Cannes: “Italia in Luce” comes to life with the MFA promoting Italian cinema

“Italia in Luce” is a new initiative aimed at promoting Italian cinema abroad that also involves the MFA. Working together are the Istituto Luce – cinema both private and public – and four ministries: Culture, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs and Tourism. The project will be presented tomorrow at Cannes by Minister for Culture Lorenzo Ornaghi, […]

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Italy-Iraq: investments and development, forum at the foreign ministry

In the context of the UN Iraq Development Project Programme, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNIDO have organised the “Iraq Trade & Investment Forum”, to be held at the foreign ministry in Rome on 23 May 2012. The event aims to further strengthen economic and industrial relations between the two countries, and will take […]

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Diplomacy in the age of Twitter. Speech by Ministro Terzi

Do the social network and new media influence diplomacy? Can they be a credible source for the formation of public opinion on international policy issues? These are some of the concerns that will be the focus of the forum entitled “Diplomacy in the age of Twitter” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the […]

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Press notice detail

An Italo-Polish intergovernmental summit to be held at Villa Madama on Tuesday 29 May will be co-chaired by Prime Ministers Mario Monti and Donald Tusk. Participants will include both countries’ Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Defence, Economic Development, Agricultural Policies and Cultural Assets. The two prime ministers will hold a joint press conference at approximately 14.00. […]

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MARINES: Indian Ambassador summoned to the foreign ministry

“Unacceptable” is the Italian government’s term for the main charge of manslaughter lodged against the two Italian servicemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, still being detained in a Trivandrum prison. The foreign ministry summoned its Ambassador in New Delhi Giacomo Sanfelice to Rome, and later the Indian Ambassador in Rome Debabrata Saha, for consultations. Under-Secretary […]

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PRAGUE – Vittorio Sgarbi to open an exhibition of Italian drawings by Francis Bacon

The first exhibition in the Czech Republic of Francis Bacon’s celebrated “Italian drawings” opened on 18 May at the Gate Gallery in Prague, and will run through 22 July. Guest of honour at the opening was Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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SOFIA – Presentation of the autobiography of Franco Zeffirelli

On May 22 the House of Cinema of the city of Sofia will host the presentation of the Bulgarian edition of Franco Zeffirelli’s autobiography, to be followed by a showing of his film Othello, based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The event has been organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia in collaboration […]

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ROMANIA – Festival italiano 2012: cinema, musica and promotion of Made in Italy

A dedicated internet website, four cities involved, 22 events, 21 business sponsors, refurbishing of the Residence completed free of charge by Italian firms – these are some of the highlights of Festival Italiano 2012, this 4th edition being promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Bucharest in collaboration with the ICE and the Italian Cultural […]

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Afghanistan – NATO Summit: security handover to Afghans within 2013

NATO plans to handover security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2013 and to retain a supporting role, ready to intervene, until the end of 2014, according to the Chicago Summit’s final declaration. From a combat to a support role “In the course of 2013 we expect the Afghan security forces to gain […]

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Made in Italy in Brazil: mission led by Under-Secretary Dassù

Further boosting economic/trade relations with Brazil, encouraging Italian businesses’ penetration of the world’s 6th largest economy and the 2nd largest in the Americas, is the goal of the System Italy mission led by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù from 21-24 May. New formula: 15 regions participating, 200 businesses The new formula of this mission, enlarged for the […]

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Nato Summit: first operational phase of missile-defence system launched; Rasmussen urges Russia to cooperate

During the second day of the NATO summit in Chicago, the allies launched the first operational phase of a missile defence system that will be capable by the end of 2015 of defending the countries and populations of its 28 member countries from the growing threat of missiles from “hostile neighbours”, and approved over 20 […]

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Speech detail

(valid only the actual speech delivered) The real crisis in Europe is not purely financial/economic. It’s a much deeper social/political crisis – linked, among other things, to a dramatic transformation of the way in which our democracies interact within the European space. One of the most brilliant European thinker of our times, Ivan Krastev, recently […]

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