Cartoline dall’altra Italia: studying the wonders of red coral in France
Most of his day is spent under water studying the wonders hidden in the depths of the sea. Lorenzo Bramanti, a marine biologist from Massa Carrara in Northern Tuscany, has travelled, or we should say swum, the world, from Taiwan, to Polynesia and Spain and finally France. He is working at the French National Research […]
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Canada: A new tax to “cool down” the heated housing market in British Columbia The government of British Columbia has resolved to take action on the rising housing market by dampening the demand from foreign real estate buyers with the introduction of an additional 15-per-cent-tax on properties bought by foreigners. The new tax is added […]
Read moreNorway – Bergen conference focuses on Italian urban space
An interdisciplinary conference called “The Italian City – Urban Space and Representation” will be held in Bergen from 12 September to 14 September. The conference, organized by Marco Gargiulo, professor of Italian Linguistics at the University of Bergen Department of Foreign Languages, with the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo, will discuss the city, its linguistic, […]
Read moreEight Italian schools abroad are part of the UNESCO Associated Schools International Network
Eight Italian schools abroad joined the UNESCO Associated Schools International Network in the 2015/16 school year, compared to the two that had taken part in 2013/14, when the programme was first introduced. Admission to the Network is based on schools’ ability to propose educational projects that raise awareness among students on United Nations and UNESCO values. […]
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India: the Parliament passes new taxing system The Indian Parliament has passed an amendment to the Constitution that will make indirect taxes uniform throughout India. The aim is to drastically simplify the current mechanism whereby every State of the Union sets its own tax rates on goods and services. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) […]
Read moreBrussels – Noir comics: Italian cartoonists take centre stage at the Fête de la BD
This year too Italy will be at the Fête de la BD, Brussel’s comic book festival. For the 2016 edition, which will run at the Parc de Bruxelles from 2 to 4 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in the Belgian capital, in partnership with Lucca Comics & Games and with the cooperation of Piolalibri, will […]
Read moreKurdistan – A youth education centre in Sulaymaniyah financed by the Italian Development Cooperation
A youth education centre has been built for boys and girls in Arbat refugee camp in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan, part of a project financed by the Italian Development Cooperation. The centre was built by the “Un ponte per?” organisation as part of the “Taleem Lil-Jamie – Educazione per tutti” (Taleem Lil-Jamie – Education for […]
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Australia: Government releases Perth transport plan with a focus on infrastructure West Australia’s Transport Minister Dean Nalder presented “Transport @ 3.5 Million”, a plan for the development of infrastructure in Perth. The plan aims to meet the mobility needs of the growing population of Perth and to enhance efficiency by relying on public transport, car sharing […]
Read moreWashington – Ambassador Armando Varricchio appointed Honorary President of AmCham Italy
The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has officially invited the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, to become Honorary President of the Chamber following the amendments to its bylaws approved at the Extraordinary Meeting of Members on 23 June in Milan. It is a position held also by the current US Ambassador […]
Read moreLimassol – “Fuocammare” by Gianfranco Rosi at the Festival of Documentaries in Cyprus
Italy is represented at the International Festival of Documentaries in Limassol in Cyprus, the festival that every year offers professional directors and local producers the chance to learn about new developments in documentaries. The festival, the 11th, includes a screening of the documentary “Fuocammare” by Gianfranco Rosi, with the support of the Italian Embassy to […]
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