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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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Event dedicated to the New Development Agenda (Milano, Palazzo Castiglioni, 14 e 15 maggio 2015)

The Farnesina’s Directorate general for Development Cooperation, in collaboration with the Institute for International Policy Studies (ISPI), FAR, the World Food Programme (WFP) the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO) Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May 2015 has organized an event dedicated to the new post-2015 Development […]

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Ecuador – Presentation of projects financed by the Italo-Ecuadoran Fund

In celebration of a decade of activity in Ecuador, the Italo-Ecuadoran Fund (FIE) presented the results of an independent assessment of 115 projects in 23 Ecuadoran provinces financed by the bilateral debt conversion programme. Attendees at the presentation included Italian ambassador to Ecuador Gianni Piccato, La Paz UTL Director Felice Longobardi and FIE co-directors Carlo […]

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Shanghai – A journey across Italy on display

A series of portraits by 21 photographers will offer a unique way to explore Italy to visitors in Shanghai. The itinerant exhibition “Discover Italy”, as explained by its creator Lorenza Scalisi, “came from the idea of uniting our points of tourism excellence for the first time ever with images of some of the well known […]

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Italy-Serbia – “Il teatro romano di Aosta” screened in Leskovac

A series of exhibitions, conferences and film reviews is running from 9-18 May in celebration of the Victory over Fascism Day and Europe Day. The Italian Cultural Institute is participating with two documentaries, the first of which is Benni Piazza’s “Il teatro romano di Aosta (Italy, 2012)”, which focuses on the ancient Roman theatre of […]

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Baku – Special eventing to promote Made in Italy

A special Made in Italy promotional evening was held in Baku, where Visionnaire and Maserati joined up to celebrate their newly formed collaboration. A Maserati “Ghibli” and “Quattroporte” greeted guests in the Visionnaire showroom of the Azerbaijani capital for an evening of Italian food and wine to the music of DJ Elio Sanchez, all under […]

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Italy-Moldavia: Under-Secretary Della Vedova in Chisinau

On a visit to Chisinau Moldavia on 11 and 12 May, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova met with Moldavia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration Natalia Gherman, Minister for the Interior Oleg Balan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Andrei Galbur and Deputy Minister […]

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Melbourne – Performances by Adele Ceraudo enchant Australia

Calabrian artist Adele Ceraudo was hailed in Australia for her experimental artworks on the theme of the female body, where a solo show held in Melbourne with the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy drew a large and appreciative audience. Read more, in Italy.

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TIRANA – “Appunti per un’Orestiade africana”: il DocuTiff pays homage to Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1970 documentary footage shot in Africa for a film that was never made, will be screened tomorrow evening at 21:00 at the amphitheatre of the University of the Arts in Tirana within the context of DocuTiff 2015, an event whose aim is to encourage documentary filmmaking in Albania. The Italian Cultural Institute […]

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The UNIDROIT Convention o 1995, twenty years on from its adoption: The Mediterranean as a testing ground

Within the framework of the celebrations for Italy’s 60 years as a member of the United Nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Seconda Università degli Studi of Naples join the UNIDROIT Institute and the SIOI in organising a conference on the UNIDROIT Convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural treasures, […]

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Italy – Africa Conference

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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