South Africa – Travelling exhibition “Ever closer union – The Legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe”
The celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome (1957-2017) around the world, will also take place in South Africa. The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Johannesburg and the Consulate of Cape Town, will launch the travelling exhibition “Ever closer union – The […]
Read moreCzech Republic – Film Soundtracks, the Symphonic Orchestra of Czech Radio pays homage to Italy
The most beautiful scores from great Italian films have charmed the Czech Republic. The concert titled “C’era una volta in Italia” was a great hit in Prague’s Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. The event was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, along with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio, directed by Tomas […]
Read more“The re-launching of Europe and the Rome treaties”
The Conference “The re-launching of Europe and the Rome Treaties”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) in conjunction with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, was opened by the Secretary General of the MAECI, […]
Read moreIceland: lifting controls on movements of capital
The Government of Iceland has announced that it will lift the capital controls it introduced after the banking crash in October 2008. Since that date, in close connection with the International Monetary Fund, the Government has set the basis for gradually lifting controls. Now, thanks to new regulations, the controls have essentially been lifted for […]
Read moreLebanon – “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”, Dario Fo’s theatre on stage in Lebanon
Dario Fo’s magnificent work wil go on stage at Beirut’s Irwin Theatre with the comedy “Can’t pay? Won’t pay!” (1974) adapted by Lina Abyad. The event, staged from March 14 to 19, has been organised by the Lebanese American University in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut. In the play, inflation hits a […]
Read moreHoly See – Minister Galletti to give lectio magistralis at Università Lateranense
The Minister for the Environment, Protection of the Territory and the Sea, Gian Luca Galletti, will give a lectio magistralis on “The Governance of the Paris Agreement. The best possible accord”, on Thursday, 16 March, at the Pontificia Universita Lateranense. The event has been organised by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See and will […]
Read moreDenmark – Luca Vullo brings Italian body language to Copenhagen
Italian body language is on stage in Copenhagen with Luca Vullo’s performance “Comunicare senza parole” [Communicating without Words]. The event is being hosted in the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital of Denmark. It all began after the shooting of the docufilm “La voce del corpo” [The body voice]. Luca Vullo has been collaborating with […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute presents two landmarks events at the London Book Fair
The 2017 London Book Fair is underway (from March 14 – 16) with major participation from Italy. About 40 Italian firms will represent their nation in the 46th largest international event focusing on publishing rights. The Italian Cultural Institute in London presents two books to be published in May – “Il capitale umano. Conversazioni a […]
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Cameroon: agreement signed to fund Pizzarotti Group’s social housing project The funding agreement between the Government of Cameroon and Banca Intesa Sanpaolo for the ‘social housing’ project of the Pizzarotti Group has now been signed. This is the first action of the kind in the urbanisation and social housing sector, which responds to a severe […]
Read moreArgentina – Bariloche hosts International Colloquium on Philosophy
Bariloche will host the 10th International Colloquium on Philosophy on March 15. The event has been organised by the National University of Rio Negro, in the city of San Carlos, in partnership with the University of Buenos Aires and the the Italian Cultural Institute in the Argentinian capital. This year’s theme will be “The World […]
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