Unesco – 3rd Culture Forum in Florence, 2 – 4 October

The 3rd UNESCO Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries will take place in Florence from 2 to 4 October. The event, organised by UNESCO with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities and Tourism, the Farnesina, the City of Florence, Region of Tuscany, is a high-profile international event that offers an opportunity for debate […]

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Camera: “Al sicuro dalla paura, al sicuro dalla violenza” – L’entrata in vigore della Convenzione di Istanbul

Venerdì 19 settembre, a partire dalle ore 10, si terrà la Conferenza “Al sicuro dalla paura, al sicuro dalla violenza – L’entrata in vigore della Convenzione di Istanbul”. L’evento, promosso dalla Camera dei Deputati con il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e con il Consiglio d’Europa, si terrà nell’Aula dei Gruppi parlamentari, […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Mexico: Business opportunities and market access strategies

Mexico: Business opportunities and market access strategies The headquarters of Unindustria Bologna will host “Messico – Opportunità d’affari e strategie di accesso al mercato” on 18 September, a presentation of Mexico aimed at promoting industrial collaboration opportunities and partnerships in the engineering, agri-industry and consumer products sectors. An introductory session will be dedicated to the […]

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Cisgiordania – Piano italiano per gestione rifiuti (in translation)

CEVSI inaugurated an Italian plan for the better management of solid urban waste in the West Bank that took 3 years to complete and was co-financed by the Farnesina’s Directorate General for Development Cooperation (1.095m€ of a 1.5m€ total), and which also involved local institutions, communities and civil society. Read more, in Italian.

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Cologne – ‘The great country’ by Giovanni Cerri

The Cologne Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with that of Copenhagen and the Museum of Wood in Riva di Cantù, have joined forces in presenting “The Great Country”, a solo exhibition of paintings by Giovanni Cerri. The German city will host the exhibition through 16 September, when it will move to the Lombard location, after […]

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Emirates – “La Grande Bellezza” at European Film Screening

Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande Bellezza” will open the European Film Screening in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event is scheduled to take place from 18 to 24 September in Abu Dhabi and from 19 to 25 September in Dubai, and will feature the best of independent European filmmaking between 2006 and 2014. […]

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Brussels – BOZA hosts two exhibitions on Italian art

Two exhibitions in Brussels celebrating Italy’s contribution to the arts in Europe over the centuries underscore our country’s guiding role in the field of culture in Europe and the world. The exhibitions opened recently at Brussels’ Palace of Fine Arts (BOZAR) in the context of the Italian EU Presidency. Read more, in Italian

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Moscow – First Italo-Russian tourism forum opens Thursday in Milan

Milan’s Palazzo Reale will host the first “Italo-Russian Culture-Tourism Forum” on 18 and 19 September, which will unite all the major sector players to discuss future development plans, despite the difficult period in Italo-Russian relations due to the Ukraine crisis. The announcement was made today at a press conference by Italian ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini […]

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USA – 100,000 ancient Roman remains

Approximately 100,000 ancient Roman remains have arrived in the US to be restored and catalogued by several selected universities within the context of the “Hidden Treasure of Rome” project of the City of Rome, strongly supported by the Embassy of Italy in Washington and financed by Enel Green Power North America, a leader in renewable […]

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Italy-Japan – Kengo Kuma at Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura

On Friday, 19 September, Rome’s Casa dell’Architettura will host an encounter with architect Kengo Kuma and Professor Takeshi Ito. The event is part of a cycle of conferences intended to involve Italian architects in the international debate on the role and future of architecture. Kuma will discuss his design experience, with a special focus on […]

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Pistelli: «Servono politiche sociali. Il modello-Brasile è quello vincente» (La Stampa)

Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, 800 million people are still going hungry, but UN data do show some progress. «There is much work still to be done; we know that the Millennium Goals now coming to term have not been fully met. Too much optimism would be out of place, but a virtuous dynamic has been […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Western Australia: Italian exports + 30% (top European supplier)

Italian exports to Western Australia (WA) in the 2013-2014 fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014) amounted to 1.028 million, up 30% compared with the previous fiscal year and 142% compared with 2011-12. Italy even outpaced Germany to become the WA’s top European supplier with a 22% share. There are over 40 Italian firms established in Western […]

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