Brussels – Artists and Mediterranean, Blumm Prize to photographer Vancon ‎

The Embassy of Italy in Brussels hosted the ceremony for the “Blumm Prize Future Frames: comparing identities” award, the winner of which was French artist Laetitia Vancon. The artist’s work, entitled “My Home, My Prison” focuses on the ancient practice of family feuds in a northern Albania governed by the “Kanun”, a legal code that […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Addis Ababa mega-airport launched

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Addis Ababa mega-airport launched A predicted exponential increase in air traffic through the Ethiopian capital (flows of 18-25 million passengers annually by 2025, compared with a current 5-6 million), and its goal to make Addis Ababa the undisputed hub of African air industry, has led the government of Ethiopia to […]

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Marseilles – Pompei and Europe, nature and history

Art historian and CNRS(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) researcher Maria Teresa Caracciolo, expert on European painting of the 18th and 19th centuries and Franco-Italian relations during the Revolution and the Empire, will hold a conference entitled “Pompei and Europe. Nature and History”, at the Italian Cultural Institute of Marseilles on 10 February. The conference […]

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Athens – Conference on “Extermination of Jews in Greece”

On Thursday, 29 January, a conference will be held in Athens entitled, “From Salonika to Athens. The extermination of the Jews in Greece”. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the event is part of the international Holocaust Remembrance initiatives and commemorates, in particular, Italy’s attempt to save as many Jews as possible – including non-Italians […]

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Moscow – IE Presents the ‘Architects of Expo 2015’

An event organised by the Moscow ICE will centre on the presentation of the Italian and Russian EXPO 2015 pavilions in two brief seminars held by the architects that designed them, respectively Micheles Molé of Nemesis and Serghei Choban of Speech. The event is intended to promote the upcoming MADE Expo (Milan, 18-21 March) by […]

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Cooperation – Emergency contribution for people of Eastern Ukraine

In light of the serious humanitarian crisis resulting from clashes in Eastern Ukraine, the Italian Cooperation has earmarked an overall contribution 200,000 euro for emergency humanitarian interventions by the International Red Cross Committee (IRCC). Emergency assistance activities in concert with Ukraine Red Cross and local authoritiesA 100,000-euro contribution to the IRCC will go toward emergency […]

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Cooperation – Emergency contribution for people of Eastern Ukraine

In light of the serious humanitarian crisis resulting from clashes in Eastern Ukraine, the Italian Cooperation has earmarked an overall contribution 200,000 euro for emergency humanitarian interventions by the International Red Cross Committee (IRCC). Emergency assistance activities in concert with Ukraine Red Cross and local authoritiesA 100,000-euro contribution to the IRCC will go toward emergency […]

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GB – Italian ambassador opens innovative hospital unit

Ambassador of Italy to London Pasquale Terracciano opened an innovative medical laboratory at the hospital in Leicester that will make possible greater precision in the administration of pharmaceuticals and large savings for that National Health Service facility. The laboratory is the fruit of collaboration between the Service and the Italian firm Ingegneria Biomedica Santa Lucia […]

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Gentiloni urges stop to violence and military action in southern Lebanon. Phone calls with Commander Portolano and Minister Margallo

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni spoke by telephone with UNIFIL Commander General Luciano Portolano. Minister Gentiloni received updated information on the clashes that had continued since late morning in the eastern section of the UNIFIL mission’s operating area, and during which one Spanish Blue Helmet lost his life. “In expressing its […]

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Tripoli attack: joint statement on Libya by the governments of France, Germany, Italy, Malta, United Kingdom, Spain and the United States

“The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the attack this morning on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya. We express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families. We reject such appalling acts of terrorism, which should not be allowed to undermine Libya’s political […]

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Hong Kong: integrates with Guangdong in services sector

Within the framework of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, an agreement on the liberalisation of services was recently signed between Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China’s Guangdong Province covering 58 sectors that include real estate and environmental services and computer support installations, with a partial extension to another 75 sectors. The most prominent […]

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Iran: Restored Pomodoro sculpture returned

Arnaldo Pomodoro’s sculpture “The Sphere” once again shines in the garden of the Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art, where it has been since the institution’s foundation. The restored piece was returned to its owners during the museum’s “Dusting the Earth” ceremony. Italian ambassador Mauro Conciatori delivered a greeting to the conference for the presentation of […]

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