Mascate – Omani children and the Magic Flute, an Italian project

The goal of Italy’s Opera Domani project, which has now come to Oman, is to help children appreciate lyric opera, a musical genre often considered too difficult for them. The Royal Opera House of Mascate featured four days of performances of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” for the benefit of thousands of Omani children, giving them […]

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Gentiloni: «Italian Cooperation, a development challenge» (La Stampa – Inserto)

It is not easy, given today’s geopolitical context and the various international crises under way, to outline confident objectives for Italian foreign policy. Instability on multiple regional fronts, humanitarian crises such as Syria and the Ebola epidemic and the deepening difficulties associated with global development (climate change, increased inequality, vulnerability to economic crunch, etc.) are […]

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Gentiloni: «Yes to counter-terrorism actions in Libya. EU must not close its doors to Turkey» (Corriere della Sera)

We are in “a race against time” in Libya, but if we are not able to stablise the country counter-terrorism operations going to be necessary to contain ISIS and to stem the tide of migrants. Turkey’s reaction to the Pope’s words on the Armenian genocide is “disproportionate”, but Ankara must remain on its path toward […]

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Mostar – Italy participates in Trade Fair

“Italy, Bosnia’s second largest trade partner, is participating for the sixth time in the Mostar Trade Fair with industrial products of excellence ranging from food to furniture”, asserted Massimo Sessa, director of the Italian foreign trade office (ICE) of Sarajevo, who led the embassy-ICE delegation that participated in the event’s opening. The Fair is in […]

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Tel Aviv – ‘Cinema Italia’ returns to Israel with films classic and new

“Cinema Italia”, a showcase for the best in Italian filmmaking, returns to Israel with offerings that range from the great classics to the latest features. The themes of this second edition of the festival include the economic crisis and organised crime. There will also be a special tribute to recently deceased Anita Ekberg, with a […]

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Lima – Galliano’s “On Earth as it is in Heaven”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Lima presents “On Earth as it is in Heaven”, a new project by artist Daniele Galliano, in which he explores the theme of crowds as seen from an aerial perspective, along with a series of small portraits of various archetypical characters, in a dialogue that goes from the general to […]

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Gentiloni: «Confront the emergency by stabilising Libya» (Il Sole 24Ore)

Minister Gentiloni, in the beginning you were in favour of military intervention in Libya. Are you still of the same mind? «Yes, we are working on trying to construct that framework of international legitimacy with the UN that would allow for intervention».   The military option? «It’s not as if you can intervene just like […]

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Gentiloni: «Confront the emergency by stabilising Libya» (Il Sole 24Ore)

Minister Gentiloni, in the beginning you were in favour of military intervention in Libya. Are you still of the same mind? «Yes, we are working on trying to construct that framework of international legitimacy with the UN that would allow for intervention».   The military option? «It’s not as if you can intervene just like […]

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Tirana – Italy and Albania together against haemophilia

The Embassy of Italy and Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana will renew their commitment to collaboration in the fight against haemophilia with the Idea Foundation and the Albanian Youth Orchestra, who will offer a concert on 17 April, the day dedicated to the pathology, at the Tirana Orthodox Cathedral (19:00). Read more, in Italian

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Beijing – Made in Italy, Giro d’Italia makes a stop in China

The “Giro d’Italia” will be making a stop in China this year, but we are not talking about the celebrated bike race. This time the ambassador of Italy to Beijing will be wearing the pink jersey. The embassy, in collaboration with other institutional representatives of System Italy in China, have organised the second edition of […]

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Under-Secretary Della Vedova at the Italy–Bulgaria Economic Forum “Together for Growth”

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova attended the first Italy-Bulgaria Economic Forum, entitled “Together for Growth”, in Sofia this morning. The form, organised jointly by the Embassy of Italy in Sofia, the Agenzia ICE-Sofia Office, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria and Confindustria Bulgaria, offered an important opportunity for encounter […]

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Buenos Aires – A meeting of Law and Philosophy

“Celso e Kelsen, per la rifondazione della scienza giuridica” is the title of a book by Filippo Gallo to be presented on 15 April at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires. The event has been organised by the Consorcio Universitario Italiano para Argentina (Cuia) and the centre for Lain American legal studies of Rome’s […]

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