Deputy Minister Dassù meets with Director of IRENA Adnan Z. Amin, on a first visit to Italy

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù met today in Rome with Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Adnan Amin, on the occasion of his first visit to Italy. “The development of renewable energy sources is one of the mainstays of Italy’s and of Europe’s energy strategy, as well as a factor […]

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The Foreign Ministry closely monitoring developments surrounding contracts for the supply of “Fyra” high-speed trains

The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring developments surrounding contracts for the supply of “Fyra” high-speed trains awarded by the Belgian Railways (NMBS) and Dutch Railways (NS) to AnsaldoBreda of the Gruppo Finmeccanica, and subsequently suspended in a unilateral decision by the clients. On Minister Bonino’s instructions, the Foreign Ministry intervened through its embassies in Brussels […]

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ALGIERS – Monica Casadei’s Traviata a triumph

The 14th European Cultural Festival in Algiers ended with a performance of Monica Casadei’s “Traviata” by the 7-member dance company “Compagnia Artemis” of Parma directed by the author, which was received by an enthusiastic audience. Read more, in Italian.

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BULGARIA – A vertical dance enchants Varna

Dancing on the facade of buildings with the sole assistance of a system of cords and their own bodies, the extraordinary spectacle by the Italian Il Posto dance company launched the 21st “Varna Summer” International Theatre Festival in Bulgaria. Read more, in Italian.

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ITALY-ECUADOR – “El mural binacional mas largo de Quito”

Ecuador’s capital hosted the award ceremony for the winners of the “El mural binacional mas largo de Quito” competition, a cultural initiative that arose from the two-fold need to refurbish and repaint the exterior wall of the compound housing the Italian diplomatic mission, which involved both the Embassy and the City of Quito an several […]

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ITALY-LEBANON – Photo exhibition in Beirut

Italy and Lebanon meet and are mirrored in each other’s image in a photography exhibition in Beirut, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and hosted by the Embassy of Italy in the Lebanese capital, entitled “When two Mediterranean countries meet”, consisting of 20 images by Italian and Lebanese photographers Roberto Luzzitelli Clement Kanj. Read more, […]

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ROME CALLING SOUTH AFRICA – students, invest your talent in us

With an eye on the future, Italy reaches out to the African continent, inviting South African students to study at Italy’s most prestigious universities. The deadline to apply for one of the three study bursaries offered by the “Invest Your Talent in Italy” programme, sponsored by the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Economic Development and […]

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Travel abroad – Be sure to insure before leaving

Be sure you’re carrying your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for travel within the EU, or else take out adequate health cover for travel outside the EU. These are the Foreign Ministry’s recommendations to all Italian nationals preparing to spend their summer holidays abroad. Avoid nasty surprises The ministry reminds that private healthcare facilities are […]

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The Farnesina confirms that La Stampa correspondent Domenico Quirico made contact with his family today

The Farnesina confirmed that La Stampa correspondent Domenico Quirico made contact with his family today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to place the highest priority on monitoring developments in the situation in close collaboration with all State institutions concerned, maintaining contact with the journalist and with daily newspaper “La Stampa”. At this particularly delicate […]

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Foreign Minister Emma Bonino meets with Elisabeth Guigou, President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met today with President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly Elisabeth Guigou. Their discussions concerned international and European current events. Ahead of the June European Council, Minister Bonino and Elisabeth Guigou reviewed, first and foremost, the need to effectively link economic recovery with growth, fully agreeing on […]

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Italia-Egitto: primo media forum al Cairo (in translation)

L’esito della transizione in Egitto è fondamentale non solo per la stabilità del Paese, ma anche di tutto il mondo arabo. Si finirà per determinare il successo o il fallimento dell’Islam politico. Gli aspetti economici e politici della transizione politica egiziana e della sua dimensione regionale sono stati al centro della prima riunione del media […]

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NEW YORK – mostre: la Manhattan anni quaranta all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura (in translation)

Un anonimo fotografo che nel 1942 percorre in lungo e in largo Manhattan e cattura nelle sue immagini case, persone, monumenti di un’epoca quando i grattacieli erano giovani: ‘New York: Born Back into the Past’ approda per un mese all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York grazie ai collezionisti Silvia e Stefano Lucchini che a […]

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