ACCREDITATION NOTICE: Informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers (Gymnich)

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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Bolivia – I militari a lezione di prevenzione degli incendi (in translation)

“Prevenzione e controllo di incendi forestali – tecniche di uso controllato del fuoco”. E’ questo il titolo di un corso di formazione che si e’ tenuto dal 28 al 30 luglio, presso il Collegio militare dell’Esercito Gualberto Villarroel a La Paz. L’iniziativa e’ stata organizzata dal Programma Amazonia sin Fuego (Pasf) e dal locale viceministero […]

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Tirana – exhibition featuring the work of Agnese Purgatorio

“Rimani mi dicesti ed io restai” is the title of an exhibition featuring 12 artworks and a video installation by Agnese Purgatorio that has opened in the Albanian capital. The exhibition is the first in a programme entitled “Confini: linguaggi, spazi, cose, persone” organised jointly by the Italian Cultural Institutes of Cologne, Strasbourg, Zagreb and […]

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Dubrovnik – Baricco’s “Oceano Mare” performed on the beach

The sea and stones of the beach at Dubrovnik were the setting for a theatrical performance drawn from Alessandro Baricco’s “Oceano Mare” and directed by Mani Gotovac. The initiative was organised with support from the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb in collaboration with the Croatian National Theatre in Varazdin and the Dubrovnik Festival. Read more, […]

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Libya: Mogherini in Parliament – Italy engaged in international talks to stop the violence

“New Parliament must meet” “It is unlikely that any winner can emerge from the fighting in Libya. If they continue along this route, they will drag the country into a bloody civil war”. That was how Minister Mogherini described the increasingly worrying situation during her appearance before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee today. “The clashes […]

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Expo – Milano 2015 comes to Mar del Plata

The Italian Consulate General in Mar del Plata hosted the presentation of the 2015 Milan Universal Exposition to the Italian community there. Head of marketing and communications for the Buenos Aires ENIT office Veronica Morello made the presentation, whose objective was to offer Italians born abroad an opportunity to visit their country of origin, or […]

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Hong Kong – Commemorative retrospective on Mastroianni

Hong Kong will celebrate Marcello Mastroianni by dedicating a retrospective to him in the context of the Summer International Film Festival, with screenings of seven of the great Italian actor’s best known films. The series is called “Marcello Mastroianni: The Great Lover”, and will run from 16 to 26 August at the Hong Kong Arts […]

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UAE – Italian firms introduce themselves to the Emirates

An Italian business mission to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, the three wealthiest and most populated of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), turned out a success. Organised by the Italo-Arab Chamber of Commerce (CCIA) with the support of our Embassy in Abu Dhabi, the eight participating SMEs held approximately 100 B2B meetings with local businesses, […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – South Africa: TerniEnergia signs 2 solar panel installation contracts

TerniEnergia signed two contracts for the construction of industrial-size solar panel installations with a combined power potential of 148.5 MWP (Megawatt-Piek). The contracts call for TerniEnergia Projects, under the control of TerniEnergia South Africa, to build the installations through “EPC contracts”, i.e. turn-key operations, for an overall value of 147 million euro. (Il Sole 24 […]

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Buenos Aires – “A un passo dall’orizzonte” photo collective

“A un passo dall’orizzonte”, is the title of a group photographic exhibition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires to be held from 6 to 19 August, within the context of the Festival de la Luz. The Festival dates back 1989 and the 150th anniversary of the birth of photography. This year’s edition […]

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Libya: Mogherini chairs coordination table with Embassy and Crisis Unit

In response to the worsening crisis in Libya, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini chaired a coordination meeting this evening with our embassy and the foreign ministry Crisis Unit. The meeting centred on the country’s prospects for political dialogue and the status of security conditions, with particular regard to Italian nationals and diplomatic mission staff. […]

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Argentina – Italy to be special guest at the Fiera del Libro Teatral

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires will be the special guest at the 12th “Feria del Libro Teatral” taking place in the Teatro Nacional Cervantes in the Argentine capital from 6 to 17 August 2014. Italy has always been a leading participant in the event, with the 2013 edition seeing a concert celebrating the […]

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