Zagreb: Italy re-elected to sit on the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Zagreb: Italy re-elected to sit on the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the 2019-2023 term. The 64th Meeting of the Regional Commission for Europe of the World Tourism Organization was held in Zagreb today. The United Nations Agency deals with the international coordination of tourism policies and is responsible for the […]

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Teatro Verde’s Puppets in Tirana

Thanks to the Italian Institute of Culture, the puppets of the Rome-based theatre company Teatro Verde are in Tirana to participate in the International Puppet Festival. The show, “Bravo bravissimo!”, is a surreal theatrical piece combining memories, historical facts, cultural references and quotations with an all-Italian flavour. The show debuted in Moscow in 2008. Since then, it […]

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Italian universities at NAFSA 2019 in Washington

Italy and its university and higher education system are once again at NAFSA, the most comprehensive international education conference and expo event. Italy is participating in the 2019 edition, held in Washington and attended by over 100 countries, with 35 institutions, public and private, from almost all of the country’s regions, to attest not only […]

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Buenos Aires: the Pupi Siciliani on stage

The extraordinary adventures of the Paladins of France, the war epic engaging the Moors and the Christians in an endless conflict, the appearance of monsters and magicians, the magic spells, and the passionate and love blinding courageous knights, are told by the Pupi Siciliani (Sicilian Puppet Theatre) in Buenos Aires in ‘La pazzia di Orlando’. […]

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Belgrade: a concert of great Italian film music

As part of “Fare Cinema – Italian Film Festival”, the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade organised a concert of great film scores. The concert was perfomed by Mauro Maur (trumpet), Francoise de Clossey (piano), Giuliano Facchini (guitar), Cristian Longhi (keyboard), Lorenzo Mancini (bass guitar) and Daniele Chiusaroli (drums). Mauro Maur, an internationally known performer and First […]

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Algeria: Italy stages three performances at the European Festival

In participation to the 20th edition of the European Festival in Algeria, organised by the EU Delegation in coordination with the Embassies of the EU Member States and with the support of the Algerian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Embassy in Algiers and the Italian Cultural Institute proposed three evening shows: the  “Magic Flute” ballet by the […]

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The Italian Cooperation service dispatches humanitarian flight to Niger

Meeting the request put forward by the Authorities of Niger to enable them to tackle the Country’s persisting health emergency, which has further worsened following the local outburst of violence, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, in association with the Italian Air Force, has arranged for a new humanitarian […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi’s participation in the extraordinary European Council

Minister Moavero Milanesi’s participation in the extraordinary European Council  

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Munich: the Voices of the Italian Literature Festival

ILfest – Italienisches Literaturfestival 2019 showcased the liveliness and wide variety of Italy’s latest literary production from 24 to 26 May. It attracted to Munich all the people linked through their love for reading and who share the pleasure of meeting to chat with Italian authors, both in Italian or in German. It is a […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the President of the UN General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo  Moavero Milanesi, held a meeting at the Farnesina today with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, María Fernanda  Espinosa Garcés, to discuss the issue of reforming the UN Security Council and to prepare for the next General Assembly that will take place in New […]

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The Farnesina hosts the UN Conference on SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Institutions – of the 2030 Agenda

  From 27 to 29 May, the Farnesina will host the UN Conference on SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions of the 2030 Agenda, entitled “Peaceful, Just and inclusive Societies: SDG16 implementation and the path towards leaving no one behind”, co-organised by IDLO and UNDESA with the MAECI.         The Conference […]

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Workshop on “Administrative Twinning in the European Union”

A Workshop on “Administrative Twinning in the European Union” will be held on May 28, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Ministry of Public Administration, the National School of Administration and Formez PA. The workshop has a didactic-seminar-like approach. It will offer in-depth information about how to participate in EU administrative twinning, […]

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