Melbourne – Businessman Giuseppe Garofalo receives the Star of Italy

Giuseppe Garofalo, one of Australia’s leading Italian entrepreneurs, has received the Order of the Star of Italy from the Consul General in Melbourne, Marco Maria Cerbo. A leading food and drink importer, Garofalo is a key figure in Australia’s Italian community and contributor to numerous charities. The honour is one of the first decided by […]

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Gentiloni meets the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, Børge Brende, at the Farnesina today, 21 April 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on regional crises and other key international topics. The two ministers discussed Libya, migration and combating terrorism; […]

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Australia – Masterpieces of Italian neo-realism by Rossellini and De Sica

Australia will soon have a chance to discover masterpieces of Italian neo-realism, with a film season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney and featuring Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica. The season starts on Thursday 23 April 2015 and will run each month until November, at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. The opening […]

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Italy-Brazil – ‎“Beleza” arrives in Rio

“Beleza”, a performance inspired by journeys and migration and featuring Italian and Brazilian artists, will be staged in Rio de Janeiro from 1 to 3 May 2015. One of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiatives, the performance will also be presented at expo 2015 in Milan, during the week dedicated to Liguria region. […]

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“The people smugglers are financing Islamic terrorism”, says Gentiloni (Il Messaggero)

A sense of urgency. “We can’t wait. We need an emergency intervention, an immediate response. Otherwise, it’ll end up that Italy is no longer able to identify the migrants”. This was Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment in a break during the meeting of EU heads of diplomacy in Luxembourg. The Minister continued: “The people smugglers […]

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EU Foreign Affairs Council – Immigration: “It’s a European emergency”, says Gentiloni

This is a European emergency and until now the response, the commitments and the rescue operations have been Italian. But a situation where a European emergency is addressed solely with Italian resources and commitments is no longer sustainable”. Speaking was Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who was in Luxembourg in the run-up to the meeting of European […]

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Prague – Fostering stronger relations with the “Trieste-Prague 2015” project

An overview of relations between Prague and the imperial port of Trieste between the 19th and 20th centuries, not least with the aim of fostering stronger commercial and cultural links today, is the goal of the “Trieste-Prague 2015” project. With its rich calendar of events, the project is coordinated by the Director of the Italian […]

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Lima – Italian duo Musica Nuda to perform at the 2015 Jazz Festival

Italian duo Musica Nuda, composed of Petra Magoni (vocals) and Ferruccio Spinetti (double bass), will be performing at the Jazz Festival in Lima on 21 April 2015 at the invitation of the Italian Cultural Institute. The Institute is supporting the Festival as part of the Year of Italy in Latin America initiatives. Now in its […]

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Mozambique – Maputo’s Expo inititiaves presented at an event hosted by the Italian Ambassador

Just 2 weeks from the opening of the Universal Exposition in Milan, the general Commissioner of Mozambique, Joel Libombo, as introduced the full programme of promotional activities organised by Maputo to Italian businesses operating in the country. The event was hosted by the Italian Ambassador in Maputo, Roberto Vellano. Some of the events organised by […]

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Diplomazia e dintorni – 14th instalment of the programme, with a “special” dedicated to “Diplomats and Writers” (Part 2)

The second part of the “special” dedicated to “diplomats and writers” will be broadcast on Tuesday 21 April at 20.00 on Radio LUISS in the 14th instalment of the “Diplomazia e Dintorni” programme presented by Stefano Baldi. Domenico Vecchioni and Daniele Verga Listeners will hear presentations by Domenico Vecchioni and Daniele Verga, originally given during […]

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Expo: Gentiloni visits Milan

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, visited the Expo site in Milan today, 17 April 2015. With the Italian Government Commissioner, Giuseppe Sala, Gentiloni met workers and visited a number of pavilions, including Palazzo Italia and Piazza Italia. “The Farnesina and its diplomatic and consular network, with their far-reaching work, have […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 17 April: Latest World News

South Africa: Enel Green Power awarded 3 wind power projects ENEL Green Power was awarded the right to  conclude power supply contracts with the South African utility company Eskom for a total of 425 MW in wind power projects in the 4th phase of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) promoted by […]

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