Italy and European Commission launch first Trust Fund Africa project

One month on from the Euro-Africa summit in La Valletta, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica and MFAIC Director General for Development Cooperation Giampaolo Cantini signed the first contract within the context of the EU Trust Fund regarding the deep-seated causes of migration from Africa. By this agreement, the European Commission delegates […]

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Italy-Brazil – Bilateral work group on investments speeds ahead

The efforts of the Italo-Brazilian bilateral work group on investments are proceeding rapidly. After an initial 3 December meeting on energy, a second meeting held on the 16th was dedicated this time to analysing investment opportunities in Brazil for Italian firms in the sector of motorways and airports. The group was set up within the […]

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Tirana – Italian Film Shorts Day next Monday in Albania

Italian Film Shorts Day returns to Albania next Monday for the winter solstice, where screenings will be hald  at the University of Argirocastro and at the Arka Youth Centre of Scutari of seven short films selected by the national film shorts centre of Turin, offering a panorama on the best of Italian production in the […]

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Madrid – International festival of culture gets under way

Italy is represented at the Navidena Feria Internacional de las Culturas, a multicultural event staged by the City of Madrid in the Centro Cultural Conde Duque from 17 to 22  December, whose central courtyard hosts sounds, smells and tastes from around the world. The fair features a stand set by the Embassy and Italian Cultural […]

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Lebanon – Italian artists at the Beirut Chants Festival

Giacomo Puccini’s “Messa di Gloria” opened the Beirut Chants Festival being held in the Lebanese capital through 23 December. Conducted by Toufic Maatouk, the Orchestra Giovanile Mediterranea of Palermo was accompanied by the choruses of the Antonina University and the Notre Dame University of Louaizé. A total of 36 Italian artists – the 32 musicians […]

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Brazil: Government launches IT platform for infrastructure tenders

The Brazilian government has launched an IT platform for disseminating information on calls for tenders for public works. The “GlobalVip Infrastructure Platform” (www.globalvipprojects.com), created by the Ministry of the Economy in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank, publicizes the infrastructure projects of over one hundred countries, allowing sector operators free and real-time access to the […]

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Tunis – Acrobatic dance company Sonics stage “Meraviglia”

According to a press release from the Italian Cultural Institute, on Friday 18 November (20:00) the Théâtre Municipal of Tunis will host a performance of “Meraviglia” (photo by Massimiliano Pappa) by the Sonics, an Italian company of dancers and acrobats founded by Alessandro Pietrolini and Ileana Prudente. The show has enjoyed worldwide acclaim, with more […]

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Dei – Australia: Government looks to innovation and productivity for economic recovery

Innovation and productivity are the key to launching Australian recovery, Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull announced as he illustrated the National Science and Innovation Agenda. The Agenda is a package of measures aimed at stimulating technological innovation, simplifying commercial law and ushering in the transition from the mining boom to an “ideas boom”. Over the next […]

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Roadshow for internationalisation closes 2015 in Como

The roadshow for the internationalisation of Italian businesses closes 2015 with a bang. The final of these events for the year was held in Como, where 180 multisector firms will be participating. The format (09:45 – 11:30) included a plenary session divided into three subsections: introduction, “l’altra tecnica” and Q&A. Important guests from institutional and […]

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Farnesina Open Doors – UN – Giro, Multilateralist principles in Italy’s DNA

Italy has been a convinced member of the United Nations for 60 years because it has “multilateralism in it genetic makeup”. Proof of this lies in a broad-based commitment in various international theatres, peace missions and human rights campaigns, as Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro pointed out. He was speaking at the opening of […]

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Prague – The art and genius of Titian

The Imperial Stables of the Castle of Prague will host “Tiziano Vanitas – The Poet of the Image and the Shade of Beauty” from 15 December 2015 through 20 March 2016, the largest exhibition the Czech Republic has ever seen on the great painter Titian, and that includes numerous works on loan from major collections […]

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Scutari – Christmas Concert, Italy and Albania united in music

A 2015 Christmas Concert has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana, in collaboration with the Honorary Consulate of Italy in Scutari, for Saturday 19 December (18:00) at the auditorium of Scutari’s “Ate Pjeter Meshkalla”. A rich programme includes works ranging from Corelli to Strauss to traditional Christmas songs performed by the Ensemble […]

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