Tunis – A shelter for heroes: the first Garden of the Righteous in an Arab country

For the first time an Arab country will plant its Garden of the Righteous: Tunisia will host it inside the grounds of the Italian Embassy in Tunis. The announcement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, in a message broadcast during the planting ceremony of six new trees in […]

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Brussels – Debate on the walls of the new Europe

Tomorrow’s second meeting of the cycle of lectures “L’Europa e l’Altro” (L’Europe et l’Autre) will focus on ‘The walls of the new Europe’.  Henry Laurens from the College de France, Michel Foucher from the College d’Eudes Mondiales will hold the debate and Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, will moderate it. The […]

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Latin America – Writer Erri De Luca goes on tour

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 […]

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Gentiloni: «Libya: We will not be drawn into pointless and dangerous adventures» (l’Unità)

The 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 […]

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Minister Gentiloni reports to the Senate on the situation in Libya

“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 […]

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Sustainability – The Farnesina holds a Symposium on the protection of Oceans and Coastal Zones

The 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 […]

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Africa – The RomAfrica Film Festival to make a comeback in July

The 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, […]

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Argentina – ‘Arte in Scena’ exhibition opens in Buenos Aires

“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 […]

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Canada – Italy looks at British Columbia

The 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 […]

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Eastern Europe – Paolo Giordano tours Budapest, Bratislava and Prague

Italian 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 […]

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Beirut – Italian NGOs providing for the Nahr al-Bared Camp take stock

Italy 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 […]

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Dei – Australia: Azimut continues shopping and acquires Wealthwise

Azimut 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% […]

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