Argentina – “Indie” film festival celebrates Monicelli

The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI), which runs from 15 to 25 April 2015, will celebrate Mario Monicelli with a retrospective featuring the great Italian director. The event will also include an exhibition entitled “Rap per Mario”, the work of Monicelli’s widow, Chiara Rapaccini. The retrospective, part of the Year of Italy […]

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Israel – Expo Milano, focus on food and design

With just over a month to go until expo 2015 opens in Milan, a conference dedicated to the link between food and design has taken place at the Holon Museum in Tel Aviv. Entitled “Food for Thoughts”, the event was organised by the Italian Embassy in Israel in collaboration with the Italian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce, […]

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Directors appointed at Italian Cultural Institutes in London, Moscow and New York

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has appointed new directors at three key Italian Cultural Institutes abroad. The appointment procedure took into account candidates’ renown and repute, and was based on the work of a commission that included representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry for […]

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Italy-San Marino: Della Vedova meets Secretary of State Valentini

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, met the Secretary of State of San Marino, Pasquale Valentini, at the Farnesina today, 30 March 2015. They exchanged views on key international and bilateral issues. On the international front, they discussed the reform of the Security Council, on which they hold similar positions, and their current […]

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DEI – Turkey: Minimum price in 4G auction set at 2.3 billion euros

The minimum price for the allocation of frequencies (from 800 to 2600 MHz) for the new 4G network in Turkey has been set at 2.3 billion euros. The price was set by the Turkish telecommunications regulator, which specified that the network will be launched in late 2015. According to information provided by the regulator, in […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – How diplomats negotiate: the art and science of negotiating

You often hear people refer to diplomacy as an “art”, but perhaps we could also speak of the “science” of negotiating. Simulations, best practice and case studies are the foundations of the flourishing discipline of Negotiation Analysis. Simone De Santi, a diplomatic with experience in teaching this subject, will be the guest speaker on the […]

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UN: Farnesina welcomes resolutions on situation in Libya

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has welcomed the unanimous adoption by the United Nations Security Council of two important resolutions on the situation in Libya. The resolutions have extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) led by the Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya, Bernardino […]

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Lima – Launch of “L’istituto Italiano In Concerto”

The Teatro Pirandello, adjacent to the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima, will host the second edition of the “Istituto Italiano in Concerto” from March to August 2015. The review is a special edition designed for the Year of Italy in Latin America, and will include chamber, pop and jazz music selections intended to give voice […]

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Abu Dhabi – Standing ovation for Muti at Festival

Riccardo Muti was given a standing ovation yesterday evening in Abu Dhabi after conducting a performance of Beethoven featuring violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra, which he founded and is made up of young Italians under 30. This was the first time in the Persian Gulf for the Neapolitan maestro who, as […]

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Increased Italian support for Pacific States hit by cyclone Pam

The Italian Cooperation has earmarked an overall 400,000 euro for the benefit of the Pacific States seriously affected by cyclone Pam. After an initial contribution of 300,000 euro to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for the activities under way in Vanuatu, the Farnesina gave an additional 100,000 euro to the […]

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Gentiloni: meeting with Turkish Minister for European Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received the Turkish Minister for European Affairs Volkan Bozkir today at the Farnesina. The meeting focused on Turkey’s European prospects, which Bozkir confirmed were a national priority and for which Gentiloni reiterated Italy’s support. The two ministers underscored the excellent status of bilateral relations, confirming that […]

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Gentiloni: meeting with Turkish Minister for European Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received the Turkish Minister for European Affairs Volkan Bozkir today at the Farnesina. The meeting focused on Turkey’s European prospects, which Bozkir confirmed were a national priority and for which Gentiloni reiterated Italy’s support. The two ministers underscored the excellent status of bilateral relations, confirming that […]

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