Earthquake on Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Italian development cooperation earmarks emergency funding of 500,000 euro for International Red Cross.

Roma – Italian development cooperation has decided to allocate multilateral emergency funding of 500,000 euro to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help the communities hit by the earthquake in the vast region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. About 300 died in the earthquake and over 2000 people were injured. The Italian cooperation […]

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San Francisco – The Italian Cultural Institute re-opens with an exhibition by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

The Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco is opening its doors again in grand style, in its new premises at Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, Suite F. To celebrate the re-opening, the Institute has organised a reception andexhibition of artworks (many of them never displayed before) by Italian-American Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Now 96 years old, […]

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ASEM – Seminar at the Farnesina to support SMEs in Europe and Asia

Italy’s commitment to the development of cooperation between European and Asian countries continues. In this light, an international seminar on “Access to Finance for SMEs in Europe and Asia” will be taking place at the Farnesina on 29 and 30 October 2015. The event is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]

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Beijing – European Union Film Festival opens its doors

The 8th European Union Film Festival, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, has opened. Films being screened range from “Happy Together” by the Czech director, Sasha Dlouhy, to “Kung Fury” by Sweden’s David Sandberg. The festival director is Peter Sallade, while the films were selected by Gianluigi Perrone. Read more, in Italian.

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Prague – Cecchi Paone is special guest at Italian Language Week

Television journalist Alessandro Cecchi Paone was the special guest at the events held in the Czech Republic to celebrate the 15th Italian Language in the World Week. Cecchi Paone gave a lecture on “Radiotelevisione, allaricerca del servizio pubblico perduto” and held a class at the Charles University in Prague, on “Tradizione e vantaggi della lingua […]

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DEI – Indonesia: Government approves reforms to revitalise the economy

The Indonesian government has announced a reform package drawn up in coordination with the central bank, the Financial Services Authority and the Minister Coordinator for the Economy. Its aim is to boost domestic consumption and revitalise the economy. The first tranche of measures includes the adoption of measures to increase certainty in economic activity and […]

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REMINDER: ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Italy-Switzerland Dialogue Forum (Palazzo Clerici, 29-30 October 2015)

A reminder that the third Italy-Switzerland Dialogue Forum will take place at Palazzo Clerici in Milan on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2015. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter, will be present. The initiative is being promoted by the Swiss Embassy in Italy, the […]

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Reminder: Accreditation notice: International seminar on “Financing SMEs in Asia and Europe” (Farnesina, 29 and 30 October 2015)

A reminder that the third Italy-Switzerland Dialogue Forum will take place at Palazzo Clerici in Milan on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2015. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and his Swiss counterpart, Didier Burkhalter, will be present. The initiative is being promoted by the Swiss Embassy in Italy, the […]

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Lisbon – Italy in the Great War – centenary celebrated in Portugal

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon is hosting events to mark the 100th anniversary of Italy entering the First World War. Tuesday 27 October 2015 will see a screening of the film “Uomini contro” by Francesco Rosi, with a presentation by researcher Carmine Cassino. On Tuesday 3 November, historian Giuseppe Monsagrati will give a lecture […]

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Buenos Aires – Morandi engraved: Argentina explores the work of the Bolognese artist

As one of the events organised for Italian Language in the World Week, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires is hosting a lecture on “Morandi engraved”. Organisers of the event are Fabio Fiorani and Ginevra Mariani from the Istituto centrale per la grafica in Rome. The Institute owns the entire collection of Morandi’s plates, […]

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Italy and Austria – Remembering Alcide De Gasperi

The Italian Embassy in Vienna organised an event in memory of Alcide De Gasperi, with the participation of the great statesman’s daughter, Maria Romana. Participants also included Prof. Paolo Magagnotti, president of the Alcide de Gasperi Centre for European Studies at the West University of Timișoara and the European Journalists Association; the chair of the […]

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Astana – Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan

A documentary on Marco Polo, a joint production of a Kazakh opera, exchanges of history and art exhibitions, and archive research projects. These are just some of the initiatives planned for the Year of Italian Culture in Kazakhstan, which will run until October 2016. The “Year” was presented by the Italian Ambassador in Astana, Stefano […]

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