Edinburgh – Teatro Regio presents William Tell

Turin’s Teatro Regio presented William Tell in concert format at the Edinburgh International Festival. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, the performance was part of “Suono Italiano”, a series of major musical events promoted in the UK by the Italian embassy in London and the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh in honour of the Italian EU Presidency. […]

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Giappone – Un concorso per promuovere aziende italiane (in translation)

Un concorso a premi rivolto alle aziende italiane che hanno intenzione di affacciarsi sul mercato giapponese: e’ l’iniziativa lanciata dalla Camera di commercio italiana in Giappone (Iccj), promotrice della prima edizione del concorso “Alessandro Valignano” per la promozione del business italiano in Giappone. Presentazione dell’azienda, del prodotto e della strategia di ingresso Nonostante le potenzialita’, […]

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Italy-Germany – “Pasolini Roma” exhibit comes to Berlin

Berlin is last leg of the itinerant exhibition “Pasolini Roma”, after making stops in Barcelona, Paris and Rome. The German capital will launch an innovative project to celebrate Paolo Pasolini, the 20th century intellectual who, more than any other, succeeded in poetically reinterpreting the image of the city of Rome. Read more, in Italian.

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USA – Exhibition on Italian Neoclassicism and Futurism

The National Gallery of Art in Washington has mounted an exhibition on Italian Neoclassicism and Futurism that will run from early September to February 2015. The exhibit is part of the cultural events organised in honour of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. “I am very pleased to see the National […]

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M.O. Mogherini, bene cessate il fuoco

According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza, proposed by Egypt and announced this evening, will pave the way to political negotiations capable of leading to the resolution of the Middle East conflict. “After seven weeks of expectations, all too often disappointed, it is my hope that the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Mexico approves legislation implementing energy reform

Mexico recently approved a package of legislation implementing energy reform consisting of 21 new laws and modifications of existing ones, which will introduce major changes in the country’s energy sector by opening it to private, national and foreign investments. The principal measures include the redefinition of the tasks and powers of the state oil company […]

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Nota di accreditamento – Riunione Informale dei Ministri degli Affari Esteri dell’Unione Europea (Gymnich) – Milano, 29-30 agosto 2014

An Informal Meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers (Gymnich), will take place on 29 and 30 August at the MiCo Congress Centre in Milan under the Italian EU Presidency. The Informal will be chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, and hosted by Foreign Minister […]

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Maputo – FACIM gets under way, Italy top exhibitor

The 50th edition of the multi-sector FACIM international trade fair is under way in Maputo, Mozambique. More than 90 Italian exhibitors firms make Italy the country with the broadest representation, organisers of which include ICE-Agenzia per la promozione all’estero e l’internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane (for the promotion abroad and internationalisation of Italian businesses), which have […]

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Hong Kong – “Cine italiano!” coming in September

Hong Kong awaits the third edition of “Cine Italiano!”, a film festival that brings the best of Italian production to that Asian city. This year’s event, which opens on 17 September, will see the Asian premier of “Allaciate le Cinture”, the latest effort by Turkish film director Ferzan Ozpetek, who has been living and working […]

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Strasbourg – “Terra, fuoco, ferro, legno” exhibition opens

In conjunction with the 6-month Italian European presidency, an exhibition entitled “Terra, Fuoco, Ferro, Legno” will open on 2 September in Strasbourg. Maria Christina Carlini will exhibit a series of works in clay, wood, iron and Corten steel at the Italian Cultural Institute that represent the most significant achievements in the career of an artist […]

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Mozambico: Pistelli, bene accordo a Maputo tra Governo mozambicano e Renamo

Italy welcomed the news of the 24 August signing in Maputo of an accord between the Mozambican government and Renamo aimed at ending political and military tensions, halting the hostilities and reinstating conditions for peace and stability. “This is a victory”, declared Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, “for all Mozambicans, and a major step toward […]

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P3+3 Statement on Libya

The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the escalation of fighting and violence in and around Tripoli, Benghazi, and across Libya, especially against residential areas, public facilities, and critical infrastructure, by both land attacks and air strikes. We reiterate our calls, joining those of the Libyan interim […]

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