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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17th Italian Language Week in the World – Montreal

“The travelling Genius”, Paolo Saporito – Amnesty, amnesia and censorship: the demise of the fascist past in the movie “I vinti” by Michelangelo Antonioni On the occasion of the “XVII Settimana della lingua Italiana nel mondo”, that will have as theme “L’italiano al cinema, l’italiano nel cinema”, under high patronage of the President of the […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – “Italian in a changing world”

The event “Italian in a Changing World” will take place today in Rome, at the Headquarters of the Dante Alighieri Society. The event is part of the process begun in 2014 with the Joint Action on the Italian Language, whose second edition was held in Florence on 17 and 18 October 2016. After the opening […]

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Italy becomes a member of the un LGBTI Core Group

Italy has recently become a member of the UN LGBIT Core Group, the group of Member States of the United Nations and social organisations that work for the protection and promotion of LGBTI (Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersex) interests at global level. The group is chaired by Argentina and Holland, and currently includes Albania […]

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Press accreditation notice – 7th Annual report on the economics of immigration

The 7th annual report on the economics of immigration by the Leone Moressa Foundation will be introduced at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Wednesday, 18 October from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Report examines the international aspects of migration, delving more deeply into the demographic, social and economic dynamics of migration in […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Marco Tullio Giordana in Brussels to talk about the cinema

Marco Tullio Giordana in Brussels to talk about the cinema Famous Italian film director, Marco Tullio Giordana, travelled to Brussels to take part in the opening of the 17th Week of the Italian Language in the World dedicated to “Italian at the Cinema, Italian in the Cinema”. At the event, Tullio Giordana will talk about […]

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17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Pif in Copenhagen to present his two films on Sicily

Pif will make a comeback in Copenhagen to present his second film set in Sicily. After the success of “The Mafia Kills only in Summer” (La mafia uccide solo d’estate), on Saturday, 21 October the Italian presenter and director will be in the Danish capital, to which he is bound for family reasons as he […]

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17th Italian Language Week in the World – Perth: “Speech competition – I miei nonni”

Western Australia is preparing for the 17th edition of the Italian Language Week in the World with a competition aimed at testing the oratory skills of young people studying Italian. Open to students of between 10 and 15 years of age, the speech competition will give them an opportunity to recount the story of their […]

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