Tokyo – “L’incanto delle donne del mare” in photos by Fosco Maraini

Japan is paying homage to Fosco Maraini, father of the writer Dacia Maraini, with an exhibition entitled “L’incanto delle donne del mare”. The exhibition, which runs from 16 to 30 June 2015 at the Italian Cultural Institute, features 30 black and white photos taken by Maraini in Japan in 1954. Read more, in Italian.

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DEI: UAE – Humanitas-Daman agreement with the focus on health tourism

Italian healthcare group Humanitas has signed an agreement with Global Medical Solutions (part of Emirates Advanced Investment Group-EAIG) and Daman, the health insurance company controlled by the government in Abu Dhabi. Over 3 million Daman health insurance policy holders will be able to apply for healthcare in one of the facilities controlled by Humanitas in […]

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New York – The city rolls out the red carpet for Italian cinema with “Open Roads”

Italy is walking the red carpet in New York with “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”. The review, now in its 15th edition, is the biggest Italian contemporary film event in the United States. Organised by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in partnership with Istituto Luce Cinecittà and with the support of the Italian Cultural […]

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Zagreb – The best in Italian film scores Made in Italy

The Embassy of Italy in Croatia joined the Italian Cultural Institute of Zagreb in organizing a concert featuring the best in Italian film scores for the Day of the Republic. The concert was held at the Vatroslav Lisinski hall in Zagreb, the country’s main Auditorium. Read more, in Italian.

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REMINDER: ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Press conference with Under-Secretary Giro to illustrate 7th Italy-Latin America Conference (Farnesina, 5 June 2015)

A reminder that on Friday 5 June Under-Secretary Mario Giro will meet journalists to illustrate the initiatives and objectives of the 7th Italy-Latin America Conference being held in Milan on 12 and 13 June. The press conference will take place in the Farnesina’s Sala Aldo Moro at 10.00. The Conference is the key political event […]

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Della Vedova in Paris for OECD Ministerial Council

The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Paris for the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OECD). Della Vedova attended a working dinner yesterday (Wednesday 3 June 2015) focusing on climate change in the run-up to the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention […]

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Baghdad – 4 young Iraqis will join the jury of Giffoni Experience 2015

Four young Iraqis will be joining the jury of the Giffoni Experience 2015 film festival, which takes place from 17 to 26 July in Giffoni Valle, in the province of Salerno. Their participation was proposed by the Italian Ambassador in Iraq, Massimo Marotti, to give them “an opportunity to spend 10 days with young people […]

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Lisbon – European Literature Night

For European Literature Night 2015, author Chiara Gamberale will fly to Lisbon to give a selection of readings from her book “Per dieci minuti”, presented in Portuguese by the actress Rita Brutt. The event, organised by cultural institutes and embassies belonging to the EUNIC Portugal network and now in its 3rd edition, will take place […]

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Bus accident in Pocono region

Information for the press Contact the Foreign Ministry’s press service by email segreteria.stampa@esteri.it or by phone: from the USA 011-39-06-36913412; from Italy 06-36913412. Information for families only Phone the emergency cellphone number of the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia: from the USA 215-287-7439; from Italy 001-215-287-7439. If you call this number, no information will be […]

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Bavaria welcomes Prime Minister Renzi for the G7

On 7 and 8 June the world will be Bavaria’s guest, with the heads of state and government of the G7 countries meeting at Schloss Elmau to tackle key global themes. The Free State of Bavaria is welcoming its guests with a special initiative: each day from Saturday 30 May to Friday 5 June the […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Presentation of “Communicating Advocacy in Italy” (Farnesina, 4 June 2015) – Recall

The results of the first qualitative-quantitative research conducted in Italy in the field of advocacy, entitled “Communicating Advocacy in Italy”, will be presented at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Thursday 4 June. The research was organised by CBM Italia Onlus (the Italian branch of Christian Blind Mission) in collaboration with the Italian Network of International […]

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Uruguay – Exhibition on “Identidad desaparecida” opens

“Identidad desaparecida” is the title of an exhibition of sculptures and installations in glass by Silvia Levenson, opening on 3 June 2015 in the Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo a Montevideo. Organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute Montevideo and with the Rete x l’Identità association, the exhibition is part of the initiatives for the […]

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