Minister Alfano on mission in Beirut
The Minister’s agenda will start with a meeting with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Beirut. The minister will then meet with the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, at his official residence and then he will be received by Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. The head of Italian diplomacy […]
Read moreScience for peace in the Middle East
The international multidisciplinary laboratory SESAME, the acronym of Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, was officially inaugurated in Allan, Jordan, on 16 May 2017. The facility is a third-generation synchrotron light laboratory comparable to a “CERN in the Mediterranean”. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrated by King Abdallah II of Jordan, was attended by the eight member Countries in this important common project […]
Read more10th “Dolce vitaj” Italian festival
Federico Albanese and his piano will perform in Slovakia for the first time. The tour that is taking him across Europe will make a stop in Bratislava on Monday, 5 June, at the Primate’s Palace. Albanese’s concert is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava in partnership with the Hlavné mesto SR Bratislava and […]
Read moreInternational Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
On the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, Italy reaffirms its international commitment to fight any form of discrimination, including the one based on sexual orientation. Italy’s actions to protect and promote human rights in the world are based on the deep conviction that human rights are universal. Italy supports and promotes international initiatives to […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 16 May: latest news from the world
Sweden: new public transport agreement approved for Stockholm A new local and regional public transport agreement has been signed in Stockholm which provides for the construction of two new underground lines, the expansion of an existing tram line and the extension of a section of the northern urban train line, for a total cost of […]
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Enterprises: Siracusa to host ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of companies on 17 May On 17 May, Siracusa will play host to another stop of the ICE Roadshow for the Internationalisation of Companies. The event, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, is promoted and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development […]
Read moreCanada – Cinema, Paola Cortellesi and Christian De Sica super-guest stars at the ICFF
The 2017 edition of the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF), the festival offering the best of Italian film productions in six Canadian cities from 8 to 16 June, is due to set new box-office records. In addition to Toronto, Montreal and the other cities involved in the previous editions, this year the ICFF will extend […]
Read moreFinland – Composer Antonio Coppola to perform in Helsinki in May
The Italian composer and orchestra conductor, Antonio Coppola, will be in Helsinki next week. He will accompany on the piano the screening of two major films in the history of Finnish cinema. Victor Sjostrom’s ‘The Wind’ (1928) will be the first film screened on Monday 15 May at Cinema Orion. It will be followed by […]
Read moreSpain – “Little Utopias”: Italy’s new style in architecture on show in Spain
Italian architecture in the third millennium, spanning from its history to research and innovation: “Little Utopias”, an exhibition on Italy’s “new” style in architecture was presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Maxxi National Museum of 21st Century Art of Rome, the Universidad de Navarra […]
Read moreMinister Alfano in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council meeting
After the first working session, opened by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, the ministers will discuss the state of progress in the implementation of the “EU Global Strategy” in the area of security and defence. Discussions will also focus on issues connected to the Horn of […]
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