Italia-Africa – Gentiloni, a central theme of our foreign policy

Africa today is a “continent of opportunity”, an area “destined to achieve interesting growth rates,” said the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni opening a conference held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled “Migrations and International Relations. The Italy-Africa Agenda”, organised by the Piedmont Centre for African Studies together with the Institute […]

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Istanbul bombing: Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni calls his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Following this morning’s bombing, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni called his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to express Italy’s closeness and sympathy for the victims, their families and the Turkish government. “Italy and Turkey are more than ever committed to combating terrorism,” Mr Gentiloni said. The Turkish Foreign Minister informed Mr Gentiloni that the government does not […]

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Cologne – The “Eternal Colours” of the Venini glassmakers shineat the Italian Institute of Culture

Venini is a byword for authenticity and for a perfect balance between a quest for excellence, contemporary design, and the great Murano glassmaking tradition. The intuitions of its international artists and designers have kept moving the company forward for over 90 years. A passion for glass and the art of glassblowing captivate Germany, too: as […]

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Tunisia and its Constitution – A seminar at the Italian Institute

A day dedicated to Tunisia and its new Constitution, as well as to the ‘opportunities’ for cooperation with Italy that this has opened up, especially at institutional and constitutional levels. The event takes place tomorrow, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis. It features the launch of the new book “Tunisia. La primavera della […]

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London – “Just Arrived” to resume on February 3

“Just Arrived”, a project targeted on Italian youth recently settled in England and Wales, will be resumed on February 3. The meeting will take place in the Italian Consulate General in London and will be attended by Italian experts who live and work in London and who will offer precious advice on how to write […]

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Chile – New Edition Of The Santiago A Mil Theatre Festival

Chile is once again hosting Santiago a Mil, Latin America’s most important theatre festival, also with the participation of Italy. Performances will run from January 3 to 24 and will feature the world’s leading theatre companies. The festival is considered to be one of the three most prestigious festivals in the world and the number […]

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Madrid – Pianist Andaloro in concert

Spain is getting ready to welcome a concert by Italian pianist Giuseppe Andaloro in Madrid, as part of the “Italian Sounds in Madrid” cycle promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian National Music Committee. The performance will be held at Abrantes Palace, where the pianist will perform a selection of the masterpieces of […]

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Finland: project agreement for an undersea tunnel between Helsinki and Tallinn

The construction project for an undersea railway tunnel between Helsinki and Tallinn was one of the highlights of the Memorandum of Cooperation recently signed by Finland’s Minister of Transport, Anna Berner, and the Estonian Minister of Economy, Kristen Michal. Under the Memorandum the tunnel, which envisages an 80 kilometre connection between the Pasila station in […]

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Africa – “Migrations and International Relations: The Italy-Africa Agenda” in a conference at the Italian Foreign Ministry

Migration as an essential element in foreign policy and particularly in the relationships between Italy and Africa are the central themes of a conference organised by the Piedmont Centre for African Studies together with the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) at Italy’s Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The Italian Minister […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF – Conference on “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance” (Farnesina, Jan. 15, 2016) – Recall

The Conference on “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance” is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2016 at the Italian Foreign Ministry. The Conference is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) with the contribution of the […]

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Athens – Alfredo Romano’s “Lini” exhibition on show from January 15

The “Rammendi” exhibition by Alfredo Romano will be inaugurated on Friday, January 15 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Athens. Romano’s “Lini” (“Linens”) feature extracts of poems by 12th century Sicilian-Arab poets. The fragments harken back the rich and ornate repertoire of Ruggero II of Sicily’s court, where writing and pseudo-writing had a central […]

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Lithuania – Vilnius commemorates 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death

On the 40th anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius, Lithuania, is organising a film festival devoted to one of the intellectuals who most influenced Italian culture in the second half of the 20th century. The festival will begin on January 22 with “Mamma Roma”, Pasolini’s second film as director […]

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