“From Syria to Iraq to Libya, Russia is crucial”, says Gentiloni

Spain is heading towards the indignado populism of Podemos; Poland has elected Andrzej Duda, an ultra-nationalist who hates Brussels perhaps even more than he hates Moscow, Greece is on the brink of leaving the single currency; and Great Britain is planning for its departure from the European Union. Is populism consuming the European project and […]

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Gentiloni: Meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, at the Farnesina today, 26 May 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to reiterate Italy’s full support for the Minsk Agreements. “We are convinced that the military option is not practicable and that there are […]

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Shipment of humanitarian aid for the Kurdish population in northern Syria

Humanitarian supplies organised by Italian Development Cooperation arrived today, 26 May 2015, at the Ibrahim Khali/Zakho border crossing between Turkey and Iraq. The shipment left Italy from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) at Brindisi and is headed for Dohuk, in the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan. It will then be distributed to the […]

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Dei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking

Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]

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Zurich – Davide Longo: Book tour to present “Il Caso Bramard” in Switzerland and then Germany

A tour to present the latest book by Davide Longo, recently published in German with the title “Der Fall Bramard” (“Il Caso Bramard”), starts today in Zurich, in Switzerland. Tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May 2015, the tour continues in Germany at the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and on Thursday 28 May moves to Frankfurt. Thursday’s […]

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Accreditation Notice: Reminder and Amendment: Africa Day 2015 – “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” (Farnesina, 27 May 2015)

A reminder that a seminar on “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” will take place at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Wednesday 27 May 2015 as part of the Africa Day 2015 event. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for the Environment and the Protection […]

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Peru – Celebrations for the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri

Peru is celebrating the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri with a two-day event organised by the Universidad del Pacifico and the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. The celebrations, part of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiative, will take place on 25 and 26 May 2015. Read more, in Italian.

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Madrid – Italian design: a two-day event for students

Some of the Italian design community’s biggest names have taken part in two days of debate and meetings with students from Masters courses in design-related subjects. Domitilla Dardi, lecturerat the European Institute of Design (IED) and design curator at the MAXXI gallery in Rome, along with Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, founders of Studio Formafantasma, […]

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From Pesaro to Sydney – “Viva Rossini” travels to Australia

Australian audiences will have an opportunity to “meet” Gioachino Rossini with a series of films based on the great composer’s works. The event is organised through a collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Screenings will include “L’Italiana in Algeri”, “Il turco in Italia”, “L’equivoco stravagante”, “La […]

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Accreditation Notice: Africa Day 2015 – “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” (Farnesina, 27 May 2015)

A seminar on “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” will take place at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Wednesday 27 May 2015 as part of the Africa Day 2015 event. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for the Environment and the Protection of the Land […]

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“The world has changed but Romero’s message is still relevant”

Under-Secretary Mario Giro attends beatification ceremony for Monsignor Romero The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, attended the beatification ceremony for Monsignor Romero, which took place in San Salvador on 23 May 2015. “He is a figure who still poses questions for us today. The world has changed but Romero’s message is still relevant in […]

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DEI – Papua New Guinea: Salini Impregilo awarded hydro-electric project worth 2 billion

Salini Impregilo has won a contract worth around 2 billion dollars to develop a 1800 MW hydro-electric project in Papua New Guinea. the contract envisages that the Italian company will submit a feasibility study and have exclusive rights to build the hydro-electric power station over a five-year period. The project includes the construction of the […]

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