“Tempo sospeso” at the Royal Villa of Durëss

“Tempo sospeso. Inserzioni culturali mediterranee” (“Time Suspended. Mediterranean Cultural Interventions”) is an event organised on 22 September at the Royal Villa of Durëss by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana in partnership with the Italian Embassy, the Department of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Tirana, the Municipality of Durëss, and the Harabel and BERC Centres. […]

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Shanghai, the marvels of Italy on show at metro station

From Rome to Pompeii, from Venice to the Amalfi Coast, from the Dolomite Mountains to the Tuscan hills: landmarks, historical city centres, archaeological sites and landscapes are portrayed in marvel-studded photographs of Italy. Tiziana D’Angelo, the Italian Consul General in Shanghai, opened the “UN.IT. Unesco Italia” photography exhibition at Shanghai’s People’s Square Metro Station: an […]

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Brazil – Ecorodovias (Gavio Group) wins a new contract

The Gavio Group, through its Brazilian subsidiary EcoRodovias Concessoes e Servicos S.A., has been adjudicated a 30-year concession for the “Lote Noroeste” motorway network after submitting a bid worth 1.236 billion reais (240 million euros). Located in the north-eastern region of the State of Sao Paulo, the network extends over an area 601 kms long […]

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UN: Sereni in New York attends signing ceremony of Italy-Caribbean Development Bank agreement​

Today, in New York, on the sidelines of the High-Level Meetings Week of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, Italy and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) sealed a deal on the “Programme supporting sustainable development projects in Caribbean Community countries”, signed by the Italian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, […]

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Brussels hosts show on Italian illustrators for children

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels has organised the exhibition “Italian excellence. The new generation of Italian illustrators for children”, featuring works by twenty of our most promising artists: Giacomo Agnello Modica, Andrea Antinori, Michael Bardeggia, Beatrice Cerocchi, Marianna Coppo, Francesca Corso, Cecilia Ferri, Chiara Ficarelli, Marta Pantaleo, Giulia Pastorino, Irene Penazzi, Alice Piaggio, Camilla […]

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Slovakia: Ambassador Flumiani opens University academic year

Italy’s Ambassador to Slovakia, Catherine Flumiani, attended the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. While wishing well to the team of Italian language professors teaching at the university, the Ambassador also stressed, once again, her appreciation of the cooperation ensured by Libor Vozár, Dean of the University, […]

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Buenos Aires: exhibition on architect Francisco Salamone

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires inaugurates the exhibition “Francisco Salamone. Astronaves en La Pampa”, with photographs by Enrico Fantoni. The exhibition, displaying the work of this Architect of Italian origin who arrived in Argentina as a child, is hosted in the Institute’s Sala Roma and is scheduled to run until 31 October. In […]

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Freelance journalist Mattia Sorbi flown back to Italy

Mattia Sorbi, the Italian freelance journalist wounded near Cherson last 31 August, is being flown back to Milan on an aircraft with in-flight medical assistance in an operation organised by the Farnesina’s Crisis Unit in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross and the Russian Red Cross. The latter more specifically made it possible for the […]

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Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends ANSA’s forum “The role of foreign policy in times of crisis”

Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends the forum “The role of foreign policy in times of crisis”, organised by ANSA press agency. ANSA Deputy Director, Stefano Folli, his interviewing him. 

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Tanzania National Assembly Speaker thanks Italy

Italy’s Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, Marco Lombardi, met – along with other European ambassadors – with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Tullia Ackson. During the meeting, they addressed all the major issues regarding cooperation between the EU and Tanzania. As far as Italy is concerned, the Speaker wanted to thank our […]

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Morocco hosts a MedFilm Festival edition for the first time

On 22 September, Italy’s Ambassador to Morocco, Armando Barucco, will inaugurate the first edition of the “MedFilm Festival au Maroc” to be staged until 25 September at the School of Visual Arts in Marrakesh and, from 29 September to 2 October, at the Cinéma Renaissance in Rabat. The project, set up together with the Italian […]

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Farnesina and CDP sign Memorandum of Understanding for training-related cooperation

As of today, the Farnesina has a new tool which can help it support more effectively the internationalisation of Italian enterprises. With the Memorandum of Understanding for training cooperation, signed today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the men and women of Italian diplomacy may further deepen – […]

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