Cassa Depositi e Prestiti: savings and finance at the service of growth. Meeting at the Farnesina

The Farnesina hosted a meeting today of the Ambassadors accredited in Rome with President of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Claudio Costamagna who outlined the group’s international activities. The meeting offered an opportunity to examine the CDP’s support for infrastructure investments, its role in the country’s growth and its new skills in matters of international cooperation. […]

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State funeral for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt

The Farnesina informs that President Emeritus Giorgio Napolitano will participate officially in the funeral for former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Schmidt to be held in Hamburg on 23 November.

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Tokyo – When language becomes music: in search of “recitar cantando”

Musicologist and scholar Luciana Galliano will hold a conference at 18:30 on 18 November at the Umberto Agnelli Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo on Opera, born of the “recitar cantando” style blending voice and music. The conference will explore the use of the Italian language in lyrical music from the year 1000 […]

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Asunción – Stefano Bollani, piano wizard, for the first time in Paraguay

After performances in the world’s most prestigious venues (Umbria Jazz, the Montreal Festival, New York’s “Town Hall”, Venice’s “Fenice” and Milan’s “La Scala”), eclectic and inventive pianist Stefan Bollani will perform for the first time ever in Paraguay at 20:00 on Wednesday 18 November at the Ignacio A. Pane municipal theatre of Asunción. Presenting the […]

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Dei – Morocco: 7–billion-euro southern development plan expected to create 120,000 jobs

A total investment of approximately 77 billion dirham (7 billion euro) leading to the creation of 120,000 jobs – these are the numbers associated with the economic development plan for three provinces in southern Morocco (Laayoune, Dakhla and Guelmin) announced by King Mohammed VI. The 5 to 10-year plan concerns a variety of sectors and […]

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Farnesina Conference – Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs

“Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” is the topic of an international conference scheduled for Wednesday 18 November at the Farnesina in Rome. The conference will be introduced by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mario Giro, is jointly sponsored by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation […]

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Accreditation Notice: “Including Disability in Development Cooperation: Experiences of Collaboration between Governments, NGOs and DPOs” (Farnesina, 18 November 2015)

The “Including Disability in Development Cooperation” conference will take place at the Farnesina on 18 November 2015, organised jointly by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation and the Italian Disability and Development Network. The conference will be opened by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, and is intended for […]

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Brazil – “Venice Cinema” on display

The 11th edition of the exhibition “Venice Cinema no Brasil” will run from 16 to 30 November in Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, presenting a selection of the Italian films that competed in the 72nd Venice Film Festival. The event will also pay homage to director Alberto Lattuada with a screening of […]

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NATO – Discussing Security in the Mediterranean

“Nato Looks South – Mediterranean Security and Alliance Strategy”, an event to be co-hosted by the Italian permanent mission to Nato on 17 November on the occasion of “NAC Away-Day”, is co-sponsored by the American German Marshall Fund. The sessions, to be introduced by Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, will focus on developments in Mediterranean […]

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Argentina – Focus on science for conservation of cultural heritage

A conference entitled “Science and innovation for the study and conservation of cultural treasures” will take place in Buenos Aires on 1 and 2 December at the Universidad Nacional de San Martin. The initiative, organised by the Embassy of Italy in Argentina in collaboration with the local university and the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos […]

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Cape Town – Benefit regatta labeled Italy

A benefit regatta – the Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy – organised for the third year running by Italian ambassador to Pretoria Vincenzo Schioppa, drew ambassadors and consuls, sport stars, businesspersons, sailing enthusiasts and the young people of the Izivunguvungu Foundation. The Foundation’s aim is to teach under-privileged youth the values of friendship, equality and sportsmanship, […]

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Beijing – Sequi on a mission to Shaanxi, new synergies along the Silk Road

Italian ambassador to Beijing Ettore Sequi made a mission to a Chinese region that has strong bonds with Italy for historic, economic and tourism reasons, where he opened the “Forum on Shaanxi-Italy bilateral cooperation along the new Silk Road”. Local authorities and businesspersons were introduced to Italian offerings in the sectors of aeronautics, healthcare, environment […]

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