Romania – President Mattarella takes part in the Economico Forum

During his official visit to Romania, the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, together with President Klaus Iohannis, took part in the Economic Forum entitled “Italian Investment in Romania: a European Route into the Global Economy”, organised by the Italian Embassy in Bucharest and Agenzia ICE, in association with Confindustria Romania, the Italian Chamber […]

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New York – Italian Ambassador in Washington, Armando Varricchio, congratulates Chef Massimo Bottura after the proclamation of his “Osteria Francescana”​

The Foreign Ministry hails Italy’s haute cuisine around the world and Italian haute cuisine at the top of world rankings. The “Osteria Francescana” restaurant in Modena – Italy’s first since the award was created – was elected the best restaurant in the world in the 2016 edition of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants”, the prestigious […]

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Minister Gentiloni meets with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs. With a view to the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome (scheduled for 25 March 2017), the meeting gave the two Ministers an opportunity […]

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Compasso d’Oro 2016 – The Farnesina promotes Italian design around the world

Vincenzo De Luca, Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, takes part in the 2016 Compasso d’Oro Award ceremony.   “The Foreign Ministry has chosen design as one of the cornerstones of its international promotion action. Every year, starting from 2 March 2017, the network […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 15 June: latest news from the world

Business Day Ethiopia Business Day Ethiopia, scheduled in Rome next 21 June, aims to promote business ties between Italian and Ethiopian companies. The meeting, organised by Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will give the opportunity to acquire information on a Country that offers very promising […]

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Hamburg – Literature, the “Poeta dell’aria” by Chicca Gagliardo stars in Germany

“Lightness” has always been very popular among Italian writers: from Guido Cavalcanti’s little spirits, Ariosto’s cruet on the Moon, Calvino’s cities, all the way to Daniele Del Giudice’s flights of fancy in the company of ghosts in moon-lit nights. These were all sources of inspiration for Chicca Gagliardo’s “Poeta dell’aria” (“Poet of the Air”). The […]

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Falun – From Dante to Ariosto, Italianists debate in Sweden

The debate at the 11th Congress of Scandinavian Italianists spanned from the success and stories of literary texts, linguistic variations, editions and reeditions, electronic publishing, inter-linguistic and inter-semiotic translations to the representation of spoken language in manuscripts and web pages. The Congress, entitled “Published, Unpublished, Republished”, was held from 9 to 11 June at the […]

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Amsterdam – Images and words, a double take on Naples with Silvio Perrella

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in the Netherlands and its director, Carmela Callea, have promoted an event dedicated to one of Italy’s most beautiful cities: “A Double Take on Naples”. The event is scheduled for tonight at the IIC (Keizersgracht 564, Amsterdam). It features a photographic show drawn from Silvio Perrella’s book “Doppio Scatto. […]

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Sarajevo – Italian cooperation aid to Bosnia’s flooded areas

Zvornik is a city and municipality in the north-east of Bosnia Herzegovina. The area has been repeatedly struck by floods and Italy’s Cooperation Directorate has intervened with prevention and reconstruction projects. Zvornik, together with Srebrenica, Maglaj, Derventa, Orasje and Sanski Most, is one of the six Municipalities in which Italy is implementing a one million euro […]

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In Podgorica the winner is solidarity – Great success for the football match between the Diplomatic National teams

Podgorica hosted the football match between the Diplomatic National teams of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Montenegro. Italy won on the playing field although the match represented a great political and diplomatic success for both Countries. The match was Italy’s tribute for the 10th anniversary for Montenegro’s reconquered independence and a meaningful celebration […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 14 June: latest news from the world

Uzbekistan aims to attract investments to develop renewable energy sources Uzbekistan aims to attract foreign investments to develop renewable energy sources, seeking alternative solutions to current energy sources (gas, oil and coal), with a special focus on solar energy. Uzbekistan’s absolute priority is to establish an adequate regulatory framework for this sector, government authorities said, […]

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Recovery of artwork – The ceremony to celebrate the restitution from Belgium of the Head of Augustus from the Nepi Museum will be held today

Italy celebrates the return of the Head of Augustus from the Nepi Museum, the precious Roman marble sculpture that was stolen in the ‘70s and only recently found in Belgium, at the Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire. It will be handed over to the Mayor of Nepi, Pietro Soldatelli, in a ceremony held today at […]

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