The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (MFAH) will run a series of screenings of the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini, within the context of its 8th annual homage to Italian cinema. The series is presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Houston and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles and thanks to […]
Read moreA book on Italian architecture in the People’s Republic of China is our embassy in Beijing’s latest project. Its aim is to better inform local authorities and sector actors on the contribution of Italian architectural firms to the urban development of that Asian nation. The embassy has asked Italian professionals who have worked in China […]
Read more«Syria is not Kosovo, it is not that clear that we have to go and help. The use of nerve gas is an atrocity, but only the United Nations can come to certain conclusions». These are frenetic hours for Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who is about to leave for France. But the Italian […]
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Read moreIsrael to host the Innovative Water Technologies fair in October Tel Aviv will be the setting for the 2013 International WATEC (Innovative Water Technologies) Conference from 22 to 24 October. The event, which will include a display area, aims to involve businesses, policy-makers and researchers in discussions on the most important technological innovations existing in […]
Read moreNiccolo’ Ammanniti, Rita Monaldi, Francesco Sorti and Giorgio Vasta are the four authors representing Italy at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF), one of the summer season’s major events in Scotland’s capital city, now in its 30th year. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi will be hosted in Prague on 15 September with the performance of his “Requiem Mass” in the Cathedral of San Vito. The event is part of the broader “Prague of Dvorjak” international music festival, now in its 6th edition. Read more, in Italian.
Read more“Italy will not actively take part in military solutions in the absence of a UN Security Council mandate”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s said in a briefing before the joint Upper and Lower House Foreign Affairs Commissions on the latest developments in Syria and Egypt. For Italy, the minister explained, a UN Security Council […]
Read moreAustria: annunciata gara per catering sede ONU Il Polo viennese delle Nazioni Unite lancia un bando di gara per l’affidamento dei servizi catering dell’intero complesso del Vienna International Centre – VIC. Si tratta di un contratto per complessivi 10 anni (7+3) a partire dal luglio 2014 per la gestione delle aree del ristorante interno, della […]
Read moreAny military intervention in Syria without a mandate from the UN Security Council is unfeasible”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino during a Radio Radicale Forum, in which she urged consideration of the possible reactions of Russia and Iran. “We are going to have to avoid turning an international tragedy into a global one. […]
Read moreThe 2013 – and 2nd – edition of the Monaco-Portofino sailing regatta was a resounding success. The more than 30 participating Italian vessels were led by the Italian Navy’s historic ships Orsa Maggiore, Stella Polare, Corsaro II, Caroly, Chaplin and Sagittario. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the Marafiki Primary School on Kenya’s […]
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