Dei – Algeria: Mission to promote cooperation with Mazara del Vallo Fishing District

A mission from Sicily’s Mazara del Vallo Fishing District travelled to Algeria on 8-10 February, to develop cooperation projects between the two countries. The delegation, led by the District’s Chairman, Giovanni Tumbiolo, met Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Sid-Adhmed Ferroukhi, who called for a partnership with foreign operators to transfer know-how and help train […]

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Foreign Minister Gentiloni expresses his condolences for the bombings in Ankara and Diyarbakir

“I would like to express Italy’s sympathy and solidarity to the families of the victims and to the Turkish Government for this morning’s bombing at Diyarbakir, which followed the attack perpetrated in Ankara yesterday,” said Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, when commenting the tragic incidents that recently occurred in Turkey, […]

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Italy allocates 3.5 million euros in humanitarian aid to UNHCR to tackle current emergencies in Yemen, the Central African Republic and Cameroon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has approved the allocation of 3.5 million euros to support UNHCR’s emergency interventions in Yemen, the Central African Republic and Cameroon. The three interventions are being shared with the newly-established Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. Thanks to the contribution of 1.5 million euros for Yemen, UNHCR will […]

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Paris – Theatre, Ippolita Baldini stages “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My Mother is a Marquise”)

A private story becomes a tool for a broader reflection on an individual’s desire for self-realization. The performance bears a trace of old Italian-style variety show with comic stunts, songs, dances and a truckload of irony. Starting on Wednesday, March 2, the Milan-born Ippolita Baldini will perform her successful “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My […]

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Guatemala – Focuses on symbols of early Christianity

The ancient symbols of Christian spirituality and their evolution over time are the focus of two conferences in Guatemala City promoted by Professor Eliana Schillaci, head of the Landivariano Cultural Heritage Centre of Rafael Landivar University. The conferences were organised and hosted by the local Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). In the first event on […]

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Tokyo – “Infinite variations”: Giorgio Morandi’s on tour in Japan

Giorgio Morandi’s art continues its tour of Japan: after a stop in Kobe, the exhibition “Giorgio Morandi. Infinite variations” will be hosted at the Tokyo Station Gallery where it will be inaugurated on Friday, Feb. 19 and will remain open until April 10. The exhibition is curated by the Istituzione Bologna Musei – Museo Morandi, […]

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Prague – Italian embassy in Prague helps promote regional tourism

The Italian embassy in Prague held a new round of business meetings between Czech travel agencies and representatives of Italian regions and cities. After the success of 2015, the event again aimed to enrich the offers available to Czech tourists in Italy. More than 50 of the most important Czech tour operators met with institutional […]

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Turkey: government focuses on R&D and increases investments

The Turkish government aims to triple investments in research and development. The Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, announced that the goal consists of increasing investments in this sector from 1 to 3 percent of the GDP. R&D is promoted by several incentives, with financial aid, tax allowances and welfare bonus schemes in the design and research fields […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Celebration of the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty and the Concordat Amendment Agreement (Palazzo Borromeo, 23 February 2016)

On Tuesday, 23 February, the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty and the Concordat Amendment Agreement will be celebrated at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo), in the presence of the highest institutional offices of the Italian State and the Holy See. The bilateral government meetings will start at 4:15 pm. Journalists, photographers […]

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Italy-Mexico: a study concerning the technical and scientific cooperation between the two countries

A meeting was held at the Secretaria de Relations Exteriores, concerning the 12 projects funded by the 2014-2016 Executive Programme for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and Mexico. It was aimed at taking stock of the current state of the scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries. Researchers from various Italian and Mexican institutions, and representatives from the Italian embassy […]

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Tokyo – European Romanticism according to pianist Giuseppe Andaloro

Italian pianist Giuseppe Andaloro is one of todays most appreciated pianists. This year he is scheduled to perform at the Salzburg Festspiele, at the Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition and at the Arturo Benedetti Michelangelo Festival in Brescia and Bergamo. Born in 1982 in Palermo, he is very […]

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Italy-Israel: a laboratory in Città Vecchia in Acri

An international workshop on the digital documentation and musealization of the historic buildings of the Old City is underway in the city of Acri. The aim is to familiarize visitors and residents with the architectural sites of the “Citta’ Vecchia”, documented through architectural drawings and three-dimensional models. A feasibility study will also be carried out to turn the old […]

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