Starting from girls. Women’s Forum on inequality and sustainable growth
As part of Italy’s Presidency of the G7, on 7 and 8 April the Farnesina is hosting the International Dialogue Forum, “Starting from girls. Women’s Forum on inequality and sustainable growth,” organized in partnership with WE-Women Empower the World, the Aspen Initiative for Europe, and Valore D. “Strengthening the rights and abilities of young women […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy 6 April: latest news from around the world
EU grants Slovakia nearly a billion euros to modernise its railway system The European Union will fund Slovakian railways projects up to a billion euros by 2020. The funds are designed mostly to finance 21 projects regarding train modernisation and the revamping of 250 kilometres of rails, the building of terminals, parking lots and hubs […]
Read morePortugal – Italian Film Festival opens in Lisbon
The very idea of cinema evokes art, emotions and feelings of wonder. But it also conjures up the sparkling image of a festival. “The Italian Film Festival,” Portugal’s most important event dedicated to Italian cinema, will run from April 6 to the 13 in Lisbon, marking its 10th edition. Organized by the ‘Il Sorpasso’ Association […]
Read moreArgentina – Nanni Moretti is a guest of honour at Buenos Aires Film Festival
Nanni Moretti will travel to Argentina to be guest of honour at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film – BAFICI, running from 19 to 30 April in the Argentinian capital. The Festival will also screen the work of Walter Veltroni. The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires have published the programme […]
Read more7th Edition of the Olympics in the Italian Language
Today marks the end of the 7th edition of the Olympics in the Italian Language, the event targeting secondary school students organised by the Ministry of Education, University and Research in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), which manages the participation of Italian schools abroad. In representation of the latter, […]
Read moreG7 Ministers Meeting in Lucca on 10-11 April
The G7 Foreign Ministers and the High Representative of the European Union will meet in Lucca on 10 and 11 April under the chairmanship of Minister Angelino Alfano. The G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting, a meeting traditionally held at least once a year by the seven most industrialised Countries in the world, offers a unique opportunity […]
Read moreMission of Undersecretary Della Vedova
New momentum to Italian Cooperation projects in Pakistan The visit of Italy’s Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova to Islamabad last week, where he attended the Conference “Italy and Karakorum: from Mt. K2 to the Central Karakorum National Park and beyond”, gave renewed momentum to the projects of Italian Cooperation in […]
Read moreUnited States – Music, Maestro Nicola Luisotti special guest of Italian Conductors
“Italian Conductors in New York”, the cycle of events hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in the Big Apple, will continue on Thursday, 6 April (from 6 to 8 p.m.) with Maestro Nicola Luisotti who will have a chat with music historian Harvey Sachs. Maestro Luisotti is Musical Director at the San Francisco Opera since […]
Read moreLithuania – Vilnius to host ‘MAGMA’ international exhibition
Lithuania’s National Art Gallery will launch the international exhibition titled “MAGMA. Writing in bodies. Italy and Lithuania from 1965 to Nowadays” on April 14 in Vilnius. The exhibition, organised through the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius and the Italian Embassy, will showcase the work of major Italian and Lithuanian artists such as […]
Read moreThe Netherlands – Amsterdam hosts event on Lalla Romano’s home
The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam has launched a new series of events focused around Italian writers’ homes. Gandolfo Cascio, professor of Italian Literature at the University of Utrecht, together with Carmela Callea, director of the Cultural Institute, organised the initiative entitled “Literary Tourism on Thursdays: a journey in the homes of eminent Italian writers.” […]
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