Bucarest – A photography exhibition on “Italian influences”

A large audience gathered to attend the opening of “Ciao Bucarest. Italian influences in Bucarest”, a photography exhibition organised by the Italian Embassy in the Romanian capital, in the prestigious National Museum of Art of Romania. The show, which is part of the events organised to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Republic on 2nd June, […]

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Iraq – Italy donates 4.5 million for reconstruction

Italy has donated the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 4.5 million euros to finance the Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization (FFIS) project in Iraq. The purpose of the initiative is to support UNDP to take swift action in the areas liberated from ISIS. The funds come in addition to the 2.5 million euros granted by Italy […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 6 June: the latest from the world

“Italy for Companies” Roadshow makes a stop in Brescia The next stop of the “Italy for Companies” Roadshow around the country will be in Brescia on June 8. The Roadshow, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and promoted with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, is organised by the foreign […]

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Mexico – ‘Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia’ cycling competition arrives in Mexico

The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Mexico, Alessandro Busacca, hosted a press conference to launch the Mexican edition of “Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia” in the presence of the Governor of the State of Mexico Eruviel Avila Villegas. The country’s main newspapers were present for the press launch of the first sporting event in Mexico […]

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Astana – Italy’s Republic Day celebrated with Kazakhstan’s business community

Kazakhstan celebrated Italy’s “Festa della Repubblica” (Republic Day) on Thursday by discussing business relations between the countries. The Italian Embassy in Astana organised an event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Italian republic at the Rixos Hotel that was attended by many politicians and representatives of Italian and Kazakh companies. Guests […]

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Madrid – Italy’s take in European photography staged at Culture Institute

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Madrid, concomitantly with the exhibition “Gabriele Basilico, Architecture and the City” (“Gabriele Basilico, architettura e città”), will host a lecture entitled “European Photography. An Italian Take” (“Fotografia europea. Uno sguardo italiano”), curated by Elio Grazioli, contemporary art and photography critic. The lecture is scheduled at 8 p.m. on […]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and FIGC together again in the Caribbean

Italy’s excellence in football is back in the Caribbean one month after the workshop that brought Marcello Lippi to the region to deliver high-level training to 9 coaches of the national teams of an equal number of Caribbean States. From 3 to 5 June two workshops were held in Barbados, one for under-17 footballers and another […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government (Warsaw, 8-9 July 2016)

On 8 and 9 July 2016 the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government will take place in Warsaw (Poland). Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested obtain accreditation by following the instructions given on the NATO website https://my.hq.nato.int/  by and no later than 6:00 p.m. (Brussels time) on […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Central European Initiative (CEI) – Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina, 16 June 2016

On 16 June 2016 Banja Luka will host the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Central European Initiative (CEI), presently under the presidency of Bosnia Herzegovina. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for accreditation by and no later than 10 June at […]

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Lisbon – Italy at the European Literature Night with “Memoirs on the Schumann Case”

Italy will be present at the 4th edition of European Literature Night on Saturday, 4 June, in Lisbon. The literary event schedules readings by ten contemporary European writers. The readings will take place between 7 p.m. and midnight and will be performed by several authors. The authors will read the texts in the original version […]

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Japan – Italian startups showcased at Tokyo’s Innovation Day

The Italian Embassy in Tokyo hosted “Italian Innovation Day” to present Italian startups in innovation technology and related investment opportunities. Special guest at the event was the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, who delivered a passionate speech on the importance of pursuing the impossible. With an interesting lecture on the importance of being enterprising in all […]

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Vienna – Tourism, special German edition of “Tiere furlane”

In 2015 the number of Austrian tourists to Friuli Venezia Giulia was up 5.6% from the previous year, with a total of almost 398,000 visitors. The Austrian tourism market, together with the general German-speaking segment, represents a strategic target for the Administration of Friuli Venezia Giulia, as well as for its operating branch PromoTurismo FVG, […]

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