Brazil – Learn Italian on “Click Italia”

A pilot project for the teaching of Italian has been launched in Brazil in the form of a web portal called “Click Italia” (www.clickitalia.com.br). The project is the fruit of collaboration between the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo, the Fondazione Torino of Belo Horizonte and the inter-university consortium ICoN headquartered in Pisa. Its aim […]

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EU: Farnesina, with go-ahead for Trio Programme the semester begins

The General Affairs Council’s go-ahead for the programme of the three future presidencies of the European Union marks the de facto start of the Italian duty presidency. The plan for the next 18 months centres on growth and employment and aims at strengthening the European Union’s role in the world. As underscored today by Prime […]

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Albania: Mogherini hails EU candidate status

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini hailed today’s news of the General Affairs Council’s granting of EU Candidate Country status to Albania. This decision, which will have to be ratified by the next European Council, “is the crowning result of the commitment and determination Albania has shown and the results it has achieved”, the minister […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – UE: Italcementi chosen for Graphene project

UE: Italcementi chosen for Graphene project Italcementi has been selected to take part in the Graphene Flagship Project Consortium, a European research project on the development of new materials technologies with overall financing for one billion euro. The goal is to fully develop the potential of graphene and other recently discovered two-dimensional materials. Italcementi will […]

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Mogherini condemns abductions

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, condemned the abduction of 90 persons in northeast Nigeria. “Targeting children and mothers is a blow to the entire country, and will condition its future. The international community has mobilised, and continues to support the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan. But political action against terrorism around the world must […]

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Culture – Moscow celebrates Italian cinema

The Italian embassy in Moscow dedicated a special evening to the presentation of the film “Amori elementari” within the context of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). Film world personalities and leaders in the latest Italo-Russian co-productions participated in the event, which was organised to celebrate cinema as “an important vehicle for dialogue and […]

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Mogherini at NATO ministerial – Ukraine and Iraq on the agenda

Minister Federica Mogherini is participating in the NATO ministerial meeting that concludes on Wednesday 25 June in Brussels. Agenda items include the situation in Ukraine, particularly President Petro Poroshenko’s proposed peace plan, and Iraq, where US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will also participate in the ministerial meeting, has just completed a mission.

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Naples – Fashion and business know-how

A conference entitled “Napoli, è tempo di ripartire…dalla Moda: e dal ‘saper fare’ delle imprese napoletane”will take place in Naples on 26 June. Its goal is to launch discussion of better ways to make the most of local business achievements, especially within the context of the internationalisation of Italian firms. Read more, in Italian.

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Egypt: Interest in Italian language on the rise

A full 100,000 Egyptian students are learning Italian and the call for it is growing. To meet this demand, the Italian government recently disbursed a contribution of €20,000 to fund Italian studies departments and hire 14 new instructors for a 3-year period to teach in the secondary schools of Alexandria and Cairo. Promotion strategy This […]

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Australia – More Italian in Victoriaschools

The Italian language is becoming more popular in Australian schools, according to Italian ambassador in Canberrra Pier Francesco Zazo, and minister for education of the Australian State of Victoria, Martin Dixon, who together signed a memorandum of understanding on boosting the teaching of Italian in Australian schools. Read more, in Italian.

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Malta – Graziella Vigo ‘Portrait’ show

The Italian Cultural Institute hosted an exhibition entitled “Portrait” of photographs by Graziella Vigo, the quiet yet curious Italian artist who managed to get close-ups of famous directors, actors, painters and designers. With the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the itinerant show has already enjoyed success both in Italy and the United States. […]

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Sao Paolo – Italian vs Brazilian Design

“Design Italiano VS Design Brasiliano” is the title of a conference to be held in Sao Paolo on 25 June, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with the FNAC and the European Institute of Design (EID). Italy and Brazil have strong relations in a variety of spheres, design being one of […]

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