Italy-Canada – Growing cooperation against counterfeiting

Italy and Canada continue to strengthen cooperation in the fight against counterfeiting. The 20th edition of the “Fraud & Anti-Counterfeiting Conference” opened on 2 December in Toronto, organised by Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus, one of Canada’s most prestigious law firms and particularly active in offering legal assistance to Italian brands and in the promotion of legal […]

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Sydney – Theatre, Vincenzo Pirrotta brings “Terra Matta” to Australia

Within the context of the Double Belonging Italian Australian Cultural Festival 2015, the Auditorium of the Italian Forum of Sydney will host “Terra Matta” from 17 to 19 December. The piece is a theatrical adaptation by Vincenzo Pirrotta of the autobiography of Vincenzo Rabito, to be staged by the Compagnia Teatro Stabile of the City […]

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Italy-Mexico – Focus on “Sustainable Restoration”

“Sustainable Restoration, Techniques and Methods in Italy and Mexico” is the title of a workshop to be held on 9 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City. The event is intended to foreground the historic link between 15th century European Renaissance culture and the development/transformation of 17th century Mexican cities, with special attention […]

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MED 2015 Conference : a positive Mediterranean agenda

Minister Paolo Gentiloni will join ISPI president Paolo Magri in a press conference for the presentation of the MED 2015 Mediterranean Dialogues Conference  “Beyond Turmoil, a positive Agenda” to be held from 10 to 12 December. The conference will focus on current challenges and transformations in a Mediterranean that has become the epicentre of international […]

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation renews its pledge to promote the right of persons with disabilities to inclusion and non-discrimination in the workplace. The MFAIC has formulated new guidelines for all its personnel containing indications for ensuring that the content published on the Farnesina […]

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Italy-Slovakia: increased cooperation in infrastructure sector

Farnesina Secretary-General Michele Valensise joined Slovakian Secretaries of Transport, Environment and Health Frantisek Palko, Vojtech Ferencz and Mario Miklosi in opening a conference today in Bratislava on opportunities for bilateral cooperation in developing the infrastructure sector. In conveying the greetings of Minister for Foreign Affairs Gentiloni, Valensise recalled that “Italy and Slovakia have excellent economic […]

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Osce – Minister Gentiloni at the 22nd Ministerial Council

The OSCE Ministerial Council to under way in Belgrade under the Chairmanship of Serbia will be followed by those of Germany (2016) and Austria (2017). Participants in the event will include representatives of the Organisation’s 57 Member States, 6 Mediterranean Partners (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Jordan) and 6 Asian Partners, in addition to […]

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Tokyo – “Walking Men”: Drawings of journeys between Italy and Japan

“Walking Men” is an exhibition being hosted through 19 December in the exhibition space of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. World-renowned artists Igor Tuveri (known as Igort) of Italy and Japan’s Jiro Taniguchi delight enthusiasts of art, design and animation with the drawings of each of their journeys in the other’s country. Read more, […]

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Uruguay – Italy participates in “Teatro Para el Fin del Mondo”

Italy was represented at the first edition of the Festival entitled “Teatro para el fin del mondo”, held in Montevideo from 26 to 30 November. The event grew out of an analogous one that took place in Mexico and was aimed at bringing contemporary protest theatre to the audiences of disadvantaged urban areas on the […]

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Prague – Central European Festival of Italian cinema

“MittelCinemaFest” comes to Prague with the screening of 9 Italian films on Sunday at Prague’s historic Lucerna Cinema. “We intend to give this festival greater impetus and make it an annual event on the Czech cultural calendar, eventually extending it to other locales and broader audiences of enthusiasts of cinema and other aspects of Italian […]

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Oman – Crovetto shows the “Colours Of My Liguria”

Ligurian painter Gian Marco Crovetto will hold his first solo exhibition in Oman entitled “Colours of My Liguria” at one of the Sultanate’s largest museums, the Bait al Zubair, from 9 December through 4 January 2016. The exhibition has the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Muscat and the support of the Associazione Promotori […]

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Italy and Israel meeting the challenge of innovation: science and industry cooperation, calls for proposals

From medicine to space, applied technologies to cultural change and demographics, the Israel-Italy Joint Innovation Program for Industrial, Scientific and Technological Cooperation in R&D announced a call for proposals for projects to be co-funded over the coming two-year period. Applications, which can be submitted by Italian firms, universities and research centres jointly with Israeli partners, […]

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