Tokyo – “Italia Book Fair” showcases Italy as portrayed in Japanese books

Tokyo’s Italia Book Fair, dedicated to books that unveil the essence of Italy, will kick off its eighth edition this year. Hosted by the Italian Institute of Culture in Tokyo and organised in partnership with the company C Light Publishing, the fair will run every day, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., until Saturday, 16 […]

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Argentina – Fifth edition of the Lucio Fontana Award

The fifth edition of the Lucio Fontana Award is about to kick off in Argentina. The event is organised by the Italian Consulate General in Buenos Aires in partnership with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C. The contest is open to emerging artists of Italian origin residing in Argentina. The contest winners will be offered the possibility of […]

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Cooperation – National Plan in response to the food emergency created by the “El Niňo” climate phenomenon presented at the Farnesina today

Today at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, the Director General of Development Cooperation, Giampaolo Cantini, and the Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), Laura Frigenti, presented to the press the Foreign Ministry’s National Plan in response to the food emergency created by the “El […]

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Tel Aviv – Italian Cinema Festival to screen 16 films in 7 Israeli cities

The Italian Cinema Festival has kicked off in Israel. The best Italian films will be screened in seven cinema theatres in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Hertzelyia, Holon, Sderot and Rosh Pina. A total of 16 films have been scheduled, of which eight will be shown in Israel for the first time. The event, now at […]

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Bangkok – Giovanni Allevi reaps another success

Giovanni Allevi was a guest star at the Italian Festival in Thailand 2016, reaping another huge success with his piano concert. The famous composer and pianist performed the best pieces of his latest album ‘Love’, which were enthusiastically acclaimed by his Italian fans and the intrigued Thai audience, who asked for and obtained three encores. […]

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Minister Gentiloni at Milan’s Salone del Mobile and Triennale di Milano

The visit paid by Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to Milan’s Salone del Mobile international furniture fair and to the Triennale di Milano design exhibition was mainly aimed at expressing the Foreign Ministry’s support to the different facets of Italian design, from the artistic to the business aspects, within the broader context of promoting Italy’s whole […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press point with Minister Gentiloni – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich (Farnesina, 15 April 2016)​

On Friday 15 April, at 4:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will meet the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich at the Foreign Ministry. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for online […]

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Philippines – A webinar dedicated to Special Economic Zones

A webinar dedicated to the Philippines is about to kick off: on 20 April 2016, the Italian Foreign Ministry, in partnership with Unioncamere Emilia-Romagna, the Chamber of Commerce of Forlì-Cesena and the Philippine sector-specific agencies will hold a web seminar to illustrate the opportunities and advantages offered in the Country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ). In […]

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La Valletta – “Mediterraneità Europea” international conference to be held in Malta

The international conference entitled “Malta: identity of and identifying with the Mediterranean Civilisation, or the Mediterranean trait of Europe” will be held in Malta on Thursday, April 14 at 10 a.m. at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in La Valletta. It will be a forum for debate, reflection and exchange. “The myth of Europe […]

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Tirana – Italy and Albania launch a project to combat gender violence

Italy strikes a blow against gender violence in Albania with a project called “Gemal – Gender Mainstreaming in Albania: on the side of women against violence and exploitation”. The project, which was promoted by an NGO, CIES (Development Information and Education Centre) and co-financed with approximately 800,000 euros from Italian Development Cooperation, started in Tirana […]

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Russia – Italian Embassy hosts designer Valentin Yudashkin

The first of a series of meetings with prominent Russian and Italian cultural figures took place at the Italian embassy in Moscow. The occasion saw the presence of the famous Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, who gave a talk on the “Adventures of a Russian artist in Italy” in which he spoke about his travels […]

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Khartoum – “Toys for Tots”: Italy donates toys to Sudanese children

The “Toys for Tots” initiative launched by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum closed on April 10 after having distributed over 700 toys in Khartoum’s boys’ and girls’ orphanages and women’s penitentiary. The initiative was organised in partnership with International Voluntary Welfare Group-IVWG, a Sudanese volunteer association which has been active in helping the neediest segments […]

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