Finland: EXPO Milan presentation

Initiatives presenting Milan’s Universal Exposition were a great success at the Matka 2015 tourism fair in Helsinki, which ran from 15 to 18 January and is the largest travel industry event in Northern Europe. The EXPO stand, in the Italian exhibition area, attracted record numbers of visitors. The Italian Ambassador in Helsinki, Giorgio Visetti, also […]

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Hamburg: author Bajani presents his homage to Tabucchi

Italian author Andrea Bajani has presented his novel “Mi conosci” to German readers, at an event hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg. The book is a homage to the memory of his friend and fellow author, Antonio Tabucchi, who died in 2012. The novel, published in Germany with the title “Erkennst Du mich”, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – REMINDER: Press Conference by Italian, Albanian and Serbian foreign ministers (Villa Madama, 23 January 2015)

A reminder that on Friday, 23 January 2015, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting the Albanian and Serbian foreign ministers, Ditmir Bushati and Ivica Dacic, at Villa Madama. A joint press conference will take place at the end of the meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV […]

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Argentina – Italy’s Teatro San Carlo to perform in music festival in Plaza Vaticano

The Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires will be working together at the “Music Festival in Plaza Vaticano 2015”. Italy’s participation is supported by the Italian Embassy in Argentina and the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. The Teatro San Carlo will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem (ballet) on 30 […]

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Montreal – Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola

A photography exhibition by Aurelio Amendola will bring the sculptures of Michelangelo Buonarroti to the Canadian city of Montreal. Hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, “Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola” opens on Thursday 5 February and runs until Friday 27 February 2015. The exhibition features 36 black-and-white photographs by the world-famous photographer. […]

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Dei/Sole24Ore – Canada: 724 million euro investment planned for ferries and ro-ro shipping

According to estimates by the Canadian Ferry Operators Association (CFOA), operators plan to invest about 1 billion Canadian dollars (equating to around 724 million euro) over the next 5 years. The country’s ferry operators currently carry 53 million passengers and 18 million vehicles each year. Indeed, ferries are commonly used in Canada, especially to reach […]

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Gentiloni and Kishida speak on telephone about the threat of international terrorism

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received a phone call today from the Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, for a consultation on the threat of international terrorism. Gentiloni extended full solidarity for the two Japanese citizens kidnapped in Syria. He also expressed his appreciation of the 200 million euro allocated by […]

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Remembrance Day: Speaker Grasso to attend commemoration ceremony at Auschwitz

In exercising the functions of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Senate, Senator Pietro Grasso, will take part in the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz. The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sen. Benedetto della Vedova, will represent the Italian Government at the ceremony, which […]

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Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast

Under-Secretary Mario Giro met Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Edward Fast, today 21 January 2015. Minister Fast is in Rome before heading to the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics for today’s meeting included growing economic and commercial relations; common interests in the field of science, technology and energy; and the prospects and opportunities […]

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Gentiloni: “A single European intelligence service” (Nazione – Carlino – Giorno)

Minister Gentiloni, we are witnessing a confrontation between two forms of Islam. How can we strengthen the moderate Islam that is open to dialogue? “We must not agree with those who identify Islam with terrorism: doing that would be not just a gift to terrorists but idiotic too. That said, the religious institutions and civil […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: project revived for coal-fired power plant at Afşin-Elbistan

Turkey plans to extend and modernise the electricity power stations fuelled by lignite from fields near the town of Elbsitan, in Kahramanmaraş province in the south-east of the country. Its aim is to limit the amount of energy imports needed to support the country’s growth. The Afşin-Elbistan coalfields contain reserves of 4.4 billion tons, or […]

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Croatia: Developing university cooperation

Italy and Croatia are developing stronger university cooperation. Our Ambassador in Zagreb, Emanuela D’Alessandro, led an Italian delegation that included the rector and deputyrector of the University of Camerino, Flavio Corradini e Claudio Pettinari; the president of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Croatia, Dubravko Hoic; and the director of the ICE-Italian Trade Agency office […]

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