Italy-Afghanistan – work on Herat bypass starting soon

Afghan infrastructure will benefit from a new Italian input thanks to the efforts of the Farnesina. A contract was signed today by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works and the company that won the tender to build the first lot (20.4 kilometres) of the Herat bypass. funded by Italy, the project is of strategic importance to […]

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Libya: Minister Gentiloni’s telephone contacts on the outlook for a solution to the crisis

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a number of telephone contacts yesterday and today (24 and 25 August 2015) on the outlook for a solution to the crisis in Libya. His aim is to support the on-going negotiations, facilitated by United Nations Envoy Bernardino Leon, to establish a Libyan government […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: 70th United Nations General Assembly – UNGA (New York, September 2015)

A reminder that all pertinent information concerning press accreditation for coverage of the 20th session of the United Nations General Assembly can be found at http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/UNGA70.shtml. Journalists, photographers and TV crews who do not already have UN accreditation will have to register with the organisation no later than 9 September 2015. Please follow the instructions […]

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Belarus: 6 political prisoners freed a significant step toward reconciliation with UE, says Della Vedova

“Six political prisoners, who also include former 2010 presidential candidate Mykalai Statkevich, have been freed in Belarus. This is a significant step toward Minsk’s reconciliation with the EU”, stated Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova, according to whom “improvement in relations between Belarus and the European Union is moving in the hoped […]

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Kyoto – Renaissance music for Leonardo exhibition

Lute player Angelo Marchese will join flautist Manuel Staropoli and soprano Rina Hayama in a performance of Renaissance music in tandem with the opening of an exhibition in Kyoto entitled “Leonardo da Vinci and the Battle of Anghiari – the Mystery of the Tavola Doria”. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. […]

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Gentiloni: «Europe must change now or Schengen’s in jeopardy» (Messaggero)

ROME «The issue of immigration threatens to bring out the worst in Europe, amid member state egoisms, disparate decision-making and polemics. I’m worried. It is going to be on this question that Europe either rediscovers its soul or else truly loses it».  According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni there has to be agreement, […]

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Indonesia: Italians missing: search expanded

Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni was pleased to receive the news of the Indonesian government’s decision to extend search operations through Tuesday 25 August for Italian nationals Daniele Buresta, Michela Caresani and Alberto Mastrogiuseppe, missing following a scuba trip near the island of Sangalaki, in Indonesia. In cases of this sort, Indonesia normally provides […]

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Florence – The heart of Egyptology for a week

The world’s most renowned Egyptologists will meet for the 11th international conference in Florence. Speakers at the 11th edition of the conference are to include Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Cairo Paolo Sabbatini who, on 28 August, will speak before a plenary session on “Egyptology and diplomacy: Italians and the creation of great […]

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Italians missing in Indonesia, Farnesina active to the maximum extent

The Farnesina continues to actively monitor the search for Daniele Buresta, Michela Caresani and Alberto Mastrogiuseppe, the three Italian citizens who went missing on a scuba trip on the island of Sangalaki, in Indonesia. Various naval vessels and rescue helicopters are employed in the search of a vast portion of the sea. The Embassy of […]

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Brussels – Lauches “all’Italiano” at the cartoon festival

The Brussels cartoon festival will  feature laughs “all’Italiano” as Italy participates for the first time, from 4 to 6 September, in the Fete de la Bd/Strip-feest thanks to collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute and Lucca Comics & Games. Read more, in Italian.

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Peru – Italian design showcased in Lima

The exhibition “Compasso d’Oro ADI. Il linguaggio universale del design italiano” opened in the Peruvian capital of Lima, promoted by the Farnesina, Ice and ADI (Association for Industrial Design) in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima and as one of the events for the Year of Italy in […]

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Sydney – Migrants and literature, Simonetta Agnello Hornby

“La scrittura dell’emigrante e dell’emigrato. Memoria e presente” is the title of a conference to be held by Italian writer Simonetta Agnello Hornby at the University of Sydney on 28 August. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney in collaboration with the university as one of the writer’s appointments within the […]

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