Greece – Italy present at International Book Fair of Thessaloniki

Italian literature will be featured at the International Book Fair of Thessaloniki, the largest publishing industry event in Greece and the Balkans. The Italian Institute of Culture in Athens has organised the presentation of two works recently translated into Greek, together with an event commemorating Umberto Eco. It starts on Saturday with “Hanna Never Closes […]

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Myanmar – Italian Mezzotono vocal group to perform in Yangon

Italian group Mezzotono are going to Myanmar for the”Mad in Italy” concert. They will perform on Sunday at Yangon‘s Novotel to celebrate Europe Day 2016, as part of the promotional programme “Italy in Myanmar 2016: our legacy from the past, our vision of the future”. The concert will be a voice-only performance by the five […]

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Recall First Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference (Farnesina, May 18)

On Wednesday, 18 May at 9:30 a.m., the Farnesina will host the First Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in association with the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). The Rome-based conference is due to unite 45 ministers from an equal number of African Countries, their Permanent Representatives […]

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Lybia: Ministerial Meeting in Vienna. Unity and stabilisation of the country a priority target for Italy

The ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna follows up on the Rome meeting of 13 December 2015, whose success was decisive for the signing of the Libyan political agreement, the approval of the UN Security Council’s Resolution N. 2259 and, subsequently, the arrival of Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj and the Presidential Council in Tripoli […]

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Italian company promotion in Argentina – A mission to promote Italian companies in Argentina from 16 to 19 May

The Italian delegation which will be on mission in Argentina as of Monday aims to create new business opportunities and to follow up on the renewed momentum given to the two countries’ bilateral relations during Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s visit in February. The Mission, which will be led by Ivan Scalfarotto, the Undersecretary of State […]

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Foreign Ministry arranges for the urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan nationals injured in the May 5 attack near Misrata

At the request of the Libyan Presidential Council, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni has organised operations to provide urgent hospitalisation in Italy of 13 Libyan citizens who were wounded in the attack near Misrata on 5 May. Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Defence Staff the Foreign […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 13 May: latest news from the world​

Bolivia: Prior authorisation will be needed to import 399 products Prior authorisation will be needed to import 399 products to Bolivia as of May 1, 2016.  The new requirement has been laid out in two supreme decrees regarding the food and textile industries issued by the country’s president Evo Morales. The first decree establishes that the […]

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The Foreign Ministry supports the internationalisation of the Italian University network in the world

The Foreign Ministry’s support to the internationalisation processes of the Italian production, cultural, research and university systems will be the focus of the speech that Director General De Luca will deliver today at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The Foreign Ministry supports the growing internationalisation of the Italian university system by awarding scholarships to […]

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Lisbon – The Italian Institute of Culture hosts “Michelangelo, the Unknown”

The cycle of documentaries “On the Trail of Michelangelo” (“Sulle tracce di Michelangelo” by director Nino Criscenti) screened at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Lisbon will end with the third and last showing scheduled for Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. Antonio Paolucci, the director of the Vatican Museums, will comment the series’ […]

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Cologne – “Nobody’s Room”, an exhibition-performance by Silvia Giambrone

“Nobody’s Room” is the title of the exhibition-performance by Silvia Giambrone that will open on Thursday, 19 May, at 7 p.m. at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Cologne. The Sicilian artist defines the exhibition “a concert for solo voices that proposes domestic survival performance strategies”. The text of the performance is an adaptation […]

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Paris – France pays homage to architect and designer, Franco Albini

“It is more through our work than through ourselves that we disseminate ideas,” is one of the most popular quotations by architect and designer, Franco Albini one of the most important and serious professionals of the 20th Century (1905-1977). Indeed, his works speak of him, of philosophy and of his work. The people interested have […]

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Dubai – DramaDonne stages ‘It’s a Disaster’

Theatrical company DramaDonne will make its comeback on the Dubai stage on 27 and 28 May with “It’s a Disaster”, a play adapted from the Todd Berger film which came out in the U.S. in 2012. It is a light and entertaining, yet profound and meditative dark comedy about the unexpected events that take place […]

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