Tirana – Cinema: an Albanian showcase for Italian short films

The 13th International Film Festival, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is taking place in the Albanian capital and runs until 5 November 2015. This year the event includes a programme of Italian short films curated by the Italian Short Film Centre, featuring some of the most successful Italian shorts from 2014 and […]

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La Scala’s String Quartet performs at the Glyptotek

Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum provided a splendid setting for a performance by the string quartet of La Scala theatre in Milan. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Copenhagen Metro Team, the event featured music by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Petr Ilic Tschaikovsky. The performers were Francesco Manara and Daniele Pascoletti […]

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Gentiloni – Meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UNODC

The main threats to global security were the focus of discussion at the Farnesina today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov. Minister Gentiloni underscored Italy’s support for and […]

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European Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]

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DEI – UAE: Memorandum of Understanding on halal certification signed

During the 5th Joint Italy-United Arab Emirates Commission a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Italian National Accreditation Body (Accredia) and the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) on cooperation on the accreditation of halal certification bodies. The Memorandum was signed on 20 October 2015. The agreement is the first of its kind […]

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Triennale di Milano will support economic recovery, says Gentiloni

The 21st International Exposition of the Triennale di Milano “will be a way to support the recovery of our economy. It will also help us recover confidence in our ability to attract foreign investment, in our export system, and in the possibility that the country, its businesses, its institutions, its reforms and its civil society […]

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Notice on media accreditation for 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council (Belgrade, 3–4 December 2015)

The 22d OSCE Ministerial Council will take place in Belgrade on 3 and 4 December 2015. Representatives of the press and media interested in following the event should apply for accreditation by following the instructions set out on the OSCE website http://www.mc2015.rs/ no later than Tuesday 10 November 2015. Further information can be found at […]

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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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