Cologne – Imagination and creativity, “Ap-punti” on fabric by Virginia Franceschi

Salerno-born Virginia Franceschi is a multi-faceted artist who uses simple materials to create works of formal beauty and elegance. She currently has a solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Cologne (through 6 November) entitled “Ap-punti su stoffa”. The works use one of the most ancient supports that exist – fabric, on which she […]

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Mexico – Italy guest of honour at “Design Week”

This year’s guest of honour Design Week Mexico, running from 21 to 15 October, will be Italy. One of the most important design sector events in Latin America that attracts thousands of visitors every year to its conferences, B2B encounters and exhibitions. Read more, in Italian

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Bergen – Italian Day in Norway, growing businesses network

Italian firms are gaining ground on the Norwegian market and, in order to work better, are aiming to come together to swap skills. It is precisely with this in mind that Italian Day is being held in Bergen, as ambassador Giorgio Novello explains, to help “form a network of Italian firms established in Norway”. The […]

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Gentiloni: «Italian letter to founder countries to build a Europe of two levels» (Corriere della Sera)

“It is no secret that Libya is more on our minds than Syria. There has been no decision to bomb Iraq. Much less to hide it from or not inform the Parliament”. The place is Milan, Via Solferino, the offices of Corriere della Sera, and Minister Paolo Gentiloni winds up a day in Lombardy that […]

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Libya: Gentiloni hails step toward national unity government

Minister Paolo Gentiloni expressed “satisfaction with the results achieved over night by the Libyan delegations. This is an important step toward the much hoped for establishment of a national unity government”. “It is now essential that all the parties concerned approve the agreement and proceed to signing it”, the minister said. “In acknowledgement of the […]

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Italian diplomacy and the defence of human dignity

  Italian diplomats’  efforts in defence of human dignity  was recalled in a meeting held today at the Farnesina to celebrate the  nomination of ambassador Emilio Barbarani as  one of the“righteous”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the President of Gariwo-The Gardens of the Righteous, Gabriele Nissim, and a large group of students of the […]

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Gentiloni at the General Assembly and Annual Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission (EuroMeSCo)

Minister Gentiloni took part today in the General Assembly and Annual Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission (EuroMeSCo) organised in Milan in collaboration with ISPI and the IEMed of Barcelona. Established in 1996 within the framework of the Barcelona Process, the EuroMeSCo unites the major policy and security study centres in the Euro-Mediterranean area. The […]

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Sicily, “Blue Sea Land” for more regional cooperation

“Blue Sea Land – EXPO of Mediterranean, African and Middle Eastern food producing districts” is the name of an initiative organised by the Cosvap Fishing District of Mazara Del Vallo in collaboration with the Region of Sicily, Chamber of Commerce of Trapani and Mazara Del Vallo, running from 8 to 11 October. The event, now […]

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Palestine – Italian Cooperation earmarks 2.18 million euro emergency contribution to UNRWA

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation has approved a 2.18 million euro multilateral emergency contribution in response to an appeal by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The funds will go toward supporting the “Ensuring food assistance to Palestine refugees in Unrwa Social Safety Net Programme […]

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A 1.5 million euro Italian Cooperation contribution for interventions by the UN Humanitarian Depot in Brindisi

The Italian Development Cooperation approved a 1.5 million euro contribution for the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) for interventions in response to natural disasters or conflicts. The Italian contribution will help make it possible to ensure coverage of transport costs for assistance operations and supply services for the warehousing of humanitarian goods to be […]

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Indonesia – The Great War commemorated in music

The centennial of the Great War will be celebrated with music on 11 October in a concert arranged by our embassy and cultural institute in Jakarta at the institute’s auditorium. “A’ la vie!”, composed by Roccardo Piacentini (composer-pianist) and Tiziana Scandaletti (soprano) and staged by Duo Alterno, is an homage to two pivotal artists of […]

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Costa Rica – Focus on new architecture of Rome

An exhibition entitled “The making of (a new) Rome” opened on 5 October in Costa Rica and was dedicated to recent building projects in Rome between 2010 and 2013. The aim is to offer the public an unexpected view on a city better known for its past, and to stimulate exchanges between Roman architects and […]

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