Clashes in Ukraine: Italian Development Cooperation to send 100,000 for Red Cross

To provide medical assistance for the many people injured in the recent clashes in Ukraine and help replenish medical supplies, Italian Development Cooperation is to provide the Ukrainian Red Cross with funding of 100,000 euros. The Italian aid is one of the concrete responses by the European Commission and EU member states to the violence […]

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Italy in US is online, the new portal of Italian culture in the U.S.

Washington DC (February 27, 2014) – Italian culture in the U.S. has a new online platform: the website www.italyinus.org, the cultural portal of Italy’s diplomatic network in the United States. Simple to use and with all the information you need, the new site is your guide to the hundreds of cultural events organized or supported […]

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Zagabria – “Uno sguardo laterale” sulla Penisola (in translation)

Un viaggio attraverso le venti Regioni italiane, da cui trarre immagini, ricordi e stimoli: e’ lo spunto di partenza della mostra “Venti per una. Venti Regioni per un’Italia. Venti artisti per una mostra. Uno sguardo laterale” che ha conquistato Zagabria. Dopo le tappe di Mosca e San Pietroburgo, l’esposizione e’ approdata nella capitale croata, suscitando […]

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Italia – Russia – Nuovi risultati studi sull’origine della vita (in translation)

I nuovi risultati degli studi italo-russi sull’origine della vita. E’ questo il tema di una conferenza stampa, che si e’ svolta all’ambasciata italiana a Mosca, dal titolo “Lo Spazio e’ sorgente di vita”. L’evento e’ stato caratterizzato, alla presenza di un qualificato pubblico di oltre cento persone, dall’annuncio di alcuni nuovi risultati scientifici di grande […]

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Hong Kong – In attesa della Cena in Emmaus di Caravaggio (in translation)

A Hong Kong si scaldano i motori in vista della mostra di Caravaggio che verra’ inaugurata l’11 marzo: l’arrivo in citta’ del capolavoro ‘Cena in Emmaus’, prestato dalla Pinacoteca di Brera, e’ stato preceduto dall’installazione presso il Pacific Place, uno dei maggiori centri commerciali, di grandi pannelli esplicativi della mostra, insieme a un video sulla […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore: Istanbul Bourse continues to attract investors

Mustafa Baltacı, Executive Vice President of the Istanbul Bourse (BIST), stated that Turkey’s recent problems had not negatively influenced foreign investments and that, consequently, the Bourse continued to attract investors. In support of this statement, the Vice President cited both the BIST-Nasdaq OMX accord after the start of corruption investigations, as well as the volume […]

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Lithuania – Italy active at the Vilnius Book Fair

The Italian Cultural Institute of Vilnius presented a busy calendar for Italy’s participation in the15th International Book Fair in that city. Lithuanians will have an opportunity to appreciate the works of various authors, some of whom will be present, and the occasion will offer an opportunity to launch the “Save Rome” guidebook by three Lithuanian […]

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Lebanon – Italy-France twinning project launched

Italy and France together for Lebanon: a twinning project was launched for the development of the institutional capacity and reorganisation of the Lebanese finance ministry, which places the two countries in a consortium with their respective ministries and the support of Formez and Adetef. Read more, in Italian

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Uruguay – “La dolce vita, Italian design and style”

“La Dolce Vita – Italian design and style” is the title of an itinerant exhibition that runs through 27 April at the Museo nacional de artes visuales (MNAV) in Montevideo, and is aimed at foregrounding Italian design, fashion and artistic excellence. Conferences and seminars will also be held by university professors, architects and decorators   Read […]

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Cyprus – Italian embassy promotes higher education

The Italian embassy of Nicosia promoted Italian higher education in Cyprus during the “Postgraduate Education Fair” in Limassol, and at the 20th edition of the “International Education Fair” in Nicosia. Read more, in Italian.

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Los Angeles – La Grande Bellezza, rhymes and reflections

The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles is hosting the exhibition “The Grande Belezza, Rhymes and Reflections”, of photos from the set of Paolo Sortentino’s film, nominated for the Oscar for Best Film and winner of the Gloden Globe and Bafta awards, in addition to a series of international masterpieces of art. The show opened […]

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Mogherini in Senate – Government and Parliament can work on int’l mission framework law. Case of Marines to go international

“The path we are following in the case of the Marines is one that calls for maximum responsibility at this delicate stage”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in her first Senate briefing on international missions. Afghanistan: Mogherini calls for framework law on international missions “I believe that over the coming months the government […]

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