Concern over the Israeli authorities’ decision to build 430 new homes in the occupied West Bank

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is deeply concerned over the Israeli authorities’ decision to build 430 new homes in the occupied West Bank. This decision further complicates the efforts to kick-start the negotiations. It also appears to be in contradiction with the Israeli Government’s repeated intention to achieve a peace based on […]

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Alliance of Italian Cooperatives – “Cooperation a leading force in development of poor countries”

“Within the  context of international development cooperation, thanks to its values of mutual assistance and solidarity, the Cooperation can set an example for partner countries. What’s more,  precisely through these values and the ideals on which the concept of human equality and dignity rests, the Italian Cooperation offers to play a decisive role in the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey prepares maglev rail network

After completing the Marmara underwater railway line connection its European and Asian shores, Istanbul is ready to launch a call for tenders for the construction of a series of railway infrastructure projects with magnetic levitation trains. The project will start with 8 lines, equally subdivided between the Asian and European sides, in the central and […]

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Gentiloni: Solidarity and support for the Egyptian government and people in the fight against terrorism

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni strongly condemned yesterday’s terrorist attacks in the North Sinai Governorate that resulted in numerous dead and wounded. “I wish to extend my condolences to the families of the victims and to the Egyptian people as a whole,  and to confirm Italy’s full support for the Egyptian […]

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Osaka – The history of Italian Music in 6 meetings

Palestrina, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Verdi and Puccini are only some of the composers to be discussed and analysed in a course on Italian music history organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka. The 6-meetings course, from 18 February to 6 March, will traverse the music and lives of the composers and musicians who wrote the […]

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Caracas – Italy celebrates the month of the Oscars

The Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas is celebrating the month of the Oscars with the screening of four Italian films that have won the famed Academy Award over the years: Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1989 “New Cinema Paradiso”, Gabriele Salvatores’ 1991 “Mediterraneo”, “Roberto Benigni’s 1998 “Life is Beautiful” and Paolo Sorrentino’s 2014 “The Great Beauty”, to be […]

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Miami – All’s ready for Simply Italian Great Wines

The 5th edition of the event “Simply Italian Great Wines” will take place on 11 February in Miami, and is one of the world’s most important wine tasting events. Italy will be represented by no less than 40 stands that will feature tastings, conferences and workshops. The initiative have been organised by International Exhibition Management […]

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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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