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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Italy and South Korea sign a new scientific and technological cooperation protocol

The Italian Ambassador in Seoul, Marco della Seta, and the Director-General of the Creative Economy Policy Bureau at South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), Choi Young-Hae, signed the two countries’ new bilateral scientific and technological cooperation Executive Protocol for 2016–18 in the South Korean capital on 9 December 2015. In addition to […]

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Italy and Poland agree on 10 projects for researcher mobility

Italy and Poland signed the new Executive Programme (EP) of Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Warsaw on 21 December 2015. The EP relaunches and renews Italo-Polish relations for the 2016–18 three-year period, within the framework of the Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement of 27 November 1960, which came into effect on 31 July 1961. The new EP […]

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Montreal – Design, the modernity of Bruno Munari showcased in Canada

The exhibition “Bruno Munari, Pioneer of Modernity, 1928–1945” will be running in Montreal from March 10 to April 17 and will be partly hosted at Québec University and partly in the Artexte Gallery. The show is organised in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal. With works by Bruno Munari (1907-1998), a pioneer of […]

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San Francisco – Italian musicologist to hold four events in January

Four events with musicologist and composer Luciano Chessa will be held between January 21 and 27 in San Francisco. Luciano Chessa is one of the most interesting and creative minds in the world of music in the Bay Area. Currently professor of composition at the San Francisco Conservatory, Chessa works as a composer, musician, musicologist […]

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Malaysia – Italian film features in Malaysia’s European film festival

The 2016 activities of the Italian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will kick off on January 13 with a screening of the film “La nostra terra” (“Our Land”). The screening is part of the “Cinema in Europe” festival, which is dedicated to European films that shed light, through their stories, on life in the Old World […]

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Toronto – Italian opera from Tosca to Othello on screen in Canadian capital

Italian opera will brighten up the Canadian winter in Toronto with three events at the Alliance Francaise theatre organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. The evenings will be dedicated to some of Italy’s most iconic composers and their works. The programme will begin on Tuesday, January 19 with the screening of the second act of […]

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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)

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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Gentiloni: «European asylum to save Schengen» (La Stampa)

Europe is racing to put national barriers back up again. Does that surprise you, Mr Gentiloni? «It is a danger I’ve long been pointing to. We risk sacrificing Schengen on the altar of Dublin. Strict compliance to immigration rules that are outdated by the times is undermining one of Europe’s biggest conquests: freedom of movement». […]

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Minister Gentiloni: “Great pride for the appointment of Maestro Noseda as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington”

“The choice of Maestro Gianandrea Noseda as Music Director of the prestigious National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington makes us very proud and confirms the excellence of Italy’s school of orchestration and of Italian musicians. I offer  my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Maestro Noseda. […]

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Dei: Bolivia announces USD 48.5 billion national development plan

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced a 48.57 billion dollar national development plan. President Morales said the plan will be funded through national and foreign resources, aid from international cooperation and lines of credit with regional and international development banks.  Over 60% of the investments will be channelled to three priority areas: the hydrocarbon sector, infrastructure […]

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Libya: Minister Gentiloni’s statement on terrorist attack in Zliten

“Following this morning’s terrorist attack in Zliten, I wish to express  the solidarity of government of Italy to the victims, the Libyan people and Prime Minister-designate Seraj. The terrorist threat must first of all be confronted by the unity of  all Libyans. It is therefore urgent to implement the recently signed political agreement, overcoming internal […]

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