A full week of events to celebrate the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi: Essential Verdi Week will feature a series of performances by the 200-voice Washington Chorus, as they join forces with Italian embassy in the U.S. to pay homage to the great Italian composer. Read more, in Italian
Read more“The EU has already activated its humanitarian aid apparatus in order to rapidly provide” assistance to the people of Kiev, Minister Emma Bonino told Radio Radicale, adding that the action “should have been launched during the night”. Bonino also reiterated the need to “temporarily change visa regulations in order to receive the wounded or dissidents […]
Read moreItalian agriculture’s focus on high-quality production by family-run operations can become a development model for African agriculture. This is the thinking of both the government and business persons in Italy and those of Africa, and was the most interesting element that emerged at the Agriculture Table of the Italy-Africa Initiative held yesterday in Rome. The […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino was deeply saddened at the news of the tragic accident near Tunis involving a Libyan civilian airliner transporting wounded Libyans. Extending her sympathies to the families of the victims and reiterating her support for the new Libyan government, Minister Bonino recalled Italy’s commitment to sustaining and encouraging its friends, […]
Read moreTurkey pulls out of EXPO 2015 Turkey is about to pull out of the 2015 Milan EXPO. The news was communicated to the Italian government last week – with the crisis that resulted in the demise of the Letta government in full swing – and came as a complete surprise, as Ankara had already signed […]
Read moreAn exhibition on Italian design, featuring the work of major architects, designers and artists, opened in Montevideo on Thursday 20 February, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and the Fondazione Sartirana Arte. The show is intended to celebrate the genius of Italian art, fashion and furniture design. Read more, […]
Read moreThe ministerial session of the Agriculture Table of the Italy-Africa Initiative will take place at the Farnesina at 15.30 on Thursday 20 February 2014. Participants include the Heads of Delegation of the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa visiting Rome for the meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Governing Council The session will open […]
Read moreLjubljana recently hosted an Italian Business Forum on the interrelation between financial markets, public debt and privatisation, with the support of our embassy in Slovenia and the ICE office in Ljubljana. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreVancouver’s Pendulum Gallery and Italian Cultural Institute are jointly hosting an exhibition through March 1st of photographs of the 49 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Italy, which boasts the largest number in the world, followed by Spain and France. Read more, in Italian
Read moreA training course for 14 Libyan state radio/television journalists, financed by the foreign ministry and organised by Rome’s Sapienza University along with COPEAM and RAI, got under way in Rome and was aimed at strengthening the skills of local broadcast professionals as a contribution to the country’s democratic transition. Read more, in Italian
Read moreSiamo nello scenario peggiore, previsto da molti e temuto dà tutti: l`escalation della violenza in Ucraina, con un rischio di guerra civile in quell`«estero vicino» che Europa e Russia di fatto condividono. E si contendono. Per l`Europa, è giusto avvicinare Kiev all`Ue attraverso un accordo di partnership che l`Amministrazione Yanukovich ha a lungo trattato é […]
Read moreSono stati resi noti dall’ufficio di statistica dell’Autorita’ del Turismo di Panama le cifre relative all’affluenza turistica nell’intero 2013: i dati riportano la crescita del 5,6% rispetto lo scorso anno, grazie all’arrivo di 2.201.854 persone nel corso del 2013, superando cosi’ l’obiettivo dei 2.100.000 turisti in arrivo fissato dall’Autorita’ del Turismo di Panama all’inizio dello […]
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