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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Gentiloni: We are very active in Syrian talks. Mosul, strategic intervention (Corriere della Sera)

“The crises in Syria and Libya have brought out the need for a concerted effort in the Mediterranean; major powers, European powers and influential regional powers working together on solutions. But this is something that we are going to have to force ourselves to make stable with the minimum means needed to make that possible: […]

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DEI – UAE: Dubai goes for green economy with “Clean Energy strategy”

Dubai aims to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, and its new “Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050” will accelerate the Emirate’s transition to sustainable energy. The strategy will unfold in three phases, with two intermediate objectives before 2050: 7% of energy from renewable sources by 2020 and 25% by 2030. The plan was presented during […]

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Cartoline dall’altra Italia: A stop in South Africa for a serial traveller

Gaia Manco, 33 years old and born in Monza, has travelled practically the whole world over the past ten years: China, UK, German, France, and now South Africa.  After having visited “every continent in the world many times, except for Australia”, she has now landed in Johannesburg, at least for the moment, where she works […]

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Roma – Round Table on Iranian Infrastructure

The focus was on Iranian infrastructure today at the offices of the national builders association (Ance), where a round table was organised by the Farnesina and the Agenzia ICE and Ance. Participants in the discussion, opened by Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova, included the heads of Ance, Ice, Sace and Confindustria, along with a high-level Iranian […]

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