EL PAcTO Annual Meeting. Panama, 8-12 November 2021

The annual meeting of El PAcCTO, the programme of technical assistance to Latin American countries established in 2017, was held in Panama from 8 to 12 November. It was financed by the European Union and Italy, through IILA, coordinates the pillar relating to cooperation in the penitentiary sector. The meeting, with the theme “The finances […]

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Murano glass on display in Hong Kong

An exhibition on Murano glass, created in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, can be visited until November 27 at the Novalis Contemporary Art Design Gallery in Hong Kong. The history of Venetian glass as an unmatched leader in the world of glass art dates back to the Renaissance, and the invention […]

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A conference on Italian grappa held in Tokyo on 25 November

A conference on Italian grappa has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo for 25 November. The speaker will be Hayashi Shigeru, a sommelier with particular expertise in Italian wines, who will talk about grappa, how its history is intertwined with the history of Italy, and recount his discovery of the spirits world. […]

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Hasselt: exhibition of graphic art “Writing the Divine Comedy”

The exhibition of graphic and calligraphic art  “Writing the Divine Comedy” is returning to Hasselt, in Belgium, from 19 to 27 November 2021. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, the exhibition has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Dante Alighieri Committee of Hasselt and can be visited at the TT-Center […]

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Third edition of the Italian Wine Fair in Brazil

The third edition of the Italian Wine Fair was held in Brazil on November 10 in the elegant setting of the Nervi Room at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. It was a specialized event intended for a select public, curated by the International Food&Wine critic, Sueli Maestri. The twelve main importers and distributors presented over […]

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Rabat: “Waiting for the Cooking Week: Cinema is served”

On the occasion of the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World”, scheduled from 22 to 28 November next, the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat organised “Waiting for the Cooking Week: Cinema is served (Aspettando la Settimana della Cucina: Il Cinema e’ servito)”, a review of five films, proposed from 15 to 19 November 2021, […]

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The sixth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World kicks off in the USA

The sixth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world, an initiative promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation worldwide, is part of the renewed post-pandemic confidence, the resumption of transatlantic travel and the revival of trade between Italy and the US. The focus of the 2021 edition is Italian […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and his Ethiopian counterpart, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen. The talks focused on the situation in the country. Italy reiterated its support for the mediation efforts of the African Union’s High […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amir-Abdollahian

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, held telephone talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amir-Abdollahian. The talks focused on the resumption of the JCPOA negotiations, bilateral relations and developments in Afghanistan.      

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“Enchanting Architecture”, the story of the IIC building in Stockholm

“Enchanting Architecture” is the title of a historical publication about the construction of the Italian Institute of Culture’s home in Stockholm, one of the most representative Italian buildings abroad, designed and furnished in the Fifties by Gio Ponti at the initiative of the engineer and industrialist, Carlo Maurilio Lerici, who also contributed significantly to financing […]

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Italy to be guest of honor at the book fair in the United Arab Emirates

Italy will be the guest of honor at the 2022 edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF),  one of the top book fairs in the world for number of exhibitors (1600, from 83 countries) and number of volumes exhibited, but above all for number of agreements relative to sales of translation rights. Italy’s participation […]

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Minister Di Maio in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council

Minister Luigi Di Maio is in Brussels to participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The work will focus on the most important current issues, including recent developments in the Western Balkan region and the situation in the Sahel. Minister Di Maio will also take part in the Ministerial meeting of the Eastern Partnership.A joint […]

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