Deputy Minister Dassù at the 2nd National Forum of the Valore D Association

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù spoke this afternoon in Rome at the 2nd Forum nazionale dell’Associazione Valore D dedicated to the theme “Toward a new equilibrium. Profit. Respect. Leadership”, an annual encounter with institutions and major representatives of economic, academic and corporate spheres on gender issues. Women in diplomacy – an encouraging trend The Deputy Minister […]

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NATO ministerial – Monti: multiply efforts toward democratic transition in Lybia

NATO’s participation in the training of Libyan security forces and the reintegration of armed militias was one of the proposals on the table of the Atlantic Alliance foreign ministers meeting in Brussels this morning a few hours from the attack on the French embassy in Tripoli. Premier and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti expressed Italy’s […]

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MAPUTO – Amb. Vellano awards “Nosside” poetry prize

Preparations are under way in the capital of Mozambique, Maputo, for International Book Day. The Italian embassy has planned an event dedicated to poetry, with a group of “friends” of the Italian language and culture, at which Ambassador Roberto Vellanowill announce the winner of the “Nosside” international poetry prize sponsored by UNESCO. Read more, in […]

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PANAMA – Imprese italiane protagoniste a Expocomer (in translation)

Si e’ svolta la scorsa settimana a Panama, alla presenza del presidente Ricardo Martinelli, la XXXI edizione di Expocomer, la fiera multisettoriale piu’ importante della regione centroamericana. Per l’Europa hanno partecipato imprese italiane, spagnole, britanniche e francesi.In particolare, per l’Italia erano presenti una decina di imprese principalmente nei settori dell’abbigliamento, alimentare, vinicolo, bigiotteria e smaltimento […]

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THE ITALIAN OLYMPICS – Finals in Florence

The event Italian Language Days will take place at Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 April, along with the finals of the Italian Olympics, an on-line competition on grammar, spelling and vocabulary aimed at promoting the study of our language. The project is sponsored by the MIUR with the support of the […]

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RABAT – 200th birthday of Verdi, staging of Traviata

Morocco paid tribute to Giuseppe Verdi on the 200th anniversary of his birth, with 4 performances of Traviata by the Orchestre Philarmonique du Maroc, featuring soprano Silvia della Benetta and tenors Valter Borin and Roberto Capovilla, at Rabat’s Mohammed V national theatre. Read more, in Italian.

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PANAMA – Italian firms leaders at Expocomer

Ricardo Martinelli was present last week as Panama hosted the 31st edition of Central America’s most important multi-sector trade fair, Expocomer. Participating European firms included those of Italy, Spain, the UK and France. Italy made an especially strong appearance with dozens of firms, mainly from the sectors of apparel, food, wine, costume jewelry and waste-removal. […]

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MONTEVIDEO – Tribute to Antonioni

The series “Antonioni, film maker of deconstruction” opened at the Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo. It was organized by the Embassy and Italian Cultural Institute to commemorate the director’s 100th birthday, and was curated and introduced by Amilcar Nocchetti, one of Uruguay’s most noted cinema critics. Read more, in Italian.

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SCOTLAND – Italian Film Festival celebrates Rossellini

The Italian Film Festival taking place in various cities in Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Kircaldy, Inverness) and, for the first time ever, in Belfast Northern Ireland, is a great success. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh and now in its 20th edition, the festival features selections from contemporary production to memorable classics, and […]

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Italy firmly condemns this morning’s attack on the French embassy in Tripoli

Italy firmly condemned this morning’s attack on the French embassy in Tripoli, and expressed its solidarity with the French authorities and all those affected by this vile criminal act. Today’s serious incident is proof that extremist forces continue to operate in Libya, aiming to derail to process of democratic transition and foment instability. These are […]

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DUBLINO – Tuscany on display

The music, history, painting, art and culinary traditions of Tuscany were displayed at Dublin’s “Residenza d’Italia” in a 2-day promotional event that opened with concerts by the “Coro italiano” of Dublin flanked by a pianist, soprano and tenor who performed arias from Italian operas by included Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. Read more, in Italian.

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Italy-Russia, a workshop on foreign investment opportunities

Despite the current financial downturn in the eurozone, Italy remains a promising destination for foreign investments, beginning with those countries, such as Russia, that already have strong ties with Rome. This was the substance of the workshop “Invest in Italy: Opportunities, sectors, success stories”, organized on 22 April by the Embassy of Italy in Moscow […]

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