POSTCARDS FROM THE OTHER ITALY / Mar del Plata, a choice driven by love​

Love led him to move to Argentina two years ago: he works in the Italian Consulate in Mar del Plata and is the president of the Dante Alighieri Society. This week Andrea Casiraghi, 40, originally from Monza, is the sender of the new “Postcard from the Other Italy”. Through his job, Andrea has a privileged […]

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Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States condemn this weekend’s attacks on Zueitina, Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, and Brega oil terminals in Libya.  We call on all parties to undertake an immediate ceasefire and to refrain from any further hostilities.  We also call on all forces to avoid […]

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Minister Gentiloni on diplomatic mission in Cyprus today

The progress made in the UN-led reunification negotiations and perspectives, the migration crisis, the EU-Turkey relations and the Brexit vote will be the main issues addressed during the visit to Cyprus of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni. Minister Gentiloni’s agenda includes a visit to President Anastasiades. With his Cypriote counterpart, Ioannis Kasoulides, Gentiloni will address the […]

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United Kingdom

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in London will celebrate the bicentenary of Italian poet Ugo Foscolo’s arrival in England with a lecture by Italian essayist Piero Morales on Monday, Sept. 12. It will analyse the psychological aspects of Foscolo’s works and his cultural impact in London, especially in promoting Dante’s “Divine Comedy” among the British […]

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Germany – The “Cinema! Italia!” Festival kicks off

The summer is waning and it’s almost time to go back to filling cinema theatres, possibly with a review of the last season’s best Italian films presented at the Hamburg “Cinema! Italia!” Italian Film Festival, now at its 19th edition. The six new releases chosen for this edition are dedicated to Italy and reflect the […]

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Czech Republic – “Prague for Central Italy” fundraiser

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Prague will hold a fundraiser for the victims of the recent earthquake in central Italy on Sept. 20 in connection with the “Echi italiani” (“Italian Echoes”) exhibition. “Pasta all’amatriciana” dishes will be served during the event as a tribute to the recipe’s hometown of Amatrice, which was largely destroyed […]

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Syria: Minister Gentiloni supports Kerry – Lavrov agreement and assures support to upcoming UN negotiations

“The agreement reached last night in Geneva opens the door to a breakthrough in the dramatic war in Syria” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. He went on: “Italy supports the diplomatic effort made by John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov and is committed to support the achievement of an effective […]

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Regeni Case: Minister Gentiloni to Giulio’s parents: “Fruitful talks and positive signals”

Minister Gentiloni called today the parents of Giulio Regeni in order to renew his own and the Government’s closeness. During the call, Mr. Gentiloni mentioned the judgment of the Prosecutor’s Office of Rome, saying that today’s meeting with the Egyptian Prosecutor General was fruitful. Minister Gentiloni also expressed the wish that over the next few […]

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The agrifood sector – an international player

A seminar took place today on “The agrifood industry in the Emilia-Romagna Region and its global reach amidst trade barriers, the Brexit, and international agreements” at the Fiera di Bologna trade show. The event, the fourth of its kind this year, was organised by the Emilia Romagna Region and designed to promote a fruitful discussion on the competitiveness of the region’s agri-food […]

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The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea: Italy expresses its strongest condemnation for the new nuclear test

“Italy expresses its strongest condemnation for the new nuclear test conducted today by the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea which poses a threat to Asia and world peace   Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, said.  The test represents a new clear violation of the related resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations and a […]

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Canada – Montreal hosts retrospective on Michelangelo Antonioni

A little over nine years since the death of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest directors of contemporary cinema, the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal and the Cinémathèque québécoise have organised a retrospective of the Italian master to show his take on the human soul and on the contradictions of modern society. It is a […]

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Chile – Italian baroque art in ‘Allegory of Painting’ exhibition

On September 28, the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, will inaugurate “Allegoria della pittura” (Allegory of painting), an exhibition by Ofelia Andrades proposing a review of Italian Baroque works through the lens of a Chilean artist. Her paintings, inspired by Realism set in contemporary art, evoke Italy’s Baroque traditions […]

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