“Sport and diplomacy” is the topic of the 46th instalment of “Diplomazia e dintorni” to be aired by Radio LUISS on Tuesday 3 November

The pairing of sport and diplomacy immediately brings to mind the Olympics and other events in recent history by which sport has provided an especially effective tool for facilitating the process of relieving tensions between governments. Sports practices today are a factor in national identity and an effective promotional instrument for every country in the […]

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Farnesina condemns profanation of Italian cemetery in Tripoli

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation condemned the latest barbarous act of profanation at the Hammangi Italian Catholic cemetery in Tripoli by unidentified persons. The profanation of a holy place is a deeply hateful and uncivil act of intolerance, all the more serious on this particular date, when in Italy and many other […]

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Gentiloni: Lessons of Rabin alive 20 years on (Il Messaggero)

Amid terrible days in the Middle East, the 20th anniversary of the murder of Rabin Yitzhak Rabin: beloved Israeli leader and Nobel laureate, whose image remains inextricably linked with that of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whose hand Rabin shook on the White House lawn under the gaze of Bill Clinton. It was precisely that Israeli-Palestinian […]

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Somalia, Gentiloni: terrorists will not prevail

“I wish to express the profound condolences and solidarity of the Italian government and people to the citizens and institutions of Somalia for a cruel act of terrorism that has cost the lives of at least 13 persons. The terrorists will not prevail and will not achieve any objective”. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Sidney – Cinema, “Umberto D.” closes the “Masters of Neo-Realism” series

The “Masters of Neo-Realism: Roberto Rossellini e Vittorio De Sica” film series, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney, presents its seventh and final screening at the Casula Powerhouse on 5 November at 19:30. The film shown will be “Umberto D.”, written and staged by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica in […]

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Conclusion of European campaign on work-related stress

The MFAIC received acknowledgement for its participation in the “Together for the prevention and management of work-related stress” campaign and in the European best practices award. The foreign ministry joined others at the ceremony for the conclusion of the 2014-2015 European Occupational Safety and Health Administration (EU-OSHA)campaign “Together for the prevention and management of work-related […]

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Stockholm – Nicola Piovani enchants in concert

Italian pianist and composer Nicola Piovani, famous for his work in cinema and theatre, was met with great acclaim in Stockholm for his “Concerto in quintetto”, accompanied by Pasquale Filasto’, Cristian Marini, Marco Loddo and Marina Cesari. The concert opened Italian Film Festival week and was organized by the Italian embassy in Sweden under Ambassador […]

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Gentiloni, political transition to end the war

Eight hours of discussions to “agree” that the only solution is a “political transition” that, for Italy, comes with “Assad’s exit”. This according to Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the end of the ministerial meeting on the future of Syria held in Vienna, where Iran was represented for the first time in the person of its […]

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Gentiloni to participate in summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will participate in a summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna along with the United States, Russia, China, principal European partners and countries of the region. In the afternoon Minister Gentiloni will be in Milan for the closing session of the Italy-Switzerland dialogue to be held at […]

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Moscow – Homage to Dante, Placido and Konchalovsky

Dante Alighieri as a bridge between cultures and a meeting point for two internationally renowned artists. In Moscow, Michele Placido and the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky held an evening dedicated to Dante’s Inferno, focusing on the characters of Ulysses and the lovers Paolo and Francesca, at the Elektroteatr Stanislavski. The event, part of the celebrations […]

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Italian cuisine master class hosted by Embassy

The kitchens of the Italian Embassy in London will be hosting a master class by the Federazione Italiana Cuochi (Italian Federation of Chefs). The class will be held by Francesco Mazzei, President of the Federation’s British delegation and chef at the Sartoria restaurant; Danilo Cortellini, Deputy President and chef at the Embassy; and Guglielmo Arnulfo, […]

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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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