Conference on the General Peace Agreement of 4 October, 1992
On Wednesday, 4 October, 2017 at 17:00 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an event entitled “Mozambique: an Italian peace. 25 years after the General Peace Agreement, signed in Rome on 4 October 1992.”In this respect, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “The General Peace Agreement for […]
Read moreThree thousand years of Italian wine
Three thousand years of Italian wine returns to Japan for its seventh edition since 2011. “For the next two months we will be holding 77 events on Italian wine with the involvement of Japanese businesses of the sector, consortia, chambers of commerce, associations, importers, restaurant owners, hotel owners and department stores. B2B meetings, workshops, tasting […]
Read moreEMA – EU Commission assessmentson Milan bid
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) on Monday morning welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s “assessment” of Milan’s fulfilment of the objective criteria set last June to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA).“The document published today in Brussels confirms the strength of our bid and Milan’s high quality offer,” said Minister […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy, 29 September: latest news from the world
Saudi Arabia: Call for tenders to be held shortly for Landbridge and other railway projects The Saudi railway authority announced that it would launch a call for tenders between the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 to construct a railway line connecting the west to the east coast, passing through the capital […]
Read moreMirko Basaldella’s “La Grande Madre” returns to the Farnesina
Mirko Basaldella’s sculpture entitled “La Grande Madre” returns to the “Farnesina Collection”, a collection of contemporary art works that is open to the public at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Basaldella’s work of art from 1957 draws inspiration from the profound bond between man and nature. It was on loan to the […]
Read moreItaly takes part in the UN Youth Delegate Programme
Italy will take part in the UN Youth Delegate Programme (UNYDP) this year, sending two young Italians to work with the Third Committee of the General Assembly, which is mandated to tackle questions on human rights. The programme – with delegates from 38 countries – will include young people in the work of national diplomatic […]
Read moreUnited Kingdom – London to launch second part of Consagra’s exhibition
The Italian Cultural Institute in London launched ‘Ties – Legami II”, the second part in a series of exhibitions on Pietro Consagra, the famous Italian post-World War II sculptor. The ongoing exhibit includes works by French artist Marine Hugonnier in order to engage in a dialogue with Consagra’s historic pieces. The show explores how, through […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Italy’s Honorary Consulate opens in Brno
Italy’s Honorary Consulate has opened before the Italian Ambassador, Aldo Amati, the President of the Moravia Region, Bohumil Simek, and the Mayor of the city, Petr Vokral. The consul Pavel Zezula, president of Nova Mosilana a.s., a textile company of the Marzotto Group, welcomed the guests. Mr Zezula has a degree in Mechanical Technology and […]
Read moreSerbia – Graphics, design, communication: a homage to Osvaldo Cavandoli
Osvaldo Cavandoli (1920 – 2007) was an artist, cartoonist, animator and film director who became famous for giving life to the character La Linea, an Italian cartoon known all over the world. Today, Serbia is paying homage to him, thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, the Associazione KomunikArt and the MUSIL – Brescia’s […]
Read moreAlbania – Lucia Nadin is awarded a Honorary Degree, a lecture on emigration
Professor Lucia Nadin will hold a lecture on “ Non c’è progresso di studi senza l’utilizzo delle fonti” (There is no progress in research if sources are not usesd) to mark the awardi of an Honorary Degree by the University of Tirana. Prof. Nadin’s lecture is designed to show the quantity and quality of the […]
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