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    5 November 2015
    Los Angeles – “The Voice of a Legend”, musical journey in search of Caruso

    Neapolitan Tenor Pasquale Esposito will perform “The Voice of a Legend”, homage to Enrico Caruso, at Los Angeles’ Broad Stage on 11 November at 19:30. The event has been organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute of that city and will be repeated in Palm Springs on Sunday 20 September. Read more, In […]

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    5 November 2015
    USA – Seminar on digital diplomacy, big data and technology

    The Embassy of Italy in Washington organised a seminar within its “Digital Diplomacy Series” in collaboration with TechChange, moderated by its founder and CEO Nick Martin. A panel of experts discussed the future of foreign policy in an increasingly interconnected world and the role of digital technologies, data analysis and mapping and social media platforms […]

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    5 November 2015
    Secretary General Valensise meets with Uzbeki Foreign Minister Kamilov

    Meetings held by Secretary General Valensise in Tashkent on 2 November focused on stronger bilateral relations between Italy and Uzbekistan. His meeting with Uzbeki Foreign Minister Kamilov, which followed upon the latter’s encounter with Minister Gentiloni in September in New York, concentrated on intensification of political dialogue, strengthened cooperation, training initiatives and increased trade.Valensise also […]

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    4 November 2015
    Italy and Brazil to develop cooperation in space sector

    Italy and Brazil’s experience in the sector of space will be the focus of a round table discussion to be held on 5 November at the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia, with Minister Gentiloni attending, who is currently on a mission to that South American country. Other participants will include sector leaders such as the […]

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    4 November 2015
    Development Cooperation – Recruitment of Director for “Agenzia Italiana” – shortlist submitted to Minister Gentiloni now published

    The appointments committee for the post of Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency has submitted the following list of names to Minister Gentiloni, with the reasons for their selection. The list is in alphabetical order, not order of merit. BOLOGNA Stefano FRIGENTI Laura MIOZZO Agostino MISSONI Eduardo RIDOLFI Roberto The laws governing the selection […]

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    4 November 2015
    Gentiloni on a mission to Sao Paulo and Brasilia

    Three days of meetings at highest institutional and government levels to strengthen economic and trade relations. Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni is on a mission to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, where he will be meeting with, in addition to his counterpart Mauro Vieira, other high-level institutional figures and government ministers with a view to […]

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    4 November 2015
    La Valletta – Malta Book Festival adds a Sicilian twist

    The Malta Book Festival, running from tomorrow through 8 November at the historic and monumental ancient Infirmary of the Knights of Malta – today’s Mediterranean Conference Centre – is the most prominent local publishing event. This year’s edition will feature 15 Sicilian publishing houses and their latest offerings, with book launchings in the presence of […]

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    4 November 2015
    Washington – Morretti’s “Mia Madre” Middleburg Film Festival

    Ambassador of Italy to the United States Claudio Bisogniero presented Nanni Morretti’s film “Mia Madre” at the Middleburg Film Festival in Virginia, which was well-received by audiences at the event, which is now in its third edition. Bisogniero also presented the “Distinguished Cinematographer Award” to Dante Spinotti, who collaborated on various acclaimed films such as […]

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    4 November 2015
    Bahia Blanca – Italian community gets 100 new members

    The Italian community of Bahia Blanca officially welcomed 100 new members in a ceremony to celebrate their having been granted Italian citizenship as a result of being direct descendants of Italian ancestors. The event was organised by the federation of Italian associations (Feisa), the Calabrian association and COMITES, in collaboration with the Consulate General of […]

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    4 November 2015
    Budapest – Italian cinema returns to the MittelCinemaFest

    The MittelCinemaFest-Central European Festival of Italian Cinema returns to the banks of the Danube in its 13th edition from 5 to 15 November, promoted and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, in collaboration with Budapest Film and a series of Hungarian cinema houses and distributors. The complete festival […]

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    3 November 2015
    Poland: Astaldi awarded contract for Warsaw metro

    In consortium with the Turkish firm Gulemark, the Italian firm Astaldi was awarded the contract for the construction of two new sections of the second line of Warsaw’s metro line with a winning bid valued at approximately 540 million euro. The project includes the construction of three stations to the west and three to the […]

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