Mexico – Conference celebrates the importance of Italian folk songs
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City will organize an event dedicated to Italian folk music on Wednesday February 15. In a lecture entitled “Introduction to Italian folk music”, Professor Sabina Longhitano will discuss the general characteristics of the genre with a view to making it more widely known and loved, considering that the repertory […]
Read moreGermany – Exhibition devoted to Marcello Mastroianni kicks off on Wednesday
The Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, in cooperation with Cineteca di Bologna [film library], organised an exhibition on Marcello Mastroianni to be inaugurated on 8 February. The exhibit will open with a lecture by Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of the Cineteca. Photos and posters which narrate the story of one of the most famous actors […]
Read moreSerbia – Cinema pays homage to Giuseppe De Santis on the 100th anniversary of his birth
The Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade (Kosovska 11) will open a cycle of screenings dedicated to Giuseppe de Santis on Friday, 3 February. The three-day event, organised in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, aims to pay homage to the Italian film director on the 100th anniversary of his birth (11 February 1917). From […]
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Turkey: development incentive package for 23 provinces to be launched The Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, announced the details of the programme of incentives for investors to create attraction centres in the country’s twenty-three eastern and southern provinces. Prime Minister Yildirim reported that up to 11 January, Ankara received 1,200 requests to benefit from state […]
Read moreRussian Federation – Collodi and Tolstoj’s “Burattini” take centre stage in Moscow
The Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow will host a lecture by Vladimir Novikov entitled “Comparative analysis of Carlo Collodi’s ‘Pinocchio’ and Aleksei Tolstoy’s ‘The Adventures of Burattino’”, on February 8 at 7 p.m. The two novels are indeed very different. In his version, Tolstoy adapted the original Italian story to the Russian culture by making […]
Read morePeru – Alaska2Patagonia project presented on Wednesday
Italian cyclist Davide Travelli presented his “Alaska2Patagonia” project in an exclusive event held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima on Wednesday Feb 1. The athlete, who was born in Bergamo and grew up in Dublin, has practised cycling competitively and passionately for 13 years. After a long break, he decided to undertake a journey […]
Read moreAfrica – From Africa to Bologna thanks to a grant from the Foreign Ministry
“I first went to Juba and from there to Addis Ababa, to the Italian Embassy in Ethiopia, to apply for the visa. Then I took an airplane to Rome and subsequently a train to Bologna. I must thank all those who helped me: the Ministry, the Embassy and the University. Without them I would never […]
Read moreCountry Presentation: Myanmar, a new market for Italian enterprises
Today the Farnesina hosts a Country Presentation dedicated to the cooperation and investment opportunities offered by the Union of Myanmar, one of Asia’s most promising markets for the growth and expansion perspectives of foreign companies. The lifting of American sanctions, the passing of a new law on investments and a policy fostering the attraction of […]
Read moreFarnesina. Three training days for 28 defense attachés to be stationed in diplomatic posts in the world
The three-day training for Defense Attachés to be stationed in Italian diplomatic posts around the world, including in very delicate and high-risk contexts, came to an end today. The course represents another area of fruitful cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Defense. It has allowed our military […]
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Rail Baltica Agreement gets green light The agreement which greenlighted the construction of the Rail Baltica link between the three Baltic countries has been signed in Tallin. This followed the announcement by Lithuanian Prime Minister, Saulius Skvernelis, and the Minister of Transport, Rokas Masiulis, that Lithuania’s remaining difficulties (regarding financing and the route for the […]
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