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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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreThe International Conference on the Protection of Oceans and Coastal Zones held at the Foreign Ministry will be wound up today. At the initiative of Italian Cooperation, the Conference was organised in partnership with the Permanent Representation at New York, the Ministry of the Environment, the “Ocean Sanctuary Alliance” (OSA) and the United Nations Environment […]
Read moreThe second edition of the RomAfrica Film Festival (RAFF) is set to take place again at the ‘Casa del Cinema’ in Rome’s Villa Borghese park from 13 to 16 July. The event, which is part of the Italy-Africa Initiative, was presented at the Foreign Ministry at the presence of the Deputy Director General for Globalization, […]
Read more“Arte in Scena” (Art on Stage), a modern art exhibition, will be open in Buenos Aires from March 19 to June 5 as part of the Year of Italy in Latin America. The exhibition, curated by Anna Mattirolo, was organised by Rome’s National Museum of 21st Century Arts (MAXXI) and the Proa Foundation in the […]
Read moreThe Italian Ambassador to Canada, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, visited British Columbia to boost economic, commercial and cultural cooperation between Italy and the Canadian province, which is also a strategic hub from which to develop partnerships with Asia-Pacific Countries. On his visit to the provincial capital, Victoria, the Ambassador was accompanied by the Italian Consul General […]
Read moreItalian writer Paolo Giordano has embarked on a tour through Eastern Europe, where his latest novel “Like Family” has been released in Hungarian, Slovak and Czech. In the Czech capital, the author spoke with students of Italian Studies at the Department of Philosophy of the Charles IV University. He was accompanied by the translator of […]
Read moreItaly donated 5 million euros to the Lebanese Government and launched the project called “Rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Nahr al-Bared Camp and the areas in Northern Lebanon Hit by the Conflict” in the aftermath of the 2006 conflict between the Lebanese army and the jihadists and in response to the Vienna Conference of 23 […]
Read moreAzimut has made another acquisition in Australia. The Italian financial services provider operating in the asset management sector announced having signed an agreement to buy the Perth-based Wealthwise financial planners through its affiliate AZ Next Generation Advisory (NGA). The agreement, the ninth signed by the Italian group in Australia, includes a share swap of 49% […]
Read moreForeign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, welcomed with great satisfaction the announcement by the Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who, through the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa, authorized the reunification of another 66 children with their adoptive families in Italy. This new group of children adds on to the 14 children already authorised in mid-February. […]
Read moreA meeting between the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Vincenzo Amendola, and the Councillor for Agriculture of the Region of Tuscany, Marco Remaschi, took place today at the headquarters of the Italian Foreign Ministry in a climate of dialogue and fruitful cooperation. The meeting has further clarified the scope of the agreement on maritime delimitations between […]
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