Los Angeles – Cinema, “Non essere cattivo” draws a team of stars

Andy Garcia and Martha De Laurentiis were on hand to welcome “Non essere cattivo” to Hollywood along with an entire team of Italian directors and actors who had come to Los Angeles for Cinema Italian Style 2015 with the task of cutting the ribbon to the red carpet for this extraordinary event, along with Oscar-winner […]

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Oslo – New music for an ancient instrument: Italo-Nordic projects stops in Norway

Four young Nordic composers directed by Italian musician Marco Fusi are poised to enchant Norway with a concert evoking the sounds of other times. “New music for an ancient instrument” features the almost-extinct “viola d’amore”, and has been organised by Ny Musikk e Nasjonalmuseet in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo. It is […]

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Hildesheim – Italian gastronomy pays homage to German history and tradition

Creativity, taste and Made in Italy at the “service” of German history and tradition at the “Venezia” ice cream parlour of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, city famous for its thousand-year-old rose bush. The event saw the participation of Consul General Flavio Rodilosso and COMITES of Hannover President Giuseppe Scigliano. Read more, in Italian.

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HAIFA – Pasolini’s “Medea” comes back to life at Italian Cultural Institute

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1969 film “Medea” will be screened at the Italian Cultural Institute (Rehov Meir Rutberg 12) in Haifa on Tuesday 17 November at 18:30, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the writer’s death. Institute Director Maurizio Dessalvi will be introducing the film. Read more, in Italian.

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Under-Secretary Della Vedova on a visit to Japan

With the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Rome and Tokyo approaching, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova embarked on a 3-day mission to Japan aimed at underscoring the already excellent bilateral political, economic and cultural relations that bind Italy and Japan, and at strengthening bilateral economic/industrial relations through Italian investments […]

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Gentiloni: «Italy in the forefront, but a mistake to speak of war» (Le Repubblica)

“Let’s not call it war”, says Minister for Foriegn Affairs Paolo Gentiloni on a flight to Brussels for the monthly foreign ministers meeting. The agenda was to be immigration, but that has changed since the massacres in Paris. The minister urges caution in the use of certain words. “We are in the forefront in the […]

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Valeria Solesin: the Farnesina extends deep condolences to the family for their painful loss

The Foreign Ministry announced that, in accordance with the procedures provided for by the French authorities, the Italian diplomatic authorities were allowed access to the morgue where the bodies of the victims of the recent terrorist attacks were arranged. With the elements supplied by the family of Italian national Valeria Solensin, those same Italian authorities […]

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Article by Minister Gentiloni – An End to Ambiguity (l’Unità)

Emotions ran, and are running, high both because of the sheer extent of the massacre and for the bonds that we have with Paris and with the French people. Beyond emotions, however, and the pledge to raise all national security levels, we are obliged to look at the future implications of this terrible attack in […]

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Gentiloni at meeting on Syria

“I embraced my colleague Laurent Fabius here in Vienna in the name of Italian solidarity and shock”, stated Minister Gentiloni from the Austrian capital, where the International Syria Support Group met yesterday. “We are so close to France, so close to the French, that this tragedy strikes us as well”, he added. The group’s recent […]

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Paris attacks: latest announcement by Farnesina’s Crisis Unit on Viaggiaresicuri site

In relation to the terrible attacks last night in Paris, Italian nationals are invited to follow the advice issued by the Parisian authorities and avoid unnecessary travel within the city. In the case of an emergency, contact the Italian Consulate General on the following numbers: +33-(0)1-4430-4701, +33-(0)1-4430-4702, +33-(0)1-4430-4706 and mobile 0607227256.

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Gentiloni-Zarif telephone call: Rome and Tehran agree to postpone Rohani’s visit and to “concentrate on the response to the attacks”

During a night-time telephone call, Foreign Ministers Paolo Gentiloni and Javad Zarif agreed to postpone President Hassan Rohani’s visit to Italy. The two ministers agree on the need to concentrate on the response to the terrible terrorist deeds that have shaken France so deeply. 

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Italian Cooperation earmarks 225,000 euro for Red Cross and IFRC

The Italian Cooperation has made a new emergency contribution of 225,000 euro to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in support of the Sudan Country Strategic Response Plan for 2015. Possible interventions include addressing the water needs of primary healthcare facilities in that African country, six of which have been […]

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