Moscow – Italian Institute of Culture presents the Verdi Festival

The 2016 edition of the Verdi Festival (to take place Oct. 1-30 in Parma and Busseto) was presented at the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow. It is dedicated to German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller, a source of inspiration for Italian composers, including Giuseppe Verdi. Around 60 people took part in the event, including […]

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Muscat – Great success of Italy-Oman painting exhibition

The exhibition “Nell’ombra del sole – In the Shade of the Sun”, the first joint show of the Italian hyper-Realist painter Attilio Forgioli and the emerging Omani artist Mohammed al Maamri, was organised by the Italian Embassy in Oman. Under the direction of Giorgio Visetti and the Muscart Gallery, the exhibition was hosted by the […]

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Gentiloni: “We share the same fate”

The first Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference taking place in Rome precedes by only a few days the 53rd anniversary of the African Union and is an authoritative testimony of the attention that Italy pays to the Continent. The Conference’s main focus was on the «sustainable development» of Africa: in terms of peace and security, economic growth, […]

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Amendola: “Europe must be courageous on Africa in the wake of Italy’s Migration Compact and the Italy-Africa Conference”

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, took part in the 126th session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Sofia today, in which Bulgaria handed over the Committee’s rotating semester of chairmanship to Estonia.     After the Secretary-General’s report, the 47 heads of delegation discussed the Continent’s state of democracy, the rule of […]

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Gentiloni: “Africa and the Mediterranean are our national interest”​

“It is our national interest to have the Mediterranean and Africa as the priority areas of reference of foreign policy,” said Minister Gentiloni in his opening remarks to the Italy-Africa Conference taking place this morning at the Foreign Ministry, when greeting the more than 50 delegations from the African continent.   “Our goal – he […]

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Joint Press release from Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Commissioner Smail Chergui

JOINT PRESS RELEASE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFARIS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF ITALY, MR PAOLO GENTILONI PEACE AND SECURITY COMMISSIONER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION, MR SMAIL CHERGUI        On the occasion of the first Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, which aims at providing new impetus to the multifaceted relationship between Italy and the African Countries and Organizations, […]

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Italy – Africa: Country Presentation

The spotlight is on Africa in the events organised by the Directorate General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation in partnership with Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo. The first event was held yesterday morning with a presentation of the business opportunities in Guinea Conakry and, in the afternoon, attention was focused on Rwanda and its high-level […]

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First Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference

The First Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference held today at the Foreign Ministry and organised in partnership with ISPI will be attended by top-ranking institutional officials, spanning from the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and Ministers Paolo Gentiloni, Angelino Alfano, Maurizio Martina e Gian Luca Galletti. The Italian ministers will […]

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The Project – #Iwant2Bfree, kicks off campaign against homophobia in Uganda

Starting today, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the humanitarian organisation Soleterre-Strategie di Pace has started promoting the #Iwant2Bfree information and awareness raising campaign in Uganda to support LGTBI (acronym of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) and the advocates of their human rights, whether they be organisations or individual citizens struggling against […]

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Argentina – Carusi and Cortesi commemorate composer Francesco Paolo Tosti

Pianist Nazzareno Carusi and singer Valentina Cortesi will hold a concert on May 18 at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, to mark the centenary of the death of the great composer Francesco Paolo Tosti. For the occasion the pianist and the jazz musician will offer their particular interpretation of his ballads. […]

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Sydney – The Italian Institute of Culture focuses on sustainable architecture

The Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney will focus its attention on sustainable architecture at 6 p.m. on 19 May. Architects Mario Cucinella and Ken McBryde will take turns talking on “Creative Empathy” in an event presented by the Institute in association with the 20th Biennale of Sydney, which is part of the series of […]

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Japan – Tazio Nuvolari Trophy race inaugurated at Consulate

The 2016 Tazio Nuvolari Trophy, a race for classic car collectors held in Hokkaido from July 16 to 18, was inaugurated at the Kyoto residence of the General Consul of Italy in Osaka, Marco Lombardi. He recalled the figure of Tazio Nuvolari, who managed to accomplish extraordinary enterprises and who still exercises great magnetism on […]

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