DEI – Brazil: new infrastructure plan worth 198 billion reais

The Brazilian government has announced a new infrastructure and logistics investment plan that includes a series of projects worth an estimated 198 billion reais (about 57 billion euro). 66 billion reais will go to the rail sector, 66 billion to motorways, 37.4 billion to ports and 8.5 billion to airports. Brazil expects to see the […]

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Italian-Georgian archaeological mission resumes

The annual joint archaeological mission conducted by Universita’ Ca’ Foscari di Venezia and the Georgian National Museum will resume on 18 June and run until 4 August 2015. The project, in the Shida Kartli region, is led by Professors Elena Rova and Iulon Gagoshidze and sponsored by the Farnesina. Read more, in Italian

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Rio – First exhibition on “De Martino in Brazil”

“De Martino in Brazil” is the title of an exhibition celebrating the works of Italian genre painter Eduardo De Martino. De Martino was an Italian navy officer who left his military career and turned to painting following an accident in Rio de la Plata. Organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, the exhibition will […]

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Madrid – Association of Italian Researchers in Spain set up

The Association of Italian Researchers in Spain (ARIS) has been set up in Madrid with the aim of promoting communication between the Italian and Spanish academic and scientific communities. The association was an initiative of Teodosio Libondi, science attaché at the Italian Embassy in Madrid until June 2014. It won strong support from the Italian […]

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Ottawa – Gladiators are their lives, and deaths, are featured in a new exhibition

An overview of the life of gladiators, from what they ate to where they lived and died, is the subject of the exhibition entitled “Gladiators and the Colosseum – Death and Glory” just opened at Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum. Fruit of the collaboration between the museum and two Italian companies, Contemporanea Progetti and Expona, the […]

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Accreditation Notice – Accreditation Notice: Event to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification (Expo Milano, 17 June 2015)

To mark the World Day to Combat Desertification, an event promoted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has been organised at EXPO Milan 2015 with the support of Italian Development Cooperation. The event will take place in the Conference Centre at 11.10 on 17 June. This year, the slogan for the World […]

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Farnesina: Agreement with SIOI on training opportunities abroad for students

Training in an international sphere is the subject of an agreement signed at the Farnesina by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Society for International Organization (Italian initials SIOI). The convention was signed by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michele Valensise, and the President of the SIOI, Franco Frattini. […]

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DEI – Egypt: Free trade zone gets go-ahead from African leaders

After 5 years of talks, the leaders of 26 African countries have signed an agreement on the creation of a Tripartite Free Tree Area (TFTA) that will cover half of the African continent. Signed in Sharm El Sheikh, the agreement will integrate the existing 3 free trade areas and become the continent’s biggest single market. […]

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Beijing – Encounters with Italian Opera – Giuseppe Cuccia illustrates “L’elisir d’amore”

Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “L’elisir d’amore” will be performed at the National Grand Theatre in Beijing from 9 to 12 July 2015. On 29 June, Giuseppe Cuccia will give a presentation on the opera at the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the “Encounters with Italian Opera” events organised by the Institute. Cuccia is a consultant […]

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New York – The “Rome School” of flute: lesson-concert in the Big Apple

“The flute in Contemporary Music: The Italian experience and the ‘Rome School’”.That is the title of the lesson-concert that flautist Gianni Trovalusci will be giving at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York at 6pm on Wednesday 24 June. Read more, in Italian

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Maputo – A week of Italian culture

Italian Culture Week is under way in Maputo and will run until 20 June. The initiative includes piano concerts Hwith performances by DuoKeira, with Michela Chiara Borghese and Sabrina De Carlo. The “Festa do cinema italiano”, with films by directors such as Ettore Scola, Paolo Virzi’, Carlo Mazzacurati and Rocco Papaleo, will also include screenings […]

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DEI – China: New platform for online cross-border trade

Guangxin Trade Development, part of the Guangxin Group, a public holding with over 25,000 employees and over 23 companies, has developed a new electronic commerce platform called GTD (http://www.ggtdc.com). The platform will enable imported products with reduced customs duties to enter China. The company’s operational headquarters is in Nansha, one of the 3 hubs (along […]

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