Sydney – Tour of Italy’s wines at Italian Institute in Sydney

A tour of the wines of Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto and Sicily, is being offered to participants comfortably sitting in Sydney. Piero Fonseca, head sommelier at Osteria Balla Manfredi in Sydney will guide a virtual tour in May and June through the four regions that produce Italy’s greatest wines. The events, to be hosted by the […]

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Minister Gentiloni in Japan

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will be in Tokyo today and tomorrow for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Italy-Japan bilateral relations and to attend the opening of two exhibitions, “Gems and Jewels of the Medicis” and “Renaissance Masterpieces from the Art Galleries of the Venice Academy”. The two exhibitions are […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – National Plan to tackle food emergency in Africa (Farnesina, 14 April)

On Thursday 14 April at 9:15 a.m., at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giampaolo Cantini, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Laura Frigenti, will present to the press the National Plan to tackle the food emergency provoked by the “El Niňo” climate phenomenon in […]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit APP – Access to “Viaggiare Sicuri” and “Dove siamo nel mondo” services

Finding information and registering your journey will be easier from today thanks to the updated version of the Unità di Crisi – Farnesina [Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Unit] app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone operating systems.  The Unità di Crisi – Farnesina app allows Italian citizens to register their personal data and details  […]

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We are extremely saddened by the death of Mons. Gonçalves

Africa has lost one of its most brilliant architects of peace, declared Deputy Minister Mario Giro on learning of the death of Mons. Jaime Gonçalves, one of the protagonists of the peace process in Mozambique, which ended with the signing of the Agreement in Rome in 1992. His tenacity, combined with a profound love for […]

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DEI – China: Trade fair for Environmental Technologies to be Held in November in Guangdong

The second IE Expo Guangzhou, a regional spin-off of IE Expo China – Asia’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies  – will be held from 24 to 26 November 2016 in Guangdong. The aim of this year’s edition is to present solutions for water, waste, air and soil management in southern China. The Guangdong Environmental […]

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Myanmar: Gentiloni expresses appreciation for the release of political prisoners

From Yangon, where he is on an official visit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, expressed “appreciation for the decision of the Burmese Government” to release over the next two weeks the political prisoners, activists and students currently in custody. During his two-day visit to Myanmar, Minister Gentiloni met Foreign Minister […]

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Lyon – From Dante to Cervantes, reflections on the wine-poetry relationship

2016 will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare and Cervantes, while 2015 commemorated the 750th anniversary of the death Dante Alighieri. Drawing inspiration from these two important anniversaries for the culture of Europe and of the world, EUNIC – the European Union National Institutes for Culture – will invite several scholars to […]

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St. Petersburg – Italy guest of honour at economic forum

Italy will be the “Guest of Honour” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which gathers together leading Russian and international business people and senior Russian government officials, and is scheduled to be held from June 16 to 18. This is the first time Russian authorities have given such a role to an international […]

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Argentina – Focus on Galileo Galilei: The Man who Stopped the Sun

A series of meetings on “Italian scientists” has opened in Buenos Aires.  Sponsored by the Institute of Italian Culture (IIC), the first meeting will focus on “Galileo Galilei, the man who stopped the sun” and is organised by researcher Francesca Battista. As reported on the Institute’s website, perhaps the world’s most famous Italian scientist, Galileo […]

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New Delhi – Kalascima Italian new folk band to tour India

‎Kalascima’s tour in India will kick off on Friday. Kalascima is an innovative Italian folk band capable of projecting into modernity the popular music of the Salento area, decontextualizing it from old recitals and barnyard dancing, and ‘regenerates’ it through the use of high-tech. Their first stop will be at New Delhi’s India International Centre […]

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Eritrea: national energy plan signed thanks to EU’s 175 mln euro investment​

A national energy plan for Eritrea was signed within the framework of the European Union’s 11th EDF (European Development Fund). The agreement envisages a 175 million euro investment in the energy sector, including redoing the national power grid, building stand-alone photovoltaic and wind power supply systems in rural areas and the exploration of geothermal resources. […]

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