’Ouro’ is the third […]

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Gentiloni – «The doors of the EU are only open for a democratic State. Purges and vengeances are unacceptable» (Corriere della Sera)

«It is a perfect storm – says Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni – with Europe and the Mediterranean at the centre. The Brexit referendum, the failed coup in Turkey and the jihadist attacks are intertwined threats. On the one hand, the Mediterranean is the crossroads of global tensions, security issues, terrorist attacks and regional crises. On […]

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Nice: the French Authorities confirm the identification of four additional Italian victims

The Foreign Ministry informs that, during the night, the French Authorities have confirmed the identification of four additional Italian citizens among the victims of the Nice attack, namely Carla Gaveglio, Maria Grazia Ascoli, Gianna Muset and Angelo D’Agostino. Their families have been informed and are being provided the necessary assistance by the staff  of the Italian Consulate and […]

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Nice: the French authorities confirm the identification of Mario Casati, one of the Italian victims of the attack

The Foreign Ministry informs that the French Criminal Investigation Department has confirmed the identification of Mario Casati, one of the Italian victims of the Nice attack.  His family was informed by the French police at the presence of officials from the Italian Consulate and the Crisis Management Unit which were providing assistance. The identification process […]

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The Farnesina, through a programme for youths all over the world, finances 16 cultural exchange projects

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will allocate approximately 300,000 euros to co-finance 16 cultural exchange projects submitted by non-profit organizations, Italian social organizations (Onlus), universities, foundations, local authorities, also in partnership with foreign partners. The selection of the winners was based on the main aims of the competing projects: the participation of […]

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Chapters 23 and 24 opened in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations

Today’s EU-Serbia intergovernmental conference in Brussels ratified the opening of negotiation chapters 23 and 24 on fundamental rights and justice, liberty and security. “It is an important signal for Serbia and the Balkans which confirms that, even in a post-Brexit Europe, their perspective integration encourages the Country to follow through with the reform process that […]

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Belgrade – Two films reveal Italian Development Cooperation’s commitment to minors

Concomitantly to the opening of Chapters 23 and 24 of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations, the Italian Embassy in Belgrade has programmed the screening of two films on the contribution made to protect Serbian minors by Italy’s Development Cooperation by financing two projects implemented by the Emilia Romagna Region and by UNICEF. The event is also […]

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