Monaco – Pomodoro family are special guests at Month of Italian Culture and Language

Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro; founder of the “Spazio Teatro No’hma” theatre initiative, Teresa Pomodoro; and Presiding Judge of the Court of Milan, Livia Pomodoro, were special guests at the Principality of Monaco’s Month of Italian Culture and Language. As Italian Ambassador Antonio Morabito, founder of the “Month”, remarked, their presence lent further value to the initiative, […]

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Giro:«Spingiamo le fazioni libiche a trattare» (Panorama)

La Libia è la priorità nel Mediterraneo, come il premier Mattero Renzi ha detto all`Onu. La sua frammentazione minaccia la stabilità in Nord Africa e ci tocca da vicino. Non siamo gli unici coinvolti ma dobbiamo fare la nostra parte. È stato questo il senso della visita a Tripoli del ministro degli Esteri Federica Mogherini […]

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De Chirico in Cairo: art and words. Exhibition celebrating literature and the visual arts opens at the Italian Cultural Institute

An exhibition of Italian artists, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, has opened in the Egyptian capital with trumpet fanfares by the flag-wavers of Sant’Elpidio a Mare. Entitled “Images and Words”, the exhibition, which runs until 13 November 2014, features works where “the genius of literature meets the genius of the visual arts”. […]

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Italia-Moldova: Mogherini e Gherman firmano dichiarazione congiunta per attuazione accordo associazione Ue-Moldova

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, e il ministro degli Esteri della Moldova, Natalia Gherman, hanno firmato oggi a palazzo Chigi la dichiarazione congiunta per l’attuazione dell’Accordo di Associazione Ue-Moldova. Oltre a favorire il rafforzamento del dialogo politico-istituzionale tra i due Paesi, la dichiarazione prevede lo sviluppo di attivita’ di cooperazione in vari settori prioritari […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – ASEM: Asia-Europe Business Forum opens at Assolombarda

The 14th Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF14) opened today, 15 October 2014, at the Assolombarda offices in via Pantano, no. 9, in Milan. The event runs in tandem with the ASEM summit of European and Asian Heads of State and Government. Organised by Confindustria in collaboration with BusinessEurope, the organisation representing Europe’s main business associations, AEBF14 […]

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Italy-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language

The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]

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Mogherini sente Zarif, Iran giochi ruolo positivo nella Regione

Iran’s nuclear programme and the Middle East crisis were the key topics discussed in a phone conversation between Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and her Iranian colleague Mohammad Javad Zarif. The two foreign ministers discussed the new round of nuclear talks taking place in Vienna, which Italy hopes will lead to an agreement by the deadline […]

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Japan – Uffizi make their debut with an exhibition in Tokyo

The Uffizi make their debut in Japan, with an exhibition entitled “Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una ‘maniera moderna’” at the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo. 76 works from the Uffizi and other Florentine museums are featured, including Botticelli’s “Pallas and the Centaur”. The opening was attended by Lorenzo Morini, chargé d’affaires […]

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Accreditation Notice: Italian Language in the World States General (Florence, 21 and 22 October 2014)

The Italian Language in the World States General will take place in Florence on 21 and 22 October 2014, in Palazzo Vecchio and the Teatro della Pergola. The event is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, the Universities and Research (MIUR) and the […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – ASEM: vertice AEBF imprenditori Europa e Asia in Assolombarda (in translation)

ASEM: vertice AEBF imprenditori Europa e Asia in Assolombarda Nella sede di Assolombarda (via Pantano , 9) si apre domani a Milano, in parallelo con il vertice ASEM dei capi di Stato europei e asiatici, l’Asia Europe Business Forum (AEBF) organizzato da Confindustria in collaborazione con BusinessEurope, l’associazione che rappresenta le principali associazioni industriali europee, […]

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M.O. Mogherini vede Lieberman, arrivare in tempi brevi a nascita Stato palestinese

La necessità di rilanciare il processo di pace in Medio Oriente e di arrivare a una soluzione definitiva è stata al centro dei colloqui oggi, alla Farnesina, tra il ministro degli Esteri Federica Mogherini e il suo omologo israeliano, Avigor Lieberman. “La comunità internazionale si è impegnata domenica al Cairo per la ricostruzione di Gaza, […]

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Uruguay – Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo

Italian architecture in the spotlight in Montevideo, with the presentation of a photography book entitled “Divino Salvo”, edited by Alejandra Dixon and Anibal Andrade. The book features Palazzo Salvo, an iconic building in Montevideo designed by Milanese architect Mario Palanti. The book was published through a crowd-funding initiative to which the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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