“Echoes of Eco” – Algiers pays tribute to the great Italian writer

The Italian diplomatic network in Algiers commemorates Umberto Eco: twenty days after the great writer’s death, the Italian embassy in Algeria and the Italian Institute of Culture pay tribute to Umberto Eco, with an event called ‘Echi di Eco’ (Echoes of Eco) on Friday. Algerian writers and journalists will read and discuss excerpts from his […]

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#Farnesina: Art as the communication channel between society and politics

“Politics is the offspring of creation; therefore culture must be thought of starting from art and subsequently reach politics through the appropriate mechanism. This is why it is so important that Italian art be present here, in a place open to the world,” Michelangelo Pistoletto told the Multi-media Editorial Board of the Farnesina and the […]

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Secretary General Valensise in Skopje

Secretary General Michele Valensise held meetings in Skopje yesterday with the Secretary of State of the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elena Kuzmanovska, and the Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, Fatmir Besimi. Ambassador Valensise emphasised Italy’s full support towards Skopje’s integration on the Euro-Atlantic stage and affirmed that the European Union’s […]

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XXI Triennale International Exhibition Milan “21st Century. Design after Design”

The 21st edition of the Milan Triennial Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Architecture entitled “21st Century – Design after Design” will be held from April 2 to September 12 this year, twenty years after the last one took place. The exhibition’s theme highlights the opportunities for deeper connections between industry, art and society, with […]

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Baghdad – Italy in the forefront in training Iraqi police forces

Italy is in the forefront in training Iraqi police forces. The Italian Carabinieri’s Task Force in Baghdad, participating in the “Prima Parthica” mission, has recently concluded three training courses for 900 agents of Iraq’s Federal and Local Police forces. During the diploma awarding ceremony in Camp Dublin, Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, Massimo Carnelos, illustrated Italy’s […]

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Presentation of the report “WeWorld Index 2016 – Children, Adolescents and Women in a world of outcasts (Farnesina, 15 March 2016)

The “WeWorld Index 2016  – Children, Adolescents and Women in a world of outcasts” report will be presented to the public on 15 March 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the  Farnesina. The event is sponsored by  Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the European Commission in collaboration  with the Institute for  International Political Studies (ISPI) and […]

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Gentiloni in Malta: Libya and migration crisis on the agenda

The migration crisis, fighting terrorism and Libya are the major issues on the agenda of the meetings that Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will have today at La Valletta, in addition to the bilateral relations between Italy and Malta. Minister Gentiloni is scheduled to meet with his colleague George Vella, the President of the Republic Marie […]

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Tunis – A shelter for heroes: the first Garden of the Righteous in an Arab country

For the first time an Arab country will plant its Garden of the Righteous: Tunisia will host it inside the grounds of the Italian Embassy in Tunis. The announcement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, in a message broadcast during the planting ceremony of six new trees in […]

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Brussels – Debate on the walls of the new Europe

Tomorrow’s second meeting of the cycle of lectures “L’Europa e l’Altro” (L’Europe et l’Autre) will focus on ‘The walls of the new Europe’.  Henry Laurens from the College de France, Michel Foucher from the College d’Eudes Mondiales will hold the debate and Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, will moderate it. The […]

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Latin America – Writer Erri De Luca goes on tour

Italian writer Erri De Luca will begin his tour of Latin America on the 14th of March in Uruguay and then in Argentina on the 16th  for a series of conferences in which he will speak about his literary work and his most recent books. Erri De Luca is considered one of Italy’s most important […]

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Gentiloni: «Libya: We will not be drawn into pointless and dangerous adventures» (l’Unità)

The decisions the Italian Government has made in relation to the Libyan crisis have been  intertwined with the tragic kidnapping of four Italian nationals in Libya and the killing of two of them – Salvatore Failla and Fausto Piano: a tragedy that still has many obscure points. The Italian  technicians were kidnapped on July 19 […]

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Minister Gentiloni reports to the Senate on the situation in Libya

“We cannot but begin this report with a common message of condolences and solidarity to the families” of the two Italians killed in Libya, Salvatore Failla and Fausto Piano, said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni before the Senate that paid tribute to the memory of the two compatriots with unanimous applause. Gentiloni reported that as to the […]

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