Buenos Aires, Dassu’ visits Palazzo Italia

The role of Palazzo Italia as a point of reference for Italians in Buenos Aires gets a boost, with two recently added sections resulting from refurbishments that recuperated and redistributed some areas left free by the 2006 transfer out of the Consulate General, which Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù visited early in the month […]

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Paris Embassy celebrates 100th anniversary of Arena di Verona

The Embassy of Italy in Paris hosted the launch of the 2013 Lyric Season at the Arena Di Verona along with the venue’s 100th anniversary and the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi. Read more, in Italian.

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Fiume: Italian Culture and Language Days

The first edition of Italian Culture and Language Days will run from 9 to 22 October in Fiume, offering a full calendar of art exhibits, scientific workshops, encounters with prominent figures from cultural and scientific spheres, film screenings and student competitions. It has the high patronage of the President of the Republic and has been […]

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Ethiopia: Italian Cooperation opens Facebook page

The Italian Cooperation in Ethiopia and South Sudan opened a Facebook page today with the aim of creating a sort of “glass house” for anyone wishing to get a closer look at Italian government funding – in other words, the taxpayer contributions – going to countries such as Ethiopia and the extremely fragile new State […]

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SYRIA: Ban Ki Moon, risk of catastrophe – Political solution and humanitarian aid, says Terzi

The crisis in Syria risks becoming a catastrophe. The alarm was launched by UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon during his speech at the Council of Europe forum in Strasbourg. “The escalation in the conflict”, he said, “has very serious consequences and is putting the stability of neighbouring countries and the entire region at risk”, while […]

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Montevideo showing of documentary film “Bomarzo 2007”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo will be showing the experimental documentary “Bomarzo 2007” tomorrow, directed and produced by Argentine director Jerry Brignone from an original idea of his and Massimo Scaringella. Read more, in Italian.

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7 italian entries at the Haifa International Film Festival

Italy has seven entries in the 28th edition of the Haifa International Film Festival (IFF), the most important Israeli event of its kind for both cinema professionals and enthusiasts, which closes on Monday 8 October.

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Interview detail

Mr. Minister, Syria apologised to Turkey for Wednesday’s shelling that killed 5 persons in a Turkish town. But the fuse has been lit and we have been witness for months now to a full-blown massacre inside Syria’s borders. Apart from accusations, what role does the international community have? On the level of security, the UN […]

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The solution to the Syrian crisis is political (Corriere della Sera)

We are not, nor will we ever be, idle spectators of tragedies such as that of Syria, which is an immediate moral as well as security concern to all of us. Italian and international diplomatic efforts are actively and constantly focused on somehow finding a solution. The fact that one has not been forthcoming thus […]

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Concern over the arrest of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo

“The police detention of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo is of deep concern”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi. “I fully identify with the feelings of solidarity expressed by Italian society”, Terzi continued, “and hope that this episode is rapidly resolved with the release of Yoani and her husband”. “I have asked our Embassy in […]

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Press release detail

The second session of political-military consultations by ISAF partners operating under Italian command in Regional Command West (RCW) in Afghanistan has taken place at the Farnesina. The session was chaired by Under-Secretary Staffan de Mistura and attended by senior officials from the foreign and defence ministries of Italy, the United States, Spain, Lithuania, Albania and […]

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Dettaglio intervista

Luego de un período de relaciones zigzagueantes y por momentos tensas entre Italia y la Argentina, el gobierno de Mario Monti decidió dar un gesto positivo hacia Buenos Aires. Pero no sólo lo hizo con muestras de colaboración sino también con señales de alerta. La emisaria del mensaje fue la vicecanciller italiana, Marta Dassú, que […]

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