Macau – Italy a leader in fashion and culture

A gala evening in Macau showcased Italian fashion and culture on 500th anniversary of bilateral relations. The event was organised by the Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM), which holds a majority share of the games market in that Chinese special administrative region with 26.7% of the total, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General […]

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Romania – Art treasures returned to Italy

Another happy ending in the retrieval of stolen Italian artworks: the Romanian authorities handed over 22 paintings and 18 books to the Carabinieri specialised art-retrieval corps, which had probably been stolen from churches many years earlier. Italian ambassador Diego Brasioli praised the excellent cooperation between the Italian and Romanian police. Read more, in Italian.

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Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand

“Italy follows with concern the latest developments of the political situation in Thailand, a long-time friend and partner. In view of the upcoming legislative elections, we call on Thailand’s political parties to ease current tensions peacefully within the institutional framework, in compliance with democratic principles and the rule of law.”

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VI Conferenza Italia-America Latina

VI CONFERENZA ITALIA – AMERICA LATINA E CARAIBI Si è svolta nei giorni 12 e 13 dicembre presso Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri la VI Conferenza Italia – America Latina e Caraibi. Quest’anno la Conferenza ha festeggiato il suo decimo anniversario e si è evoluta fino a divenire un momento d’incontro e riflessione propositivaad alto […]

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nota redattori capo

Mercoledì 18 e giovedì 19 dicembre avrà luogo alla Farnesina la decima Conferenza degli Ambasciatori d’Italia, “L’Italia attrae il mondo: la diplomazia italiana per investire nel sistema Paese”. Alla sessione inaugurale, introdotta dal Ministro degli Affari Esteri Emma Bonino e fissata per le ore 9.30 del 18 dicembre, interverrà il Presidente del Consiglio On. Enrico […]

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Dei/Sole 24 ore – Algeria: IMF positive, 2.7%growth in 2013

Upon conclusion of an assessment mission to Algeria, IMF delegation head Zeine Zeidane issued a preliminary press statement outlining a overall positive assessment of the macroeconomic picture there, with GDP up 2.7% and government measures having brought inflation under control (4.5% in October, against 8.9% in 2012) wiped out the public deficit. Positive also is […]

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Italy-Latin America, shared strategy for growth – Bonino calls for coordinate responses to global challenges

Growth, territorial development and sustainable policies, cooperation between SMEs: the three macro-headings of the sessions of the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, opened today at the foreign ministry in Rome by Minister Emma Bonino. The conference runs through Friday and its participants include a large number of Central and South American ministers and representatives […]

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Italy-USA – Symposium in Washington on Levi Montalcini

“I am not my body. I am my mind”, is the title of a symposium organised by the Embassy of Italy in Washington on the first anniversary of her death. The seminar will concentrate on the social changes that medical research can generate over the coming decade, and falls within the context of 2013 – […]

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Jerusalem: Botticelli celebrated in music

Jerusalem at the Museum of Israel before the great master’s famous fresco “The Annunciation” (on loan from the Uffizi Gallery), which will remain on display through 10 February. Diplomats – including Italian ambassador to Israel Francesco Maria Talo’ – joined business persons, artists and others from cultural spheres despite the bad weather to meet in […]

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Los Angeles – L’arte italiana diventa 2.0 (in translation)

L’arte italiana a Los Angeles diventa 2.0. Il merito e’ di una nuova applicazione, “Italy Art LA” e del relativo sito web (www.italyartla.com), che permetteranno agli utenti di scoprire l’arte italiana nella citta’ californiana grazie a un sistema basato sulla geolocalizzazione e attraverso una varieta’ di strumenti, quali una piantina personalizzata ed interattiva, testi scritti, […]

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Great Britain – ‘Primo Approdo’ for young Italians in London

The project “Primo Approdo”, offering assistance and guidance to young Italians moving to England and Wales for work or study, will get under way on 8 January 2014. Workshops will be held three times a month at the Consulate General of Italy in London on a variety of pertinent themes, and a manual drafted by […]

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Istanbul – Appuntamento con il cinema italiano (in translation)

‘Appuntamento con il Cinema Italiano a Istanbul’: si intitola così la rassegna cinematografica che per una settimana ha catalizzato l’attenzione dei cinefili nella metropoli turca. L’iniziativa, organizzata dall’Istituto italiano di cultura e dall’Istituto Luce Cinecitta’, in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata italiana ad Ankara e il Consolato generale d’Italia a Istanbul, ha visto la proiezione in anteprima […]

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