Ecuador – Italy converts debt into development projects

Marco Filippo Tornetta, Italian ambassador in Quito, and Guillaume Long, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, signed an intergovernmental debt-for-development Agreement, which enables them to convert debt into funds to launch development projects. The Agreement, which followed protracted negotiations, means a new programme worth 35 million euros can be started. A severe earthquake rocked the country on16 April, […]

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Beirut – Sciarroni to represent Italy in Beirut Dance Festival

Italy is taking part in the 12th BIPOD Festival -Beirut International Dance Platform,  organised by the Maqamat Dance Theater Association. The Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut, directed by Edoardo Crisafulli, sponsored and financially supported “Untitled: I’ll be there when you die”, a performance choreographed by Alessandro Sciarroni and hosted at Hamra’s Al Madina Theatre. […]

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Minister Paolo Gentiloni to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today – Italy-China Government Committee and plenary meeting of the bilateral Business Forum

Economic and commercial cooperation is the main theme on the agenda of the talks between the two Foreign Affairs Ministers, which are taking place at a time of intense dialogue between the two Governments, following the recent visits to China by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and to Italy by Premier Li Keqiang, and Minister Gentiloni’s […]

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​Dei – Australia: Victorian Government approves budget committing more funds for infrastucture

The Victorian Government approved its 2016/17 Budget providing for greater investment to deliver infrastructure and more funds for its schools, health system and the less developed areas of the State. The centrepiece of the infrastructure plan is the construction of a new underground metropolitan railway line that will cost nearly $11 billion dollars (more than […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Seventh Meeting of the Italy-China Government Committee (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2016)

​On Thursday, 5th May, at 10.15, the Seventh Meeting of the Italy-China Government Committee will take place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The plenary session will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi.On the same day, the […]

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Motoforpeace mission for children stops off in Canada

Motoforpeace, a charity set up by Italian and other European police forces to raise funds for projects to help poor children, has stopped off in Canada. It started in Panama, in March, and travelled through Central America to the US and Canada. It was received in Toronto by the Consul General, Giuseppe Pastorelli. Its 24 members […]

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China – First overseas stop of the internationalisation roadshow

An internationalisation roadshow for Italian businesses has begun its overseas tour in China. In the presence of 100 companies, consortia and research organisations, the meeting allowed Chinese operators to gain a greater insight into Italy’s strategy for supporting businesses, promoting exports and attracting investments. It also focused on Chinese development priorities and stimuli to which […]

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Abu Dhabi – Italy main player at the 26th International Book Fair

Doors have closed at the 26th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates (27 April- 3 May), where Italy was the guest of honour. Italy’s entry was organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the Italian Embassy in the UAE, […]

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Michelangelo Pistoletto debuts in Albania

Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of Italy’s most influential contemporary artists, opens the Art House Scutari Project 2016 in Albania on Sunday, 15 May. It was organised by Art House Scutari and the Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana. The artist’s works are on display in major modern art museums worldwide. He has displayed work at the […]

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​Saudi Araba presents Vision 2030, a plan to free the kingdom from its dependence on oil

Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s economic reform plan that will gradually reduce the kingdom’s reliance on oil and diversify its economy, has been approved by the Cabinet. The key details of the plan include diversification, creating jobs for women and youth, increased openness to foreign investment, improving public services, rationalisation of expenditure,promotion of SMEs and privatisation. […]

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Vienna – Literatur, Stefano Benni introduces himself to Austria

“The giraffe has its heart a long way from its thoughts. It fell in love yesterday, and doesn’t know about it yet”: one quotation, among the many possible ones, to illustrate the irony of Stefano Benni, one of Italy’s leading contemporary authors. The Bologna-born writer is attending a series of events in Austria: on 2nd […]

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Valletta – “Italy: language and music”, a competition for Maltese students

School children in Maltese primary and middle schools have been competing over the past few weeks on the theme “Italy: language and music”. Presenting songs, musicals or short plays with a musical  theme, the students, between the ages of 8 and 13, have helped each other to promote the cultural, folklore and artistic aspects of […]

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