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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Barcelona – “4projects For Development” photo exhibition to open in Barcelona

The “4projects for development” exhibition, organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with photojournalism agency Agenzia Contrasto, will open in Barcelona on Tuesday, June 7. The event showcases Italy’s concrete commitment in the implementation of development programmes, which are an essential component of Italian foreign policy. The exhibition includes 40 images of […]

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Peace in the Middle East Initiative

The aim of the ministerial meeting “Peace in the Middle East Initiative” scheduled in Paris today at the proposal of France, is to revive international support for the two-State solution in the Middle East. The meeting convenes the representatives of 29 Countries, including Italy. The dispute between Israel and Palestine, which has been at a […]

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Minister Gentiloni visits Saudi Arabia

Intensifying political consultation, strengthening trade cooperation, developing investments, attracting Saudi students in Italy and promoting Italy’s cultural, economic and innovation system in a country that is very keen on Italian technology and brands –  these are the goals on the agenda of Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni. He will be in the Saudi coastal […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 01 June: Latest news from the world

Thailand: Bangkok’s MRT System soon to be expanded The Thai government has announced the imminent publication of three calls for tender in the month of June, to build three new lines of Bangkok’s Mass Rapid Transit system for a total value of 221.2 billion baht (5.67 billion euros). The initiative is part of the project to […]

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Moscow – Italian Consulate awards Demetrio Volcic journalism prize

Journalism as a means to spread Italian wine in Russia and to create opportunities for the future of young people. These were the aims of the first edition of the Demetrio Volcic journalism award, promoted by the Italian Consulate General in Moscow under the patronage of RAI. The awards ceremony was held today in the […]

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Astana – Luca Seta on tour in Kazakhstan for the Year of Italian Culture

Luca Seta is getting ready for his tour in Kazakhstan: Astana, Uralsk and Aktobe. After performing on the prestigious stage of Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica (last 20 May), the young songwriter and singer will now fly abroad to present the release of his record “In Viaggio con Kerouac” (“Travelling with Kerouac”). He has set […]

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Podgorica – A show of the selected works by Rosario Genovese

Podgorica is to host Rosario Genovese’s exhibition “Poetico Universo”. The Dvorac Petrovica Contemporary Art Centre is presenting the exhibition which is promoted by the Italian Embassy in Montenegro and organised by art director Ermenegildo Frioni. It will include a catalogue with texts written by Francesco Gallo Mazzeo and Marcello Palminteri and a 30-year anthology of […]

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Israel – Dance: ‘Folk-s, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?’ by Alessandro Sciarroni at Jerusalem’s Israel Festival

The Israeli premiere of Alessandro Sciarroni’s “Folk-s, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”at Jerusalem’s prestigious Israel Festival was all sold out. Sciarroni, an Italian performer, choreographer and director is quickly asserting himself on Europe’s modern dance scene. «This dance will exist as long as one of you is left in the theatre and at least […]

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Appointment of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes in Istanbul and Paris

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed the directors of two of the major Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) abroad, Istanbul and Paris. The appointments were made at the end of the procedure set forth to single out IIC directors of “reputed competence” on the basis of the evaluation of a […]

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