THE NETHERLANDS – A weekend of Italian culture

A weekend of Italian culture in the Netherlands at the initiative of the Italian embassy. The Italian Ambassador, Francesco Azzarello, and Sandra den Hamer, the Director of the EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam, organised a screening of Luchino Visconti’s “Il Gattopardo” on 8 March. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the film based on […]

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“Friends of Yemen” meeting – Terzi in London to support the opening of the national dialogue

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is in London to take part in the meeting of the “Friends of Yemen” meeting on 7 March 2013. The meeting brings together representatives of 31 countries, including Germany and Turkey, and 8 international organisations engaged in promoting the stabilisation of Yemen. Every effort must be made to encourage transition, says […]

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MYANMAR: terzi signs two debt agreements.Concrete political and development cooperation support

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and his colleague from Myanmar, U Wunn Maung Lwin, have signed two agreements, on debt restructuring and the conversion of the residual amount. The agreements were signed in Rome during President Thein Sein’s official visit. Concrete support at the political level “These two important instruments will make it possible to increase […]

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MEXICO – An exhibition from the Farnesina collection, with the focus on Rome

An exhibition entitled “In Rome. Works from the Farnesina Collection”, featuring a selection of contemporary art by masters such as Giorgio de Chirico, Renato Guttuso, Mario Schifano, Pistoletto and Sironi, has opened in Mexico City. The 21 works were produced by artists who lived and worked in the “Eternal City’, or who drew inspiration from […]

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ETIOPIA – Artists-in-residence programme to change the image of Africa’s metropolises

A chance for Italian visual artists to observe, interpret and relate to the city and people of Addis Ababa by spending time in the African metropolis. That is the aim of the artists’ residency programme launched by the Italian Cultural Institute to dispel the simplistic and stereotypical image of the Ethiopian capital that is all […]

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ITALY-SERBIA – workshop in belgrade on transplant and organ donation management

The National Transplant Centre is once again sharing its expertise in Belgrade, where it organised a workshop in collaboration with the Health Ministry and the Italian Embassy. The workshop illustrated the national transplant and organ donation management model proposed by South Alliance Transplant, an organisation bringing together the national transplant centres of Spain, France and […]

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Myanmar: Terzi firma due accordi sul debito, “sostegno concreto sul piano politico e della cooperazione”

Il titolare della Farnesina, Giulio Terzi, ed il suo omologo di Myanmar, U Wunn Maung Lwin, hanno firmato questa sera a Roma, nel contesto della visita ufficiale del Presidente Thein Sein, un Accordo per la ristrutturazione del debito ed un Accordo di conversione del debito per il suo ammontare residuo. “Si tratta – ha affermato […]

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SYRIA – New Italian initiatives to help the refugees

The Italian Ambassador to Jordan, Patrizio Fondi, has visited the Syrian refugee camp in Zaatari to deliver medical supplies for the Italian-Jordanian field hospital. The supplies will be used to treat respiratory illnesses, diabetes, high blood pressure, reproductive health and children’s conditions, as requested by the hospital’s director. Supplies of equipment and prefabricated modules Ambassador […]

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Barcellona celebrates Pasolini with forthcoming exhibition and film season

Barcelona is celebrating Pier Paolo Pasolini, the world-famous writer and director, with two events in May: an exhibition on his pivotal relationship with the city of Rome, and a film season retracing his life and career. The exhibition opens on 22 May 2013 and this year and next will travel to Paris, Rome and Berlin. […]

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NICOSIA – Cypriot students looking to Italy

The Italian stand was a great success at the 20th International Education Fair in Nicosia, which attracted nearly 300 exhibitors from 20 countries. The stand attracted crowds of students and their parents seeking information not just on courses but on accommodation and costs in the various universities. Another visitor to the stand was Cyprus’s new […]

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New section on foreign markets: infoMercatiEsteri

Starting today, 6 March 2013, the Foreign Ministry has a new section called “infoMercatiEsteri”, conceived and produced by the Directorate General for the Promotion of “System Italy”. Designed to meet the demand for information on foreign markets voiced by Italy’s economic and business communities, it provides two main search options: geographical or sector-based. Assessing which […]

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ALBANIA – Italian cultural institute pays homage to Verdi and Rita Levi Montalcini

Giuseppe Verdi and Rita Levi Montalcini will be the “stars” of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana’s cultural programme for March 2013. A ballet inspired by the great composer and the music of La Traviota will open at the Theatre of Opera and Ballet on Thursday 7 March. 2013 sees the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s […]

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