ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference “Security is a serious thing” (Farnesina, 9 Sptember)

The Conference “Security is a serious thing” will take place on Wednesday 9 September from 10:00 to 12:30 at the Farnesina. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will open the sessions. The event, jointly promoted by the NGO network AOI, CINI, LINK2007, the Crisis Unit and the Directorate General for Development Cooperation, […]

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Stockholm – Climate soil and landscape: a lecture by Luca Mercalli

The wider public knows him as TV’s “weatherman with the butterfly”, but he is much more: Luca Mercalli is, in fact, an internationally renowned climatologist who will present a lecture on 7 September (at 18:00) at the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm entitled “Climate, soil, landscape: how to stop the race to the edge of […]

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Prague – Traditions and notes: the polyphonic songs of Sardinia

The traditional polyphonic songs of Sardinia, as well as those of Corsica, will be featured in a concert by the world famous Mediterranean polyphonic group “Cuncordu e Tenore de Orosei” on Tuesday 15 September (at 20:00) at Prague’s Hlahol (Masarykovo nábřeží 16), promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague. Read more, in Italian.

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Argentina – “9×10 Novanta”, Homage to Istituto Luce presented in Rosario

The film “9×10 Novanta” will be presented on 9 September in Rosario, Argentina, and is the original homage to the Istituto Luce produced by nine of the most renown of Italian filmmakers. Shown at the 2014 Venice film festival as a special event, the film will be presented as a non-competing entry at the 22nd […]

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Moscow – Made in Italy in the forefront at CPM apparel fair

The 25th edition of the Collection Premiere Moscow (CPM) apparel and accessories fair opened in Moscow, with Italy occupying a prominent position. Sistema Moda Italia (Smi), Ente Moda Italia (Emi) and Agenzia Ice Organisers joined forces to organise the Italian pavilion, where approximately 100 Italian firms will present 150 collections of men’s and women’s, children’s […]

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Marseille – Concert Thursday by Germany’s first electronic orchestra

France and Italy come together for an important event dedicated to electronic music. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the Goethe Institute of Marseille, has organised a concert for 3 September by the first electronic music orchestra, conducted by Rochus Aust, a German composer who transfers the physics discoveries of Ampère and Fabry into […]

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Dar Es Salaam – Italian mobile medical unit opens in Tanzania

Italy is working on behalf of women in Tanzania, where a specialised mobile unit equipped to perform mammograms was donated by the Italian non-profit association Ruvuma to the S. Maria Nascente of Mbweni, run by Indian nuns of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI). The goal is to promote the prevention of tumours of the […]

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Gentiloni: Italy, Germany and France jointly address immigration

In reaction to the worsening migration tragedy of recent days, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Paolo Gentiloni, Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France, Laurent Fabius have drafted a broad-based document calling for a strong European response to the crisis. The highly detailed document underscores how, in the light of the limitations and inadequacies of […]

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Brazzaville – Azzurri Stars, old glories in the field for Made in Italy

On 2 September, four champions of Italy’s winning 2006 World Cup team – Fabio Cannavaro, Simone Perrotta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Barone – will join other greats such as Totò Schillaci, ‘Penna Bianca’ Fabrizio Ravanelli, Damiano Tommasi, Stefano Tacconi and Antonio Benarrivo as the “Azzurri Stars”. They will be matched in the new Brazzaville stadium, […]

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Geneva – 50th anniversary of Mattmark tragedy

A solemn commemoration will be held in the Canton Vallese on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Mattmark landslide in which 88 dam construction workers – 56 of whom were Italians – tragically lost their lives. The ceremony’s more than 1,000 participants will include Undersecretary for Regional Affairs Gianclaudio Bressa, Italian Consul […]

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Copenhagen – Ambassador’s residence open for Golden Days

It will be open house on 17 September at the Ambassador of Italy’s 18th century Copenhagen residence, which is normally closed to the public. The occasion is the Golden Days Festival and has been organised in cooperation with the French embassy in the Danish capital. The two historically significant buildings will be open to the […]

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Montreal – Madama Butterfly opens opera season

Great expectations for Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”, scheduled to open the 36th opera season on 19 September (19:30) at the Place des Arts opera House in Montreal, Canada, the most important French-speaking venue in North America. The event has been arranged thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, and will be […]

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