Tokyo – Agribusiness, the Cibus road show in Dubai and Japan

The Cibus (International Food Exhibition) road show aimed at promoting Italian food, continues. An event was held at the GulFood trade show in Dubai and another is scheduled for March 9 at the Foodex Japan 2016 trade in Tokyo from March 8 to 11. Cibus, Fiere di Parma, ICE, the agency for the promotion abroad […]

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Los Angeles – Mario Martone to receive Career Award

Film director Mario Martone will be presented with a career award at the Italian Institute of Culture in Los Angeles as part of the 11th “Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest”. The festival, held under the auspices of the Italian Consulate and organised by the Capri in the World Institute with the Italian […]

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Berlin – Italy and the Great War Diplomacy – A historical-documentary exhibition

History awaits us in Berlin. “Italy  and the Great War Diplomacy. Origin, developments and consequences” opened on 24 February at the Italian Institute of Culture in Berlin. The exhibition, which run until 24 March, takes us on a journey through documents and images, including telegrams, confidential letters, posters and pamphlets. Visitors can deepen their understanding […]

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Stockholm – Books, Giuseppe Cassini presents “17ᵃ agency. America at the crossroads “

A diplomat and writer in Sweden. The Italian Embassy, with the Italian Institute of Culture in Stockholm, has organised the presentation of the latest book by Giuseppe Cassini entitled “17ᵃ Agency. America at the crossroads: recover or sever the glorious pre-imperial origins”. The book is in three parts that, while different in style, are all […]

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Gentiloni says: “We say no to convenient truths on the death of Giulio. We want all the documents” (Unità)

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni told the daily newspaper L’Unita: “We acknowledge that Egypt is an important player for stability in a crucial area such as the Mediterranean. Yet we strongly reaffirm that the strategic importance of Egypt cannot be taken as a pretext to cast a veil over the truth behind Giulio Regeni’s death.” […]

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China: Italy to improve ST cooperation

Italy is taking stock of the progress achieved on scientific and technical cooperation with China with a view to strengthening it. A technical panel for the ‘development of scientific and technological cooperation with China’, a collegial body set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met  today at the Farnesina  representatives of national research, industrial associations and major […]

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Bolivia: 3 new gas fields discovered, 40% increase in country’s reserves expected

Three new gas fields (Boyuy, Boicobo and Ipaguazu) have been discovered in the Department of Tarijas in Bolivia. They are expected to increase Bolivia’s existing reserves by 40% according to initial estimates. Production at the new sites could even exceed the potential of Margarita, which is the biggest field in production at the moment, and bring in a net profit […]

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Italy contributes 400,000 Euros to the WFP for the distribution of food in the areas of Syria besieged by Daesh

Within the framework of the Humanitarian Task Force – set up by the International Syria Support Group to guarantee access to humanitarian aid to all the Syrian people under siege – Italy has decided to make an emergency contribution of 400,000 Euros to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of food rations to […]

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Gentiloni: meeting with Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Besimi, at the Farnesina today. The talks focused on the migration emergency. “Italy appreciates and supports Skopje’s efforts to manage the migration flows,” said Minister Gentiloni while reiterating the need for a broadly shared solidarity-based European commitment “also […]

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Ankara – “Italian Horizons”, in Turkey a special 2016 between economy and culture

The new edition of “Italian Horizons”, a programme organised by the Italian institutions operating in Turkey, “throughout 2016 will offer the Turkish public and the Italian community residing in the Country an ample series of events and initiatives aimed at promoting trade between the two Countries. The 2016 agenda will be rich in appointments with […]

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New York – Journalists gather at ‘Meet the New Italians in NY”

Journalism will have the lion’s share at the upcoming event “Meet the New Italians in New York”. Tomorrow the Italian Consulate General in the Big Apple will host Liliana Faccioli Pintozzi from SkyTG24 (Tbc news), Mario Platero from Il Sole 24 Ore, Massimo Gaggi from Corriere della Sera, Silvia Berzoni from Class CNBC and James […]

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Argentina – Italian UNESCO sites seen by 14 photographers

Italian World Heritage sites will take centre-stage from Mar. 2 to Apr. 3 in Buenos Aires. The “UN.IT UNESCO Italia” exhibition will display the works of 14 Italian photographers who immortalised these sites. Over 160 photographs of great artistic and cultural value have been chosen for the occasion to represent the Italian sites on the UNESCO World […]

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