London – Italian Embassy presents Aquafil, an Italian success story

Giulio Bonazzi, CEO and Chairman of Aquafil Group, a leading Italian company manufacturing yarns for the textile industry, said that “Italy has a wealth of human capital and capacities and skills. It is a country where companies can grow and projects for today and tomorrow can be developed. “Mr Bonazzi made his statement in a […]

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San Paolo – Comics, what a passion: Italian comics from 1950 to date

The exhibition “Comics, que paixão! Os quadrinhos italianos, de 1950 até hoje”, spanning from Hugo Pratt and Milo Manara to Guido Crepax and Dino Battaglia, was opened in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, 5 July, and will run until Sunday, 14 August. It is a journey through Italian comics from 1950 to date, paying tribute to […]

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San Francisco – “Amuri”: the sacred tastes of Sicily land in America

San Francisco celebrates Sicily and its culinary tradition with “Amuri – Tastes of Sicily”, a partly sacred and partly profane documentary on the island’s food and stories: not only its recipes but also the rituals, habits and customs rooted in the island’s popular culture. The documentary will be shown in a screening, curated by Fabrizia […]

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Italy takes in former Guantanamo Naval Base detainee for humanitarian reasons

Consenting to the request of the United States, Italy has accepted the application filed by Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman, a Yemeni citizen detained in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, to be taken in by Italy for humanitarian reasons. The decision of the Italian government is in line with the joint EU-US statement of 15 June […]

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At the Farnesina, dialogue on migration issues

Second meeting today at the Farnesina of the informal working group on the Khartoum Process Set up as an initiative of Italy’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Khartoum Process is an institutionalized EU forum for political dialogue on migration with the origin and transit Countries in the Horn of Africa and […]

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The Farnesina promotes businesses – Challenges and strategies for high quality businesses discussed at the meeting of Altagamma with Meisterkreis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Promotion and protection of quality products and services are the issues discussed at the event hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which was attended by 60 Italian and German high-end businesses that are members of the Fondazione Altagamma and of its German counterpart, Meisterkreis.This initiative closes the two days of meetings attended […]

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The Farnesina promotes businesses – Challenges and strategies for high quality businesses discussed at the meeting of Altagamma with Meisterkreis at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Promotion and protection of quality products and services are the issues discussed at the event hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which was attended by 60 Italian and German high-end businesses that are members of the Fondazione Altagamma and of its German counterpart, Meisterkreis. This initiative closes the two days of meetings […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder – Minister Gentiloni meets with Staffan de Mistura and with Riad Hijab (Farnesina, 11 July)

On Monday 11 July at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will meet the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, and the Chief Coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) of the Syrian opposition, Riad Hijab.  The day’s agenda has scheduled the following press points:          […]

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Tokyo – Japan on track to discover Leonardo’s ultimate enigma

On Wednesday, 27 July, at 6:30 p.m., art historian Costantino D’Orazio will reveal Leonardo Da Vinci’s ultimate enigma at the presentation of the latest book, “Leonardo segreto” (“The Unknown Leonardo”), published in Japan. Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most renowned Italian Renaissance artists, had to wait more than 20 years to obtain his first […]

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Chile – On show the “Gabriela Mistral and Italy” exhibition

A travelling exhibition entitled “Figlia di un nuovo popolo, Gabriela Mistral e l’Italia” (“Daughter of a new nation: Gabriela Mistral and Italy”), paying homage to the great Chilean poetess and her relationship with Italy, will make a stop in Antofagasta from July 14 to August 15. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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Sarajevo – From Trieste to Sarajevo, en route to achieving the European dream

Thirty persons, six years of history and four countries. These are the elements involved in “The European Dream. On Route from Trieste to Sarajevo”, an initiative launched six years ago by the Italian Association, Nomad Republic. The aim is to recall, by retracing the destruction of the two World Wars and the conflicts in former […]

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Canada – Italian ambassador hosts fundraising concert

Italian Ambassador in Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided an exceptional setting for a charity concert, hosting a fundraiser for the initiatives of the Ottawa National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra at his residence. The orchestra gave a performance for the occasion. Tenor Fraser Rubens and baritone Gary Dahl were accompanied by pianist Judith Ginsburg and by […]

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