Italy-Unesco Agreement signed

‘Blue helmets’ of culture set up in Rome to protect the world’s artistic heritage. Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and Unesco Director General Irina Bokova have signed an agreement to create an Italian task force and a training centre in Turin. The “Unite for Heritage” task force will consist of specialised personnel (civilian experts […]

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Italy and Serbia boost scientific cooperation

“Italian – Serbian Cooperation on Science, Technology and Humanities” is the title of the third e-book in the “Serbia-Italy” series, published by the Italian embassy in Belgrade, the Association of Italian and Serbian Scientists and Scholars (AIS3) and the University of Belgrade. The book presents the results of projects performed under the Executive Protocol on […]

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Cologne – Architecture and art, German students describe the “Piazzas of Palermo”

Students of the Architecture Department of the Cologne Polytechnic enrolled in the master’s course  entitled “Design and Construction Strategies” have analysed five ‘Piazzas’ in Palermo with the aim of understanding their functionality, social impact, potentials and problems. The results will be displayed in the exhibition entitled “The Piazzas of Palermo”, which will be open on […]

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Pretoria – “Origini Italia”, a project in search of roots and a professional future

“Origini Italia” is a training course advertised on the website of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, although there are many embassies around the world offering the same course, from Washington to Santiago passing through Ottowa. It is open to enrolments until March 31. It is a path along which to grow, acquire training […]

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Mexico – Siena fresco exhibition to open in Mexico City

“‘Cor Magis’. The common good. Frescoes of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena” is the title of an exhibition to be held in Oaxaca from Mar. 6 to June 3, 2016. The exhibition is dedicated to the frescoes of the ‘Sala dei Nove’ (Hall of the Nine), of the Palazzo Pubblico (city hall). The event is […]

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Albania – Italy holds night-long photography workshop in Albania

The Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana will present the “All Night Long” photography and self-publishing workshop organised and hosted by Art House in Shkodër, north-west Albania. The night-long workshop will be conducted by Silvia Basso and Blerta Hocia in the night between Saturday Feb. 20 and Sunday, from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, and […]

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Syria: Italy pledges 3 million euros for humanitarian aid

In view of the humanitarian truce agreed in Munich on Thursday, Italy has allocated three million euros for humanitarian aid in Syria. ”These are emergency actions to alleviate the suffering of the tens of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, fleeing the bomb attacks and the ongoing violence in the north of the country, […]

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MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Ceremony for the activation of the ‘Unite for Heritage’ Italian Task Force, created to protect cultural heritage (Baths of Diocletian, February 16, 2016)

On Tuesday, February 16 at 11:00 am, at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome – Hall X, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will attend a ceremony to mark the activation of the ‘Unite for Heritage’ Italian Task Force, created to protect cultural heritage sites. The event will also be attended by […]

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Jakarta – Montanari in concert for an “Italian Cello Night”

Italian cellist Matteo Montanari has performed in  “An Italian Cello Night” concert at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture in Jakarta. The cellist played a programme dedicated to nine Italian composers, from Baroque to modern music. Jennifer Ongkowijoyo, a very young local talent,  accompanied him on the piano while eleven young Indonesian cellists […]

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Sarajevo – Italy and Bosnia discuss progress towards EU membership

Italian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, recently met Deputy President of Bosnia’s Chamber of Deputies, Sefik Džaferović. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the country’s path to EU membership, stressing the need for Bosnia-Herzegovina to press ahead in its efforts to align with European standards also after submitting a formal application for EU membership. […]

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Scientific cooperation – Gravitational waves discovered

Italian and American scientists announced at a press conference in Washington the detection of gravitational waves, whose existence Albert Einstein predicted in his General Theory of Relativity100 years ago. Scientists have been able to detect for the first time ever “ripples” in  spacetime, the so-called gravitational waves generated by a catastrophic collision in the universe. The […]

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Montenegro: Eni-Novatek adjudicated off-shore exploration rights

Eni-Novatek, the Italian-Russian consortium, has been adjudicated the off-shore hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation rights in four blocks in the proximity of the Montenegro-Albania border. The decision was taken by Montenegro’s government, which specified that the concession will have a duration of thirty years. For the concession to become operational, it will have to be approved […]

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