Emirates – “La Grande Bellezza” at European Film Screening

Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande Bellezza” will open the European Film Screening in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event is scheduled to take place from 18 to 24 September in Abu Dhabi and from 19 to 25 September in Dubai, and will feature the best of independent European filmmaking between 2006 and 2014. […]

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Brussels – BOZA hosts two exhibitions on Italian art

Two exhibitions in Brussels celebrating Italy’s contribution to the arts in Europe over the centuries underscore our country’s guiding role in the field of culture in Europe and the world. The exhibitions opened recently at Brussels’ Palace of Fine Arts (BOZAR) in the context of the Italian EU Presidency. Read more, in Italian

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Moscow – First Italo-Russian tourism forum opens Thursday in Milan

Milan’s Palazzo Reale will host the first “Italo-Russian Culture-Tourism Forum” on 18 and 19 September, which will unite all the major sector players to discuss future development plans, despite the difficult period in Italo-Russian relations due to the Ukraine crisis. The announcement was made today at a press conference by Italian ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini […]

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USA – 100,000 ancient Roman remains

Approximately 100,000 ancient Roman remains have arrived in the US to be restored and catalogued by several selected universities within the context of the “Hidden Treasure of Rome” project of the City of Rome, strongly supported by the Embassy of Italy in Washington and financed by Enel Green Power North America, a leader in renewable […]

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Italy-Japan – Kengo Kuma at Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura

On Friday, 19 September, Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura will host an encounter with architect Kengo Kuma and Professor Takeshi Ito. The event is part of a cycle of conferences intended to involve Italian architects in the international debate on the role and future of architecture. Kuma will discuss his design experience, with a special focus on […]

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Pistelli: «Servono politiche sociali. Il modello-Brasile è quello vincente» (La Stampa)

Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, 800 million people are still going hungry, but UN data do show some progress. «There is much work still to be done; we know that the Millennium Goals now coming to term have not been fully met. Too much optimism would be out of place, but a virtuous dynamic has been […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Western Australia: Italian exports + 30% (top European supplier)

Italian exports to Western Australia (WA) in the 2013-2014 fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014) amounted to 1.028 million, up 30% compared with the previous fiscal year and 142% compared with 2011-12. Italy even outpaced Germany to become the WA’s top European supplier with a 22% share. There are over 40 Italian firms established in Western […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Punto stampa Ministro Mogherini-Cancelliere austriaco Faymann (Farnesina, 18 settembre 2014)

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Federica Mogherini will meet at the Farnesina at 11:00 on Thursday 18 September with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann. They will hold a joint press conference at the end of their meeting. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in attending should: – complete the interactive form […]

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Ue: Della Vedova oggi e domani a Strasburgo

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Benedetto Della Vedova sarà oggi e domani a Strasburgo per intervenire, a nome della Presidenza italiana dell’UE e su delega del Ministro Mogherini, alla seduta plenaria del Parlamento Europeo. Della Vedova interverrà sull’iniziativa europea a favore della gioventù e dell’occupazione giovanile, sulla preparazione del vertice dell’Eurozona, sul Summit dell’ONU sul […]

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Washington – Italian Jazz Series Festival

The Italian Jazz Series Festival will take place in Washington DC from 22 to 30 September, with the support of the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute. The historic “Blues Alley” of the Georgetown district will host the performances of five Italian musicians of international fame. As Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero commented, the venue […]

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Tel Aviv – A tale of Italian Jews’ flight from fascism

The library of the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv recently hosted the launch of a book by Gianna Pontecorboli entitled “America. Nuova terra promessa. Storie di ebrei italiani in fuga dal fascismo”, which features a series of particularly interesting stories of Italians who were forced to leave Italy in 1938 as a result of […]

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Moscow – The ICE brings Italian firms to World Food

Despite the sanctions, the climate among Italian food producers that export to Russia is one of confidence and moderate optimism, and very few have declined to participate in the World Food Fair, which opened today and runs through Thursday at the Moscow Expocentre. The ICE has even arranged for a 130 square-metre national pavilion for […]

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