Hong Kong: Coop Italia enters with Park and Shop supermarkets

Coop Italia makes its entrance onto the Hong Kong market through the Park and Shop supermarket chain within the framework of a broad expansion plan into Asian markets. This is an important opportunity for Coop to increase its visibility in Hong Kong as a producer of Italian food and wine. Starting in June, the firm […]

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Buenos Aires – Presentation of the “Dictionary of Italian Migrations”

Great anticipation in cultural and institutional spheres and throughout the Italian community of Argentina for the presentation of the “Encyclopedia Dictionary of Italian Migrations in the World”, which will take place at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires on 19 May at 18:30 and in Mar del Plata the following day at the Diagonal […]

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Bosnia – Italian ambassador: The country’s future is in Europe

Italian ambassador to Sarajevo Ruggero Corrias, guest of the International University of Sarajevo (IUS) gave a lecture on “Bilateral relations between BH and Italy in the framework of the EU integration process”, in which he spoke of relations between Italy and Bosnia and opportunities for work and growth offered by the European Union as well […]

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Teheran – Italy draws interest at Book Fair

Italy has been attracting hundreds of visitors at this year’s Teheran Book Fair, which closes on 16 May after 10 days of sales, presentations of new publications, conferences, workshops and side events. A total of 65 countries presented more than 2,000 stands and 300,000 books, with the number of visitors up by 50% as compared […]

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UNESCO. Under-Secretary Giro hails UNESCO ruling on Italian proposal of cultural areas protected from conflict

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro expressed great satisfaction with the unanimous adoption by the UNESCO executive committee of a ruling — presented by Italy — establishing “protected cultural areas”. The ruling’s aim is to protect cultural treasures in areas of conflict, particularly as regards the deliberate destruction of heritage sites, plundering and illegal trafficking […]

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Bratislava – Language labs for learning to “Cook with pronouns”

Learning English in a fun and unusual way, mixing grammar with flavours, rules and traditions. This is what the Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava is offering, free of charge to students and lovers of the Italian language and culture in its new constructive and interesting language labs. The next lab – “Cooking with pronouns” – […]

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Nato: Conference at the Farnesina “The Shaping of Eastern Europe – Alternative priorities and outcomes”, 18 and 19 May

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova will open the conference organised by the NATO Defence College for 18 and 19 May with a policy statement. The conference has been organised in collaboration with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the Latvian EU President, the Balkan Trust for Democracy and the UN Mission […]

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Budapest – Full calendar of events at Cultural Institute

The Italian Cultural Institute of Budapest has a full calendar of events planned from 18 to 21 May that will include a concert by the Trio di Parma and poetry readings celebrating the works of Frederic II, Iacopo da Lentini, Pier dalla Vigna, Odo delle Colonne, Dino Frescobaldi, Immanuel Romano, Chiaro Davanzati, Guido Guinizelli, Francesco […]

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London – Fascists and Anti-Fascists in Little Italy, an exhibition

Tales of Fascists and Anti-Fascists in London’s “Little Italy” are the focus of an exhibition entitled “Dangerous characters in London’s Little Italy: fascists, anti-fascists, suffragettes and spies” curated by Alfio Bernabei, former London correspondent for daily newspaper Unità and slated to open at the Holborn Library on 19 May. Read more, in Italian.

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – RECALL – Italy-Africa Conference: What strategic role for the diaspora (15 May 2015 – Sala Conferenze Internazionali)

The Farnesina will host the conference “Italy-Africa Conference: What strategic role for the diaspora” at 9:30 on Friday 15 May. The conference has been organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Centre for International Policy Studies. Speakers will include MAECI Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, Head of the Security Division of […]

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Russia: Saipem notified of revoked suspension of South Stream

Saipem was notified by Gazprom, through its South Stream subsidiary, of the revocation of the suspension of work and of the request to resume operations on the construction of an offshore gas pipeline in the Black Sea. Russia will begin construction on the first tract of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline alternative to South Stream, […]

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Nepal: Italian Cooperation pursues humanitarian efforts

A flight carrying a load of 16 tonnes of emergency supplies (valued at 160,000 EUR) from the Italian Cooperation arrived in Kathmandu today. The dispatch, arranged in collaboration with the UN logistical base in Brindisi (UNHRD) and INTERSOS on behalf of a consortium of Italian NGOs known as AGIRE, is part of a broader Italian […]

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