Mogherini: Putin non rispetta i patti ma la diplomazia resta l`unica strada (Corriere della Sera)

«The task of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs is to outline a strategic approach that ensures an incisive EU role in the world, and to seek European partners’ consensus on it. I believe that there is a great deal of room for Europe in foreign policy-making. More than ever before, all the critical challenges […]

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Italy-Turkey: Mogherini wishes Davutoglu and Cavusoglu well, sure of continued excellent collaboration

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Federica Mogherini wished new Turkish Premier Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu well. “I am sure that the already excellent collaboration between Italy and Turkey on the many international dossiers that concern both nations will continue”, Mogherini said. At the same time, she added, “together with other […]

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Recall Informazioni accreditamento – Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite

Si segnala che sul sito delle Nazioni Unite, all’indirizzo http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/UNGA69.shtml, sono reperibili le informazioni relative agli accrediti stampa necessari per seguire, a New York, lo svolgimento della 69a Sessione dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite. In particolare, si sottolinea che i giornalisti e i cine-foto-operatori che non siano già in possesso dell’accredito ONU dovranno registrarsi presso […]

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Expo 2015: Turkey confirms participation

Turkey yesterday confirmed it would be participating in the 2015 Milan Universal EXPO. The Farnesina, Italian Embassy in Ankara and the EXPO2015 Society worked at length on this achievement, maintaining intense contacts with the Turkish authorities. Turkey presence further enriches the EXPO’s already broad participation. For its foreseen contribution to the theme of food security […]

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Ebola: Farnesina earmarks another 1.5m euro for emergency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has outlined an approximately 1.5 million euro emergency intervention programme to fight the Ebola epidemic affecting some Western African countries. The Italian Cooperation has earmarked 240,000 euro for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to send doctors, medical supplies and equipment, and boost epidemiological surveillance and provide logistical […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Peru: investira’ 2,2 mld euro per miglioramento sanita’ (in translation)

Il ministro peruviano della Sanita’, Midori de Habich ha messo a punto un piano di investimenti fino al 2016 che raggiungono 8.400 milioni di Soles (2,2 miliardi di euro) che saranno destinati a migliorare la copertura del territorio da parte del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale mediante la costruzione di circa 200 strutture sanitarie di piccola e […]

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Amsterdam – Lo spettacolo teatrale di Nicola Russo (in translation)

Un progetto, due compagnie, tre lingue: si tratta di “Elettra: biografia di una persona comune”, spettacolo teatrale ‘ospite’ ad Amsterdam, dove dal 4 al 6 settembre verra’ rappresentato sia in inglese con Vera Kaye e Charles Halders che in italiano con Laura Mazzi e Nicola Russo presso il Teatro Selma Susanna. All’origine, c’e’ il progetto […]

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Buenos Aires – Exhibit on architectural avant-garde of Puppo

Opening on Thursday 4 September, the exhibition “The architectural avant-garde: Ernesto Puppo, from Italy to Rio de la Plata”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute consisting of architectural drawings and designs for furniture for theatrical and industrial use, some of which will be included in the show. Read more, in Italian.

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Norway – Italy in forefront at Haugesund Film Festival

Italy made a strong showing at the 42nd Norwegian International Film Festival, held recently in the city of Haugesund. Thanks to the efforts of the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo an entire section was dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema, and no less than three made it into the main competition programme. Read more, in Italian.

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Turkey – Debut exhibit for Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato, eclectic and complex artist, composer, and director, will present an exhibition of his paintings entitled “Quisque faber fortunae suae” in Istanbul on 9 September. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy in Istanbul, in collaboration with the city administrations of Beyoglu and Catania and the patronage of the […]

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Canada – Mazzantini and Castellitto

Together in life, together in art: in conjunction with the 38th Festival des Film du Monde, held this year in Montreal, the Italian Cultural Institute hosted an encounter in Italian and open to the public with Margaret Mazzantini and Sergio Castellitto. Wife and husband as well as acclaimed filmmaking duo, they were on hand to […]

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Giro: La diplomazia dei Papi – due libri illuminanti (L’Huffington Post)

Giro: La diplomazia dei Papi – due libri illuminanti (L’Huffington Post)

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