Hanoi – Fashions by Gaudiomonte on display

Italian fashion designer Michele Gaudiomonte is showing his collections in Asia, with an exhibition in Hanoi that will run until 15 December 2014 to coincide with Vietnam’s spring-summer 2015 Fashion Week. As the Italian Ambassador, Lorenzo Angeloni, pointed out, Gaudiomonte’s creations are works of art produced using the finest Italian silks. The event was organised […]

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Cairo – Exhibition on Nefertari tomb, discovered by Schiaparelli

The photographic exhibition entitled “Nefertari 1904-2014” has opened in Cairo to mark the 110th anniversary of the discovery of Queen Nefertari’s tomb by the Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli. The exhibition will be hosted in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square until 8 January 2015, after which it will transfer to Alexandria and Luxor. The event […]

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Turkey – Italy guest of honour at Izmir tourism fair

Italy was guest of honour at the tourism fair in Izmir, which attracted 30,000 visitors (a 50% increase on 2013) and about 800 exhibitors from 30 countries. Our country was represented by the Italian Embassy in Ankara and by 20 travel agencies and tour operators and representatives of EXPO Milano 2015, all hosted in the […]

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United Kingdom – Europe’s growth will be channelled through Venice

The need to revitalise infrastructure investment in Europe as a driver of growth. That was the theme of a workshop organised by the Italian Embassy in London and the Venice Port Authority, held at the Residence of Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano. The event included a presentation on the Venice Offshore-Onshore Transfer System, one of the projects […]

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Amsterdam – First Italian-Dutch dictionary 1672-2014

“The First Italian-Dutch Dictionary 1672-2014”, edited by Vincenzo Lo Cascio, professor emeritus in Italian linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, has been presented at the same University. The work is the fruit of Professor Lo Cascio’s research on “Italiaansche Spraakkonst”, the first Italian grammar produced in Italian and dating from 1672. As the Italian Ambassador […]

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Czech Republic – Cultural events app now available

“Eunic App”, which enables users to keep up with the cultural initiatives organised by a number of Embassies and Cultural Institutes of European countries, will be presented on 9 December 2014 at the Café Nona in Prague. The app was created by a working group set up by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Camoes Institute, […]

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Italian-Latin American Forum on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – PYMES (Villa Madama, 12 December 2014)

The closing event of the Italian-Latin American Forum on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises –PYMES will take place from 09.00 to 18.00 on Friday 12 December 2014 at Villa Madama. The Forum was organised by the Farnesina and the Italian-Latin American Institute (IILA). The proceedings will be opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Azerbaijan: Socar presenta progetto polo petrolchimico di Alat (in translation)

Azerbaijan: Socar presenta progetto polo petrolchimico di AlatSi e’ svolto a Baku un forum organizzato dalla Compagnia petrolifera di Stato SOCAR al fine di presentare il nuovo grande progetto di investimento ai diversi stakeholder interessati, al quale hanno preso parte diverse compagnie di settore italiane fra le quali Technip, Saipem e Foster Wheeler Italia.Socar sta […]

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24th Ibero-American Summit: Italy’s participation a recognition of our role in the region

Under-Secretary Mario Giro is taking part in the 24th Ibero-American Summit taking place in Veracruz, Mexico and bringing together the countries of Latin America, Spain and Portugal. As with last year’s summit, in Panama, Giro is representing the Italian Government, which atends as an observer. “Italy’s observer status at the Summit is indicative of our […]

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Chelyabinsk – Italian honorary consulate opens

The new Italian honorary consulate recently opened in Chelyabinsk, in Siberia, will be led by Antonio Piccoli, who has business links with the region stretching back for over 20 years. The Italian delegation was led by the Consul General in Russia, Piergabriele Papadia de’ Bottini; the Director of ICE-Italian trade Agency, Maurizio Forte; and the […]

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Lima – Historical aspects of Italian emigration to Peru

“The First World War: historical aspects of Italian emigration to Peru” is the title of a lecture being held by Professor Giovanni Bonfiglio of the University of Lima on 9 December 2014. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. Prof. Bonfiglio, author of the “Dizionario storico-biografico degli Italiani in Peru’”, will examine Italian […]

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Stockholm – Concert by Stefano Bollani closes the Italian EU Presidency in Sweden

Nine briefings at the Italian Embassy in Stockholmand 6 cultural events. That was the balance sheet of the initiatives organised by the Embassy during the 6 months of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The closing event was a concert by jazz musician Stefano Bollani, attended by 300 guests and introduced […]

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