ROMANIA – from Bocelli to Verdi, Italian music in Bucharest

Italian music takes centre-stage in Bucharest, with a hugely successful concert by Andrea Bocelli that attracted an audience of over 4000. The tenor performed a selection of arias and traditional Italian songs, including duets with soprano Angela Gheorgiu and counter-tenor Cezar Ouatu. They were accompanied by classical guitarists Carlo Corrieri and Magdalena Kaltcheva, and the […]

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HAMBURG – Exhibition celebrating the italian cultural institute’s 60th anniversary

Sixty candles on the cake for the Italian Cultural Institute in Hamburg, which will be celebrating its birthday on Friday with the opening of an exhibition entitled “My Italy”. The exhibition is being promoted by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Germany. It will showcase the best photos from the competition […]

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FRANCE- SORIN wins the ‘Investisseur International 2013’ award

A new international success for Italy, with SORIN, a world leader in electro-medical technology, winning the “Investisseur International 2013” award in France for its investments in the Paris region. The award was presented by the Minister for Economic Development, Arnaud Montebourg. In his address at the award ceremony the Italian Ambassador, Giandomenico Magliano, underscored the […]

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Senegal – Roberto Ciotti casts a spell over Dakar

The music of Roberto Ciotti, a blues guitarist of global renown, casts a spell over Dakar. The concert was organised by the Italian Embassy as part of its promotional and collaborative initiatives in Senegal. Ciotti was accompanied by drummer Ivano Fortuna and Habib Faye, a Senegalese bass player. They performed music composed by Youssou Ndour, […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Recall – Africa Day 2013 (Foreign Ministry Rome, 29 May 2013)

A reminder that an event dedicated to Africa Day 2013 will take place on Wednesday 29 May in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity. The event will be held in the presence of President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano. It will be introduced by Secretary General of the Ministry of […]

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Global Purchasing Season: commercial opportunities in China

A meeting entitled “Global Purchasing Season: commercial opportunities in China” is taking place in Milan’s Palazzo Turati on Tuesday 28 May 2013. The event is being promoted by the China Association of International Trade (CAIT, which operates under the aegis of the Chinese Ministry of Trade), PROMOS–Milan Chamber of Commerce, and Assolombarda, Lombardy Region’s main […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Ministry of Foreign Affairs to attend ForumPA 2013 (Rome EUR, Palazzo dei Congressi, 28-30 May 2013)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be participating in the 2013 Public Administration Forum, to be held from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 May at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome’s EUR district. The ministry will have a stand where citizens and businesses will be offered information on the ministry’s main activities and answers to […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: Africa Day 2013 (Foreign Ministry Rome, 29 maggio 2013)

An event dedicated to Africa Day 2013 will be held on Wednesday 29 May in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity. The event, to be held in the presence of President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano and introduced by Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Michele Valensise, […]

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L’Italia esprime il più sincero cordoglio ai familiari delle vittime dell’attentato compiuto nello Stato indiano del Chattisgarh

Il drammatico bilancio del vile attentato compiuto ieri nello Stato indiano del Chattisgarh suscita sentimenti di profondo dolore per la perdita di vite umane innocenti, e merita la più ferma condanna. Il ricorso alla violenza, sempre esecrabile, non può trovare alcuna giustificazione in un Paese, quale è l’India, di profonda e solida tradizione democratica. L’Italia […]

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PRAGUE – concert for Festival of the Republic

The Baroque chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague will provide the setting on 31 May for a concert by the Milan String Ensemble and the piano duo Campisano-Punzo for the celebration of the Festival of the Republic. Read more, in Italian.

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NEW YORK – American tribute to Gio’ Ponti

The Italian Cultural Institute of New York organised and is hosting an exhibition on one of Italy’s great masters of architecture and design, Gio’ Ponti, entitled ”Vivere alla Ponti/Living Ponti Style, which features furniture designed by Ponti along with letters, photos, videos and other forms of documentation illustrating the modernity of his approach. The show […]

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In Rome the EU considers the ‘Cocaine Route’ programme

Europe will be assessing the “Cocaine Route” Programme on 28 May in the course of an international conference in Rome entitled “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route”. The conference has been organised by the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in cooperation with the Italian Ministry […]

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