Foreign Minister Gentiloni in Turkey
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will be in Turkey from February 21 to 23 to attend a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Çavuşoğlu and the third meeting of the High Level Partnership Forum on Somalia. Only a few months after the talks in Brussels on the sidelines of the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting of […]
Read moreDei – Morocco: Government adopts plan to relaunch the leather processing industry
The Moroccan Government aims to develop the Country’s long-standing tradition in the leather processing sector which employs over 21,000 workers and has a turnover of 4.7 billion Dirhams (432 million euros). The Minister of Industry has launched an industrial acceleration plan for the period 2014-2020 in order to promote the sector through 40 new investment […]
Read moreItaly for business – Roadshow re-opens its doors in Sondrio
The “Italy for business, with SMEs towards foreign markets” roadshow, set up as part of the Internationalisation Situation Room with the aim of presenting all the tools made available by institutions to support Italian companies in foreign markets, has re-opened its doors.The city of Sondrio’s Teatro Sociale in Piazza Garibaldi will be the first stop […]
Read moreLisbon – Italian takes centre stage at Mother Language Day
Sunday, 21 February, is the International Mother Language Day launched by UNESCO in 1999 with the aim of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The Italian Institute of Culture in Lisbon has decided to celebrate the Day by taking part in the initiatives organised by the Gabinete Lisboa Encruzilhada de Mundos. Lisbon will celebrate […]
Read moreMexico- Workshop focuses on geothermal energy opportunities
“Geothermal Energy, an exchange of experiences and perspectives between Italy and Mexico” is the theme of a workshop to be held on Thursday at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Mexico City. The event will be an opportunity to share experiences and projects relating to a renewable energy sources that are underutilised in Mexico, […]
Read moreSantiago – Fiction, plays, translation, poetry: Erri De Luca tells his story at the Culture Institute
Born in Naples in 1950, Erri De Luca has written fiction, plays, translations and poetry. He has published over 60 books, which have been translated into more than 30 languages. The famous Italian writer and author of worldwide successes like “Il peso della farfalla”, will be the guest of the Italian Institute of Culture in […]
Read moreDei – Algeria: Mission to promote cooperation with Mazara del Vallo Fishing District
A mission from Sicily’s Mazara del Vallo Fishing District travelled to Algeria on 8-10 February, to develop cooperation projects between the two countries. The delegation, led by the District’s Chairman, Giovanni Tumbiolo, met Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Sid-Adhmed Ferroukhi, who called for a partnership with foreign operators to transfer know-how and help train […]
Read moreParis – Theatre, Ippolita Baldini stages “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My Mother is a Marquise”)
A private story becomes a tool for a broader reflection on an individual’s desire for self-realization. The performance bears a trace of old Italian-style variety show with comic stunts, songs, dances and a truckload of irony. Starting on Wednesday, March 2, the Milan-born Ippolita Baldini will perform her successful “Mia mamma è una marchesa” (“My […]
Read moreGuatemala – Focuses on symbols of early Christianity
The ancient symbols of Christian spirituality and their evolution over time are the focus of two conferences in Guatemala City promoted by Professor Eliana Schillaci, head of the Landivariano Cultural Heritage Centre of Rafael Landivar University. The conferences were organised and hosted by the local Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). In the first event on […]
Read moreTokyo – “Infinite variations”: Giorgio Morandi’s on tour in Japan
Giorgio Morandi’s art continues its tour of Japan: after a stop in Kobe, the exhibition “Giorgio Morandi. Infinite variations” will be hosted at the Tokyo Station Gallery where it will be inaugurated on Friday, Feb. 19 and will remain open until April 10. The exhibition is curated by the Istituzione Bologna Musei – Museo Morandi, […]
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