“Viaggio musicale tra ‘800 e ‘900” (Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries) was held in Madrid, where the Italian Cultural Institute organised a concert in which conductors Francesco Manara and Dario Candela presented works by Italian composers. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe fifth edition of the “Zona Poema” Festival got under way in Montevideo. Organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute there, the poetry festival will run through 17 July in 21 sites in and around the Uruguayan capital. One poem from each of the sites will be selected for a collection representative of […]
Read moreNell`agenda del semestre di presidenza è scritto «migrazioni africane e cooperazione allo sviluppo». Ma si legge «emergenza sbarchi», perché significa contrastare il traffico di esseri umani e prevenire i viaggi della speranza. A Lapo Pistelli, viceministro degli Esteri con delega per l`Africa che domani a Firenze presiederà un vertice informale di due giorni con i […]
Read moreItaly earned major recognition at the largest International event dedicated to eco-sustainable construction and high energy efficiency RhOME for DenCity The University of Rome, Roma Tre’s RhOME for DenCity project awarded its first prize to Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, held at Versailles from 28 June to 14 July 2014. First prize to Italian team The […]
Read moreThe worsening situation in Israel and Gaza is the topic of a series of telephone calls that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini has planned for today, on the eve of tomorrow’s mission to the Middle East to meet with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The minister will be speaking with […]
Read moreItaly has decided to help Libya to come out of a transitional phase that still shows signs of fragility and danger, but it is from the United Nations that a strong initiative must be forthcoming, and one that involves the entire international community”. The call came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini after the […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was received today at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Their discussions centred on the Ukraine situation — following the minister’s visit to Kiev and Moscow –the crisis in the Middle East and the serious wave of attacks against Christian communities in various countries of Africa.
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini offered her congratulations to Staffan De Mistura on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Syrian. Mogherini telephoned De Mistura to assure him of the Italian government’s willingness to work together to foster a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
Read moreAfghanistan must not waste the opportunity offered by the presidential elections, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini underscored. “Afghanistan is at a fork in the road. The millions of Afghans who courageously went to the voting polls for the presidential elections confirmed their desire to live in a country on the path to completion of […]
Read moreBelarus: new industrial park with maxi-tax exemptions Work began near Minsk in Belarus on a new industrial park to be known as ‘Vyaliki Kamen’, or “Big Rock”, which will occupy a surface area of over 80 square kilometres and enjoy the legal status of Special Economic Area. The companies that will locate there will benefit […]
Read moreWith the situation worsening dramatically with the passing of every hour, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini today renewed her appeal for a stop to the armed confrontation between Israel and Gaza. “For days now we have been witness to indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas. Hamas’ threat to the security of Israel with its continuous […]
Read moreMusic, art and a stroll through history made for a series of events in Prague celebrating the start of the Italian EU Presidency. Opening the series was a concert held in the cloister of the Italian Cultural Institute by the Czech Virtuosi, soprano Minerva Moliner Ferrer and Czech violinist Pavel Wallinger performing arias and selections […]
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