Emergency contribution to UNHCR for flooding in Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf Algeria

The Italian Cooperation has approved a 200,000-euro voluntary emergency contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to respond to the consequences of the flooding that has affected the Saharawi refugee camps in the Tindouf area of Algeria. Based on the available estimates, approximately 25,000 people are currently in dire need. Italy’s contribution is […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – Czech Republic: Prague infrastructure and building Workshop

Some 50 Italian building and infrastructure firms met with representatives of Czech construction sector firms at the “Italy & Czech Republic-Building Together” B2B workshop, held in Prague on 15 and 16 October, to identify opportunities for collaboration and development. It emerged from the meeting that 4.7 billion euro had been earmarked for the next seven […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE  Presentation to the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Italy of the XXI International Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano (Farnesina, 28 October 2015)

On Wednesday 28 October at 11:00, the Farnesina will host the presentation to the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Italy of the XXI International Exposition of the Triennale di Milano “21st century. Design after Design”, to be held in Milan from 2 April to 12 September 2016. The presentation will take place in the ministry’s International […]

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15th Italian Language in the World Week – Events of 21 October

Italian culture showcased at the Brazilian Parliament The Brazilian lower house opened its doors for the first time to a public reading in the Italian language. An occasion on which to promote our language within the institutional, cultural, university and journalistic spheres of that great Latin American nation. Members of Parliament belonging to the Italy-Brazil […]

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Argentina – Tribute to Pasolini 40 years on from his death

Argentina recalled Pier Paolo Pasolini on the occasion on the 40th anniversary of his death, in a film review dedicated to the Italian director. Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with El Cairo Cine Publico and the Ministerio de Innovacion y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe, the event […]

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Melbourne – 7-way challenge for the ‘Grande Olio d’Oliva’

Seven Italo-Australian virgin olive oil producers faced off in Melbourne for the “Grande Olio d’Oliva 2015” competition. All participants use Italian machinery to ensure the high quality of a product through which they seek to maintain their ties with Italy. The jury chose the Trovatello family, originally from the city of Nicastro in the province […]

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Muscat – Spotlight on Italian opera

Italian opera took centre stage in Muscat is a concert entitled “Dal Deserto al Mar: the Universal Love of the Italian Opera”, held at the Al Bustan Auditorium in the capital city of Muscat and organised by the Embassy of Italy in Oman as part of the events for the 15th Italian Language in the […]

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Gentiloni: Conversation with Abbas, restore calm on the ground

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni held a phone conversation this afternoon with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed Italy’s deep concern over the explosion of violence in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip , as he had done earlier this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Gentiloni expressed the […]

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Italy re-elected to un Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2016-2018 term

New York – On October 21, 2015 Italy was re-elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the three-year term 2016-2018 with 178 votes out of 182 valid votes, obtaining the highest number of votes among the Western European and Others Group (WEOG).  This marks Italy’s ninth term as a member of ECOSOC […]

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Israel celebrates Herbert Pagani, a many-faceted artist

Under the umbrella of the 15th Italian Language in the World Week, Israel celebrates the memory of Herbert Pagani, one of the Jewish community of Libya’s most talented Italian artists. The event, “Herbert Pagani: la Parola, il Segno, il Canto”, will take place on Saturday evening at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa with […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – Latest World News – 21 October 2015

The Cooprogetti group was awarded the contract by Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia (ENDE) for the design of a biomass energy production plant for the the Dipartimento Beni. The 420,000 USD contract is the third assigned to the Italian firm operating in Bolivia, after a 1.62 million USD contract in July through the Administradora Boliviana […]

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Gaiani new Director General for Global Affairs

Massimo Gaiani is the Director General for Global Issues and for Asia, Sub Saharian Africa, Latin America at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as of 20 October 2015. He previously served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania (since December 2011). He entered the diplomatic service in 1982. Since then, he has […]

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