Statement by the Members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: The Coalition at One Year

In the year since the formation of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL we have made progress on our campaign to degrade and defeat this unprecedented terrorist scourge.  As we have acknowledged from the beginning, this will be a long-term campaign.  But the situation one year ago was dire: ISIL, also known by its Arabic […]

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Rosario – Year of Italy in Latin America: spotlight on Pasolini

On September 2nd, marking the 40th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini, the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario will join El Cairo Cine Público and the Ministerio de Innovación y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe in presenting a film series dedicated to that noted Italian intellectual. Homage to Pasolini the […]

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Muscat – The Arena of Verona brings Turandot to Oman

The Arena of Verona Foundation returns once again to the Sultanate of Oman to open the 2015-2016 opera season at the Muscat Royal Opera House with a performance of Turandot – with no less than 270 elements, including orchestra, chorus, ballet corps and technicians.  The design Franco Zeffirelli’s highly acclaimed in 2011 production and will […]

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St. Petersburg – Hosts European Day of Languages

The European Day of Languages was held at the Hermitage state museum’s Glavny Stab. The event was organised by the delegation of the European Union in Russia in collaboration with the museum and the institutes and cultural centres in St. Petersburg. Participants included Italy, Holland, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Hungary, Poland Croatia, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, […]

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Uruguay – A week dedicated to EXPO

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo organised a week of events starting on 22 September dedicated to the themes of sustainability in the sectors of food and architecture. Events included conferences, exhibitions and presentations by noted experts and was also included in the programme for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Department of […]

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Unesco – Countering art trafficking with smartphones

Trafficking in artworks can now be countered with smartphones and tablets. This thanks to the “iTPC”, a state-of-the-art, all-Italian application whose presentation, entitled “Cultural Property Trafficking in Crisis Areas – The Expertise of the Italian Carabinieri for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Countering this new Challenge”, was organised by Italy and Unesco for the […]

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Ministerial meeting of the Uniting for Consensus Group

The Ministers of the countries belonging to the Uniting for Consensus Group held a meeting in New York today to assess the current situation of the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform. The eleventh negotiating session and other international events which took place during the 69th UNGA, such as the Senior Officials meeting hosted […]

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Montreal – Literature, Amara Lakhous meets with the Canadian public

Algerian-born Italian author Amara Lakhous, whose critically acclaimed novel “Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio”, from which a film was also made, will be lecturing from 30 September to 4 October in Montreal and Quebec. The lectures have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal in collaboration with other institutions. […]

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La Plata – Focus on the international economic crisis

“The international economic crisis (2007-2015): United States, Europe and Italy” is the title of a conference to be held by Professor Mario Tiberi on October 1st in La Plata, Argentina. The event has been organised by the Centro de Estudios Italianos National University of La Plata (Unlp) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy […]

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Prague – Italian embassy hosts Replay fashion show

The Italian embassy opened its doors to the 5th edition of the Prague Fashion Week, with a fashion show for Replay, a brand specialising in denim and casual apparel. Guests at the event included designers Valerio Baronti and Melany Pellizzon, who both work for the Treviso-based firm founded in 1978 by Claudio Buziol. Italian ambassador […]

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Rabat – Morocco’s Roman era marbles: Siena professor guest at Cultural Institute

Emanuele Papi, professor of classical archaeology of the University of Siena and of Roman archaeology at the Italian Archaeology School of Athens, pursues archaeological missions in Greece, Morocco and Egypt. His experiences will be the focus of a meeting on 29 September organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat and the Institut National des […]

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Yesterday in Reggio Calabria – The Roadshow with Secretary General Valensise

Foreign markets are no longer only an opportunity, for many small firms they have become a necessity if they want to avoid wasting the potential for growth offered by niche products. But good ideas and strong desires are not enough to make it onto international markets; hence the idea to invert the traditional relationship between […]

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