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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New York – Italian Dance Connection

Connecting Italian choreographers and artists with the contemporary New York scene, encouraging the creation of networks and research and the intermingling of creative resources, were the goals on Opening Night of the Italian Dance Connection (IDaCO NYC). The initiative is dedicated to Italian dance companies and artists that have been able to distinguish themselves through […]

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Singapore – Venice Film Festival on the road

Italian cinema was hailed in Southeast Asia at a screening of eight of films at “Venice Film Festival to Singapore”. The review, now in its second edition, offered an important selection of Italian and Asian entries at the 71st edition of the Venice Festival. Read more, in Italian

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USA – May 9th”Open House” at the Italian Embassy

On 9 May the Embassy of Italy in Washington will open its doors for European Union Open House, an event celebrating Europe Day observed by all EU diplomatic missions. “The healthy Italian lifestyle, this year’s theme, is inspired by EXPO Milano”, explained Italian ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, who also pointed out that “thanks […]

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Los Angeles – Italian restaurant itinerary launched

With an eye toward EXPO, Los Angeles reveals its own vast enogastronomic wealth with the launch of ‘EatIT LA The Italian Culinary Tour’, a smartphone APP created by the Italian Cultural Institute and dedicated to what LA has to offer in terms of both tradition and innovation in the realm of Italian food and wine. […]

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Joint statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America reaffirm their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Libya, and to ensuring that Libyan economic, financial, and energy resources are used for the benefit of all Libyan people.  At a time when the […]

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Migration: Gentiloni expresses hopes that UN Security Council adopts resolution proposed by European countries

“It is my hope that the United Nations Security Council will adopt the resolution proposed by the countries of Europe and based on Chapter VII of the UN Charter”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to be aired this evening. The resolution, the minister added, “would provide […]

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London and the PD: Letter from Minister Paolo Gentiloni to daily newspaper ‘La Repubblica’

Dear Editor: Reread today, Tony Blair’s description of an election “in which a traditional left-wing party competes with a traditional right-wing party, with the traditional result (a Tory win)” seems a sort of prophecy. It would be worth considering the reasons for Labour’s defeat. Certainly, there are contingencies, first among them the avalanche of Scottish […]

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