Finland: project agreement for an undersea tunnel between Helsinki and Tallinn

The construction project for an undersea railway tunnel between Helsinki and Tallinn was one of the highlights of the Memorandum of Cooperation recently signed by Finland’s Minister of Transport, Anna Berner, and the Estonian Minister of Economy, Kristen Michal. Under the Memorandum the tunnel, which envisages an 80 kilometre connection between the Pasila station in […]

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Africa – “Migrations and International Relations: The Italy-Africa Agenda” in a conference at the Italian Foreign Ministry

Migration as an essential element in foreign policy and particularly in the relationships between Italy and Africa are the central themes of a conference organised by the Piedmont Centre for African Studies together with the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) at Italy’s Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The Italian Minister […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF – Conference on “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance” (Farnesina, Jan. 15, 2016) – Recall

The Conference on “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance” is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2016 at the Italian Foreign Ministry. The Conference is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) with the contribution of the […]

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Athens – Alfredo Romano’s “Lini” exhibition on show from January 15

The “Rammendi” exhibition by Alfredo Romano will be inaugurated on Friday, January 15 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens. Romano’s “Lini” (“Linens”) feature extracts of poems by 12th century Sicilian-Arab poets. The fragments harken back the rich and ornate repertoire of Ruggero II of Sicily’s court, where writing and pseudo-writing had a central […]

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Lithuania – Vilnius commemorates 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death

On the 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius, Lithuania, is organising a film festival devoted to one of the intellectuals who most influenced Italian culture in the second half of the 20th century. The festival will begin on January 22 with “Mamma Roma”, Pasolini’s second film as director […]

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Jakarta – Tribute to film director Luchino Visconti

A rich season of artistic and cultural events for 2016 kicked off in Jakarta with a screening of the uncut version of “Il Gattopardo” (“The Leopard”) by Luchino Visconti. The event was organised by the Italian embassy in the Indonesian capital and the Italian Institute of Culture, in collaboration with the Arkipel International Documentary and […]

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Tokyo – Italian sensitivity and Japanese aesthetics in photos by Alessandra Bonanotte

The name of Alessandra Bonanotte is synonymous with professional photography. Born in Rome, but Japanese by “adoption”, her latest personal exhibitions include Dialogue – Form and Image, with Cecco Bonanotte, Hiro Gallery, Tokyo, 2013; Closer, Shokoji Temple, Tateshina, Nagano, 2013; The Light of Soul, Gallery Syokando, Kyoto, 2014 and Geometry of the Spirit, Eirakukan, Iga, […]

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Gentiloni: “Who misses borders?” (l’Unità)

Cologne’s shameful night calls for an uncompromising response from German authorities and reminds us too that no confusion can be made between the duty to receive refugees and tolerating violence and lawlessness. The response must be all the more severe because those incidents burst on the scene of a Europe that has been on the […]

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Minister Gentiloni: Telephone conversations with Libyan Prime Minister Designate and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni this morning reiterated to Libyan Prime Minister Designate Fayez Al-Sarraj Italy’s full support for the Presidency Council for Libya’s actions. During the telephone conversation Minister Gentiloni also expressed his solidarity for the incident that involved Mr. Al-Sarraj on Friday. The Prime Minister Designate downplayed the importance of the incident that […]

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Foreign Minister Gentiloni holds telephone conversation on the situation in Libya

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, today held telephone conversations with  Algeria’s Minister for Maghreb Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Khalid Bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah and Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss the situation in Libya. All the ministers voiced their firm condemnation of the […]

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Dei – UN Organize Technology Fair for Peacekeeping Missions

The United Nations Procurement Division is organizing a technology fair to cater to the needs of UN peacekeeping missions. The fair will take place in April 2016 and will be attended by senior officers of peacekeeping missions and technical experts of the United Nations. The companies involved will have the opportunity to give a short […]

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Foreign Minister Gentiloni receives Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met today with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, at the ministry’s headquarters in Rome. The talks focused on bilateral economic relations and trade. “Economic relations between Italy and Russia are still high, especially in energy and road infrastructure, mechanics and […]

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