Stockholm – Books, Melania Mazzucco launches “Sei come sei” in Swedish

Melania Mazzucco will launch the Swedish-language version of her novel “Sei come sei” (Einaudi, 2013, 235pgs.) at the Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm on Monday 28 September at 18:00. The author, whose works have been translated in 24 countries, will read from her moving story about the love between a father and daughter. The event […]

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Washington – Movie’n’food to celebrate Expo Milan

The initiative “Movi’n’Food – Sapore in Cinema” includes two exhibitions, the screening of a film and a conference, and is the Embassy of Italy in Washington’s way of celebrating Expo Milan 2015. Maison Gattinoni’s historic apparel inspired by food will be the subject of the exhibition “Couture à la Carte” on display at the embassy […]

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Gentiloni: «Too much pressure on Italy and Germany, either Europe acts or we’re over the cliff» (la Repubblica)

Minister Paolo Gentiloni, your country has long known the tragedy of refugees in the Mediterranean, but Italy’s voice has not been heard. Has it not been loud enough? «It is sad that Europe needs a tragedy to get moving. The fact is, however, that last April, when a boatload capsized in the Mediterranean, killing hundreds, […]

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Libya: Gentiloni, talks in the final stretch

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni expressed his deep appreciation for the new step forward taken at Skherat in recent days, and in particular between yesterday and today, on the complex negotiations over the settlement of the Libyan crisis. “We are in the final stretch now, and the next week will be […]

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Stuttgart – All eyes on the photography of Andrea Alfieri

Umbrian-born photographer Andrea Alfieri will present an exhibition in Stuttgart entitled “My Apple – New York visions” from 11 September to 25 October at the Italian Cultural Institute (Kolbstr. 6), which has organized the exhibition in collaboration with Volkshochschule Reutlingen. Read more, in Italian.

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Brazil – 8 unpublished essays by Norberto Bobbio presented at Sao Paulo

The Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo will host the presentation of the translation of Norberto Bobbio’s classic “Studi per una teoria generale del diritto” on 17 September in an initiative promoted in collaboration with the Norberto Bobbio Institute. Celso Lafer, former Brazilian foreign minister, and Tommaso Greco, professor of law at the University of […]

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Tokyo- Gelato World Tour makes a stop in Japan

The Gelato World Tour made a stop in Japan to the delight of a 55,000-strong crowd at Tokyo’s Komazawa Olympic Park, built for the 1964 Games. A total of 16 gelato producers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan including an Italian who lives in Taipei, were given a chance to promote their products. Organisers included […]

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Amsterdam – An exhibition on Antonioni, master of modern cinema

Director, screenwriter, film editor, writer and painter Michelangelo Antonioni will be the subject of the exhibition “Michelangelo Antonioni – Master of Modern Cinema” at the Eye Film Museum Institute from 12 September through 17 January 2016. The exhibit consists of a vast number of private documents that offer an opportunity to better comprehend his oeuvre. […]

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Anna Lindh Foundation – Leaders for dialogue and peace meet

On the symbolic date of 11 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is hosting two important meetings for dialogue and peace. The first concerns the Advisory Council of the Anna Lindh Foundation, made up of 43 Euro-Mediterranean nations, which proposes to strengthen international efforts in light of the challenges generated by the […]

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DEI – UAE: Simpler procedures for companies to bid for EXPO Dubai 2020 contracts

The procedures for companies interested in bidding in tender procedures for EXPO Dubai 2020 are being simplified. It will no longer be necessary to have a commercial permit valid for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to complete registration through the EXPO procurement management portal. Registration is a necessary step for eligibility to take part in […]

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Common rules on repatriation and the right to asylum, urges Gentiloni

Italy is working on a review of the Dublin agreement for a European right to asylum and common rules on repatriation, Foreign Minister Gentiloni has told the Chamber of Deputies. The Minister was speaking during the session on the future of the European Union, on which, he observed, “we have our compass pointing in a […]

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Common rules on repatriation and the right to asylum, urges Gentiloni

Italy is working on a review of the Dublin agreement for a European right to asylum and common rules on repatriation, Foreign Minister Gentiloni has told the Chamber of Deputies. The Minister was speaking during the session on the future of the European Union, on which, he observed, “we have our compass pointing in a […]

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