ACCREDITATION NOTICE: 6th Italy–Latin America and Caribbean Conference (Farnesina, 12 and 13 December 2013)

The 6th Italy–Latin America and Caribbean Conference will be taking place at the Farnesina on 12 and 13 December 2013. The conference will be opened at 09.00 on Thursday 12 December by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who will also close the event, at 12.00 on Friday 13 December. Photographers and television crews can follow the […]

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Albania – Magris a Tirana per presentare libri a pubblico (in translation)

Claudio Magris vola a Tirana per la presentazione al pubblico dei suoi libri ‘Microcosmi’ e ‘L’infinito viaggiare’ tradotti in albanese. Lo scrittore italiano terra’ il 5 dicembre la lectio magistralis ‘Le due scritture’ nella Sala Illiria dell’Universita’ di Tirana, davanti a studenti e docenti delle facolta’ di Lingue e di Storia e Filologia. Nel pomeriggio […]

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Praga – Arriva mostra su Aquileia (in translation)

Tappa a Praga per la mostra “Aquileia Crocevia dell’Impero Romano”: l’esposizione, che verra’ inaugurata il 5 dicembre, svela un’Aquileia inedita, all’epoca grande capitale del centro-est Europa e centro nevralgico nei rapporti tra il Baltico, la Pannonia ed il Mediterraneo. Destinazione finale della Via dell’Ambra dove i fossili del Mar Baltico si trasformavano in gioielli e […]

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San Francisco – Arriva la mostra “UN. it – Unesco. Italia” (in translation)

Tappa a San Francisco per “UN.it – Unesco.Italia”, la mostra fotografica sui siti italiani iscritti nella lista Unesco del Patrimonio mondiale realizzata dalla Direzione generale sistema paese della Farnesina in stretta collaborazione con il ministero per i Beni e le attivita’ culturali. 47 siti italiani patrimonio Unesco in 152 scatti d’autore L’esposizione, che si terra’ […]

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Monaco – De Silva ospite speciale per lezione italiano (in translation)

Ospite speciale al Politecnico di Monaco di Baviera: a tenere una lezione agli studenti, in italiano, e’ stato chiamato il noto designer automobilista Walter De Silva. Sono oltre 400 gli studenti che studiano l’italiano allo Sprache Centrum del Politecnico, a cui si aggiungono quelli che frequentano la Ludwig Maximilian University di Monaco. Eccellenza italiana, prospettiva […]

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Expo 2015: “Fields of Tomorrow” – Israeli Pavilion presented

An exposition based on a threefold objective: illustrating the “true face of Israel” not usually portrayed in the media, reflecting the country’s strong bilateral relations with Italy and providing a new and important opportunity to strengthen that relationship. All of this will be accomplished through a futuristic architectural structure designed to fully “embrace” the visitor. […]

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Incidents in Warsaw: Representatives of Lazio fans attend meeting at Farnesina

A Foreign Ministry official has met two representatives of the Lazio fans to explain the steps being taken by the Farnesina and by Minister Bonino to obtain the rapid release of the Italians arrested in Warsaw. The meeting took place in the same spirit of solidarity with the fans as Minister Bonino expressed today to […]

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Belgrade – Italy plays a leading role at the annual “Charity Bazaar”

Italy played a leading Rome at a charity event on Sunday 1 December 2013 in Belgrade: the annual “Charity Bazaar” organised by the International Women’s Club and opened by Princess Katarina Karadjordevic. “Our stand attracted the highest number of visitors”, commented Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo, “but at charity events like this everyone’s a winner”, with 16 […]

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Incidents in Warsaw: Bonino asks Polish counterpart for clarification of a case that still needs further investigation.

In a declaration issued at the end of the Italian-Israeli bilateral, Minister Bonino returned to the case of the Lazio fans arrested in Warsaw. “Today I’ve asked my Polish counterpart, Sikorski, for clarification of a case that still needs to be investigated in full and which, as things stand, sees 22 Italian citizens in prison […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Algeria: Italy third supplier after China and France

The Algerian customs authorities have published foreign trade figures for the first nine months of 2013. The country’s first supplier is China, with 4.95 billion USD, or 11.98% of total Algerian imports. Next is France, historically the country’s leading supplier, with 4.70 billion dollars, or 11.37% of the total. Italy has regained the third place, […]

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Longitude: “Holy Glasnost”

The cover of the new issue of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco and on sale from 6 December, is dedicated to Pope Francis and his pontificate. The editorial by Minister Bonino discusses the role of diplomacy in Italy’s growth and diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.

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Zagreb – Major success for Maestro Michele Campanella

The Italian Embassy in Croatia, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Zagreb, organised a concert by Maestro Michele Campanella on Thursday 28 November. The concert, organised in the framework of the Cultural and Education cooperation programme between Rome and Zagreb, was held in the Croatian Musical Institute’s concert hall in the Croatian capital. […]

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