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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Cartoline dall’ altra Italia – Jakarta – The chef who serves Made in Italy

Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and then back to Indonesia: Chef Michele Cuozzo, born in Sala Consilina in the province of Salerno, began his career in Asia about 20 years ago, winding up finally in Indonesia last year. “It all began by chance. I was teaching the art of pizza making, a passion of mine that turned […]

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Diplomazia e dintorni – “Ambassador in Latin America”

The 48th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” is entitled “Ambassador in Latin America” and will be aired on Tuesday 17 November at 20:00 on Radio LUISS. This week’s guest is Silvio Mignano, Ambassador of Italy to Venezuela, as well as writer, translator and poet. The occasion will offer a glimpse into the daily life of […]

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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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