Business – Catania hosts internationalisation road show

Catania will host the next stage in the road show for the Internationalisation of “System Italy”. The event, which takes place on 2 July 2015, will see a plenary session with guests from the institutional and financial communities. Participants include Linda Vancheri, economic Councillor from Sicily Region; the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda; […]

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Fire risk: Beirut adopts Italian Civil Protection platform

The Dewetra platform, the local version of the system used by Italian Civil Protection to forecast, prevent and monitor hydro-meteorological and fire risk. Under the name “Sustainable Natural Resource management platform and early warning system” (SuNaR), the integrated system was developed by the CIMA Research Foundation in Savona in collaboration with the Lebanese National Research […]

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Canada – The best of Italian jazz at Ottawa and Montreal festivals

Italianmusicians are taking the best of Italian jazz to Canada with performances by Enrico Rava, Gianluca Petrella, Paolo Fresu, Daniele di Bonaventura, with the A Filetta Vocal Ensemble, performed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival and the Festival International de Jazz in Montreal. The musicians’ Canadian tour was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Ottawa […]

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“Cartoline dall’altra Italia”: a journey through the new emigration to discover young Italians who have decided to experience life abroad

A journey through the new emigration to discover young Italians who – out of necessity or aspiration – have decided to experience life abroad The identikit of the new emigrants and their life experience “Cartoline dall’altra Italia” is a web series produced by the 9colonne media agency with support from the Directorate General for Italians […]

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Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, express our deep concern about the ongoing violence within Libya, and the expansion of terrorism in Libya. We recognize that the Libyan people want peace and stability. We welcome the recent round of talks of the UN political dialogue in Skhirat, […]

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Brazil – New export plan to boost business competitiveness

The government of Brazil has presented the new National Export Plan, which is designed to support exports of Brazilian products, increase the number of exporting firms and foster competitiveness. The plan also aims to reverse the trend in the trade balance, which closed in 2014 with its first deficit in over a decade, of about […]

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Tirana – Ten nights of Italian film at the Università delle Arti

Italian film is being showcased in Tirana from 1 July until 2 September 2015, with the “Ten Nights of Italian Film” organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with DocuTIFF and the Università delle Arti. The event will open with “L’Intrepido”, directed by Gianni Amelio. Read more, in Italian.  

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Bratislava – A packed house for Paterlini’s concert in Slovakia

A packed house for a concert today, 1 July 2015, by Fabrizio Paterlini, innovative modern-classical pianist and composer, at Slovakia’s national radio auditorium. The concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava as part of the 8th “Dolce vitaj” Italian Festival in Slovakia. It enjoys the patronage of the Slovakian Minister for Culture, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder: Event “Start City – Metropolitan Cities: the spark for the country’s economic recovery” (Villa Madama, 1st July 2015)

A reminder that at 14:30 on Wednesday 1 July 2015, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will participate in “Start City – Metropolitan Cities as the spark for the country’s economic recovery” at Villa Madama, organised by the Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani (ANCI) in collaboration with The European House – Ambrosetti. […]

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Italy–Cuba: A celebration of Havana cigars

The 10th Encuentro Amigos Partigas en Italia – a 3-day event celebrating Havana cigars – is taking place in Matelica, in Cuba. The event is supported by Regione Marche and the Italian Embassy in Havana. Read more, in Italian.

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Buenos Aires – Winners of Lucio Fontana Prize exhibiting their work

On 30 June 2015 the winners of the 3rd Lucio Fontana Prize, Julian Dangiolillo and Valentin Demarco, will be exhibiting their work at the San Martin Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires. The prize, organised by the Italian Consulate General in the Argentine capital in collaboration with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C., is open to emerging artists of […]

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Gentiloni: “The great challenge of global terrorism” (l’Unità)

“Black Friday”, with terrorist attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait did not spring from an order from a terrorist super-HQ. Not a single, unified command but a single crisis links the episodes of that day and requires a global approach to tackling the challenge. This is particularly true for Italy, which through geography and history […]

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