PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – 13th Annual Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) – Farnesina, 20 October 2017

On Friday, 20 October, the Plenary Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In its role as president of the G7, Italy will co-chair the meeting with the African Development Bank.  The theme of the plenary meeting will be “Toward Smart and […]

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The challenge of providing access to energy in developing countries: presentation of the Special Report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the Farnesina today

Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in the presence of Deputy Minister Mario Giroa, the Special Report will be presented by the International Energy Agency (IEA)* entitled “Energy Access Outlook: from Poverty to Prosperity.” The Report sets out guidelines to achieve widespread access to modern energy by 2030. It is a […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 19 October: latest news from the world

Saudi Arabia: agreement between CESI and GCC to form joint venture in the electricity sector Italian company, CESI, and Saudi Arabia company, GCC Electrical Testing Laboratory (in which the main Saudi utilities companies have stakes, including Saudi Electricity Company and Saudi Aramco), have signed a term sheet in the electricity sector. The agreement provides for the […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Oslo

From neo-Realism to neo-Neorealism: languages and dialects in Italian cinema Lecture by Marco Gargiulo, University of Bergen The linguistic history of Italy, from post-World War II to date, can be interpreted by following the history of Italian cinema and by observing the attempts made at representing Italian society, its dialects and multilingualism. The lecture focused […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Dublin

“Storia d’Italia in 15 film” with Alberto Crespi Alberto Crespi, the author of “Storia d’Italia in 15 film” (published by Laterza in 2016), is a film critic, journalist and the anchorman of the very popular Radio3 programme “Hollywood Party”. In his lecture, Crespi explored the history of Italy by following the red line of images […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Tunis

The Week of the Italian Language in the World in Tunis opened with actress Jasmine Trinca at the Ciné Mad’Art Carthage, portrayed here in a few shots taken before the screening of the film « Fortunata » by Sergio Castellitto. The cinema theatre had a full house.

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 19 October: latest news from the world

International Procurement: “What to know and how to act” – Farnesina, 24 October 2017  The business opportunities offered by International Procurement processes will be the theme of the workshop entitled “How to do Business with the International Organizations” which will be held at the Farnesina on 24 October 2017. International Organizations (IO) are large cost […]

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7th Italian Statistics Day and 2nd European Statistics Day (20 October 2017)

On the 20th of October 2017 Italy celebrates the 7th edition of the Italian Statistics Day, promoted and organised by the Italian National Institute of Statistics and the Italian Statistical Society. The celebration virtually dovetails with the World Statistics Day called by the United Nations General Assembly and coincides with the  2nd European Statistics Day, […]

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Italian contribution to the Somali Red Crescent Society

“I have arranged through the Italian Cooperation Service for the emergency funding of 300,000 euros to the Federation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (FICROSS) to at least partly alleviate the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack in Mogadishu a few days ago” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino […]

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Meeting between Minister Alfano and his Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray Caso

“The fifth Meeting of the Mexico-Italy Binational Commission was held over two days of highly intense but productive work, further cementing the excellent relationship between Italy and Mexico. Both countries take similar positions on the most important international policies such as reform of the UN Security Council, supporting free trade, combatting terrorism, the fight against […]

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7th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Events in Riga

The National Film School of the Latvian Academy of Culture hosted a lecture entitled “Linguistic relations between cinema and television” by Simona Messina, a professor at the University of Salerno. The lecture was attended by students of the Academy of Culture and of the Department of Human Sciences of the University of Latvia. The 17th […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Saint Petersburg

Carlo Verdone: Tribute to Saint Petersburg To celebrate the 17th Week of Italian Language in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute, in partnership with the Made in Italy Association, have the pleasure to present Carlo Verdone in a Tribute to Saint Petersburg, a retrospective entirely dedicated to one of the most original directors and actors […]

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