Dei – Slovenia: government prepares to launch privatisation plan

Slovenia is laying the groundwork for a future privatisation plan. The National Assembly approved the Public Assets Management Strategy prepared by the government, which divides 91 Slovenian firms (an estimated overall value of 11 billion EUR) into three categories: strategic interest, major investment, portfolio asset. The government will maintain majority control over the 24 firms […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – UPDATE: 11th Conference of Ambassadors of Italy (Farnesina, 27/28 luglio)

On Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July the Farnesina will host the 11th Conference of Ambassadors of Italy entitled “Diplomacy for Italy”. Speakers will include President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, President of the Council of Ministers Matteo Renzi and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. The speeches may be covered in […]

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San Francisco – The Allies in Italy in the photography of Alfonso Carrara

The Allied landing in Italy and the disorientation of the displaced populations of small towns across the peninsula as the German army withdrew and the North American troops advanced. All this in the photography of Alfonso Carrara, Italo-American attached to the American 5th Army during WWII, in an exhibition hosted through 31 July by the […]

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Lima – A book about the future of the Bosque de Pómac

The Italo-Peruvian Fund (FIP) and the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima presented the book “Herencia Muchik en el Bosque de Pomac” on 22 July, with the participation of its editors Antonio Aimi and Emilia Perassi. The book is a collection of research carried out in the context of the 2010-2013 Propomac project, the purpose of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Recall – Conference “Protecting and Promoting Human Rights” (Farnesina, 22 July)

The conference “Protecting and Promoting Human Rights” will take place in the Farnesina’s International Conference Room  on Wednesday 22 July from 10:00 to 12:30. Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will open the discussions. Organised by the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights (CIDU), the event involves PMs, NGOs, foreign diplomats and representatives of the civil society involved in […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – 11th Conference of Ambassadors of Italy (Farnesina, 27/28 July)

On Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July the Farnesina will host the 11th Conference of Ambassadors of Italy entitled “Diplomacy for Italy”. Speakers will include President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, President of the Council of Ministers Matteo Renzi and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. The speeches may be covered in […]

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DEI: Ghana launches 1 billion USD plan for refurbishment of 330 km of railway

Ghana presented a project for the refurbishment of its Western Corridor railway line, running from Takoradi to Kumasi, with an extension to the mining districts of Tarkwa (manganese) and Awaso (bauxite). The project involves approximately 330 km of railway, 38 stations, two terminals and 200 bridges, for an estimated cost of nearly 1 billion USD. […]

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Italians in the World – ‘Postcard from another Italy’

A young engineer living in Paris is the focus of the new segment of “Postcard from another Italy”, the web-series created by 9colonne with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Directorate General for Italians in the World and Migration Policies. A young aerospace engineer in Paris “I’ve been living in […]

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Tirana – Film “La mossa del pinguino” at University of the Arts

Claudio Amendola’s film “La mossa del pinguino” will be screened on 22 July (21:00) at the Auditorium of Tirana’s University of the Arts. The event is part of “Ten evenings of Italian Cinema” organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of the Albanian capital in collaboration with DocuTIFF and the University of the Arts (with the […]

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Brazil – Paola Biganti art exhibit in Sao Paulo

The art and design of journalist, artist and set designer Paola Biganti – Umbria-born and émigré at a young age to Brazil –– will be on display from 23 July to 21 August at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo, which has organised the event as part of the Year of Italy in Latin […]

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Russia – Fencing, Italy’s victory at Moscow world championship celebrated at embassy

The Embassy of Italy in Moscow hosted a gala evening for the Italian national fencing team, which recently emerged the victors at the Moscow world fencing championships. Participants at the event included President of the Italian Fencing Federation Giorgio Scarso and new champion of the world for women’s fencing Rossella Fiamingo. Ambassador of Italy to […]

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Israel – Italian theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame in Haifa

Franca Rame and Dario Fo’s 1980s renowned anti-bourgeois play “Coppia aperta, quasi spalancata” about the sexual freedom of couples, will be staged on August 1st in Haifa, Israel. The event has been organised by the community theatre of Haifa with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute. Read more, in Italian.

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