​Brussels: the woods, wood and violin-making

The Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels has organised, as part of the event “Ai margini del bosco” (On the edge of the woods), a meeting – scheduled for 28 April – with luthier Bruno Stefanini, who has been crafting musical instruments since 1989, after graduating as Master Luthier at the Scuola di Liuteria Artistica in […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets with Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Cafiero

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, at the Farnesina. They exchanged views on bilateral relations, on the opportunities to further consolidate economic synergy, on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, on the situation in Ukraine and on international current affairs.

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Task Force on Child Custody Disputes held second meeting

Today, the Task Force on Child Custody Disputes, chaired by the Directorate-General for Italians Abroad, held its second meeting of 2022, attended by Interior Ministry and Justice Ministry officials too. The Task Force examined the most critical international child abduction and custody dispute cases, with a particular focus on Ukraine and its complicated context, compounded […]

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​Paris, round table on low-carbon energy

The Italian Embassy in Paris, together with the Alumni associations of the Milan Polytechnic and of the Turin Polytechnic and with ReCIF (Network of Italian Researchers in France), has organised a round table on issues related to low-carbon energy and on the potential of bilateral cooperation, specifically highlighting the contribution of the Italian research bodies […]

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Kurdistan: collaboration agreement on the protection of women

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), UN Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have established a collaboration agreement to strengthen the safety, protection and well-being of women and girls who have survived gender-related violence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The new partnership will facilitate access to high-quality protection services for female […]

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Italy-Romania: health cooperation protocol renewed

The Ambassador of Italy in Romania, Alfredo Durante Mangoni, and the Romanian Minister for Health, Alexandru Rafila, have renewed the Protocol for Cooperation by the Romanian Ministry of Health, Gruppo San Donato in Milan, the Bambini Cardiopatici nel Mondo Association and the Inima Copiilor Association. The ceremony took place in Bucharest, at the Marie Curie […]

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Meeting between Minister Luigi Di Maio and Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, at the Farnesina today. The agenda included strengthening bilateral relations, coordination within the European Union to support Ukraine, European sanctions against Russia and energy security.

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Development: Sereni opens Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16

Today, Deputy Minister Marina Sereni opened the third edition of the Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) at the Farnesina, called “People-Centred Governance in a Post-Pandemic World”. The event, co-organised by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Development Law […]

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Belgrade: “Fantasia italiana” piano concert

The Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade and the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre present the “Fantasia italiana” concert featuring pianist Cristiana Pegoraro and conductor Lorenzo Porzio. The two Italian performers, along with the Madlenianum Theatre orchestra, will play famous movements, overtures and intermezzos by famous Italian composers in new arrangements for piano and orchestra. Cristiana Pegoraro […]

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Athens: Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later

The Italian Cultural Institute in Athens wishes to commemorate Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino 30 years after that summer that changed the history of Italy for ever. On 17 May, the theatrical performance by Claudio Fava ‘l’Ultima Estate. Falcone e Borsellino 30 anni dopo’ (The last summer. Falcone and Borsellino 30 years later) will debut, […]

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Sparkle: memorandum of understanding on a project establishing a new digital corridor between central Asia and Europe

Sparkle and AzerTelecom, the leading wholesale operator in Azerbaijan, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership as part of the “Digital Silk Way” project in order to create a digital telecommunications corridor between Europe and Asia through Azerbaijan. Chosen as one of the five best strategic infrastructure projects in Asia at the Global […]

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Tokyo: sounds and images of a disappearing community

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, in association with the Fondazione Palazzo Magnani and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice presents “L’isola” (the island) the last images, sounds and sparks of a disappearing community; the project by Anush Hamzehian and Vittorio Mortarotti is set in the Yonaguni island, a small piece of land far from everything and battered by […]

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