DEI – Kuwait: Green light for new law on FDI, with fewer limits on foreign operators

Fewer restrictions for foreign investment in Kuwait. That is the aim of the new law on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which makes the authorisation process for 100% foreign-owned companies less complex. The Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), which replaces the Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB), is the body tasked with promoting inward investment. Licenses […]

Read more

Minister Gentiloni meets General Luciano Portolano, Commander of UNIFIL II mission

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met General Luciano Portolano at the Farnesina today, 10 November 2015. General Portolano is the military Force Commander and Chief of Mission of the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL II). During their discussion, Minister Gentiloni asked for the General’s views of developments in […]

Read more

Tokyo – Dante in Japan: a linguistic and cultural divide?

Dante Alighieri, and the way his work was “imported” to Japan during the Meiji era, will be the topic of a lecture by Professor Iwakura Tomotada at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo on Wednesday 11 November 2015. The lecture will discuss linguistic and ideological aspects of the “heroic” poet’s work, and its translation and […]

Read more

Ankara – Film – a week dedicated to the “Seventh Art”

Italian Contemporary Film Week, which runs until 15 November 2015 in Ankara, is an important channel for the cultural dialogue between Italy and Turkey. Films shown during the “Week” will include ““Tutti i santi giorni” by Paolo Virzì, “Buongiorno papà” by Edoardo Leo, and “L’ultima ruota del carro” by Giovanni Veronesi. The event is promoted […]

Read more

Madrid – From Ungaretti to Apollinaire: the Great War in the words of the poets

“La Guerra d’Europa 1914-1918 raccontata dai poeti” (published by Nottetempo) features the voice of Ungaretti, whose “San Martino del Carso”, written in 1916, recounted the drama of the front and trenches of the Great War. The bookalso includes works by 52 other poets, including Apollinaire, Joyce, Pessoa and Mandel’štam, from 16 different countries. It was […]

Read more

Los Angeles – A showcase for contemporary Italian film

Contemporary Italian cinema comes to Los Angeles for Afi Fest 2015, presented by Audi and Cinema Italian Style 2015, promoted by Luce Cinecittà with American Cinematheque with the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and the support of the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities. The event has been organised in […]

Read more

The Italian and German foreign ministers open the Documentation Centre on the Padule di Fucecchio Massacre.

“We must not forget, and we must build the future together”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who, with his German colleague Frank Walter Steinmeier, opened the Documentation Centre on the Padule di Fucecchio Massacre, in which 175 civilians were killed by Nazi troops on 23 August 1944. “Our shared memory is […]

Read more

Cartoline dall’altra Italia – from the home-town of Shakespeare’s Juliet to Luxembourg… for love!

Love was the reason behind 32-year-old Edoardo Ambrosi’s move to Luxembourg, where he works in international relations at the city’s university. Originally from Verona province, Edoardo began his new life across the Alps after a period spent working at Milan’s Bocconi University, where he specialised in relations with the US and eastern Europe. “My partner […]

Read more

DEI – Cyprus: Island’s first science and technology park to be built at Pentakomo

Cyprus’s first science and technology park is being set up in the Limassol district of Pentakomo. The project will be a catalyst not just in promoting and developing scientific research, but also for technological innovation, with positive implications for business growth and the implementation of the national digital strategy. The aim is to foster the […]

Read more

Managing an Italian Cultural Institute abroad – The 47th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni”, Tuesday 10 November on Radio LUISS

  The Italian Cultural Institutes are structures which operate abroad to disseminate and promote Italian culture. They are part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The work they perform varies greatly from one Institute to the next, not least in the light of the countries in which they are based. In addition to promoting […]

Read more

Chile – Italy to play leading role in Santiago International Fashion Film Festival

Italy will play a leading role in the  Santiago International Fashion Film Festival (Sfff 2015), which is being held in the Chilean capital from 12 to 14 November 2015 at the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre. A fusion of film, fashion and advertising, the Festival features 33 short films, 7 of which Italian. Italy’s contribution consists […]

Read more

DEI – Spain: Government launches industry digitalisation plan

The Spanish government is speeding up the digital transformation plan for the country’s businesses. Jose Manuel Soria, the Minister for Industry, has presented an ambitious programme of digitalisation incentives, with the focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Digital transformation will involve different aspects of business such as organisational structure, production processes, data collection, and […]

Read more