Czech Republic – A day dedicated to master of photography, Vittorio Storaro
Prague dedicated a day to Italian master of photography Vittorio Storaro, who was invited by the Eleutheria Foundation to speak at several initiatives focusing on his artistic production, organised in conjunction with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The lectio magistralis of the three-times Oscar winner for photography entitled “Vittorio Storaro e […]
Read moreBucharest – Dinner with Michelin star-winning chefs and President Iohannis
The Italian Embassy in Bucharest hosted a very high-level official gala dinner on 30 November. The guest of honour at the dinner was the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis. The dinner was prepared by Italian chefs Maurizio and Sandro Serva of the restaurant “La Trota” in Rieti (winner of two Michelin stars) with ingredients from […]
Read moreConstitutional referendum turnout of eligible Italian voters living abroad
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby informs that 1,251,728 eligible Italian voters living abroad out of a total of 4,052,341 voted in the constitutional referendum. Total turnout was of 30.89% . The turnout in Europe was of 33.81%; 25.57% in South America; 31.60% in North and Central America; 32.12% in Asia-Oceania.
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Africa: Second annual PIDA Week on infrastructure development in Abidjan Abidjan hosted the second annual PIDA Week, an event promoted by the African Development Bank to present the Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA). in Africa. This year’s event was organized under the theme, “Creating Jobs through Regional Infrastructure Development.” The week comprised four thematic sessions and namely: Pida Energy; […]
Read moreJordan: Red Sea-Dead Sea Project, Italy will contribuite to Phase 1
Italy will contribute to the implementation of Phase 1 of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Project by allocating 50 million euro in tied aid (a “grant equivalent” of about 25 million euros) and by donating 2 million euros. The Italian contribution will be confirmed following the positive outcome of the Project’s ongoing environmental impact assessment and […]
Read moreRussian Federation – “Italian Day” at St. Petersburg Cultural Forum
The St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will feature an “Italian Day” on Saturday, designed to pay tribute to one of Brand Italy’s areas of excellence: cultural heritage conservation There are two elements, organisers said, that are unique to Italy: a very high density of cultural heritage spread across its national territory, and the world’s oldest […]
Read moreUruguay – The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo displays “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”
To celebrate the International Migrants Month, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Migration Museum-MUMI, in conjunction with the Associazione Vissi d’Arte and the Centre of Photography of Montevideo-CdF, will present the photographic exhibition entitled “From this side – Stories of European migrants in Uruguay”. The exhibition will be held at the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreLibya. Humanitarian and diplomatic mission to Tripoli and Misrata
Ambassador-Designate to Libya, Giuseppe Perrone, and the Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Libya, Giorgio Starace, travelled to Tripoli and Misrata today while a delivery of 3 tonnes of medicines and medical aids carried by an Italian Air Force C-130 was being made to the two Libyan cities. The material is destined […]
Read moreThe Farnesina hosts the presentation of the ‘ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia’ Project
As part of the integrated promotion action of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry hosted the presentation of the ReStArt – Regenerative Art in the Spirit of EurAsia Project, developed in cooperation with the Rosini Gutman Foundation. The presentation of the Project was introduced by the Director General for Cultural and Economic […]
Read moreBrussels – Italy’s top tech companies attend Techitaly in Brussels
Members of the European Parliament, institutional senior officials and representatives of the Italian scientific and industrial sector have gathered in Brussels to attend Techitaly 2016, an event aimed at promoting Italy’s technology and industrial points of excellence in the field of sustainable and circular economy. The event was organized by the Italian Embassy in Brussels […]
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