Canada – Italian sound-tracks to feature at Festival Cinema du Monde

A selection of Italian film soundtracks will feature at the 2nd Festival Cinema du Monde de Sherbrooke, in Canada, in a performance on 11 April 2015 by pianist Enzo De Rosa, accompanied by soprano Isabelle Metwalli. During the performance, scenes from the films – such as “La Strada”, “Il Gattopardo”, “Il Postino”, “La vita è […]

Read more

Hamburg – ‘See Capri and live’: lecture on an island that has captivated both Italians and foreigners

Capri captivated first the Greeks and then the Romans, and has continued down the centuries to steal the hearts of Italians and foreigners. Writer and scholar Almut Mey will give a lecture on the island and its history in Hamburg on 16 April 2015 in the Italian Cultural Institute. The event is organised by the […]

Read more

Accreditation Notice: Reminder: Joint press point with Minister Gentiloni and his Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz (Farnesina, 7 April 2015)

A reminder that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting his Austrian counterpart, Sebastian Kurz, at 16.00 on Tuesday 7 April 2015. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should: –       […]

Read more

ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Reminder – Italy-Egypt-Algeria Trilateral press conference (Farnesina, 8 April 2015)

A reminder that on Wednesday 8 April 2015 the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the Algerian minister delegate in charge of Maghreb and African affairs, Abdelkader Messahel. The meeting will take place in Villa Madama. A joint press conference is scheduled […]

Read more

Argentina – The development of Italy, as told by ISTAT

“The development of the Italian economy and society as told by ISTAT: challenges and outlook”. That is the title of the conference  that will take place on 13 April 2015 at the Italian cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The initiative is part of the programme of the Year of Italy in Latin America and of […]

Read more

La Valletta – Italian baroque music in concert

The “Ghislieri Choir & Consort” performed in a Holy Week concert in La Valletta featuring 18th-century Italian sacred music. The event was organised by the Teatru Manoel in collaboration with the Cultural Italian Institute in La Valletta, directed by Salvatore Schirmo. Conducted and founded by Giulio Prandi, the Ghislieri Choir & Consort includes some of […]

Read more

«All options are on the table against the terrorists. The military option is ready too», says Gentiloni (Corriere della Sera)

Pope Francis has condemned the “complicit silence” that surrounds the massacre of so many Christians throughout the world. Yesterday, on Easter Monday, he asked the world not to stand by, mute and inert. What do you think of his words, Minister Paolo Gentiloni? “There is a very serious threat to so many Christians in different […]

Read more

Yemen: Italy is following dramatic events with keen concern, says Gentiloni

“Italy is Italy is following the dramatic events in Yemen – a country that must also tackle the threat of terrorism and a dramatic economic and social crisis – with keen concern”. These were Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s words on the latest developments in the crisis and on the military […]

Read more

Yemen: Italy is following dramatic events with keen concern, says Gentiloni

“Italy is Italy is following the dramatic events in Yemen – a country that must also tackle the threat of terrorism and a dramatic economic and social crisis – with keen concern”. These were Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s words on the latest developments in the crisis and on the military […]

Read more

Yemen: Italy is following dramatic events with keen concern, says Gentiloni

“Italy is Italy is following the dramatic events in Yemen – a country that must also tackle the threat of terrorism and a dramatic economic and social crisis – with keen concern”. These were Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s words on the latest developments in the crisis and on the military […]

Read more

Yemen: Italy is following dramatic events with keen concern, says Gentiloni

“Italy is Italy is following the dramatic events in Yemen – a country that must also tackle the threat of terrorism and a dramatic economic and social crisis – with keen concern”. These were Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni’s words on the latest developments in the crisis and on the military […]

Read more

Bethlehem: Cremisan monastery – Farnesina welcomes Israeli High Court verdict

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomes the Israeli High Court’s verdict on the Cremisan monastery in the Bethlehem area. The Court granted the appeal concerning the route of the Israeli separation wall. The route, which would have undermined the functionality of the monastery and the livelihoods of numerous households in the area, […]

Read more