Egypt – Homage to Alessandro Monti with an exhibition in Cairo
The Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo is paying homage to Italian designer Alessandro Monti, who died on 4 June in Alexandria, with an exhibition entitled “Alessandro Monti. Design italiano su tessuti egiziani”. The event was organised in collaboration with the collector and curator, Francis Amin. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreUN: Human Rights Council adopts first Resolution on prevention of child, early and forced marriage
The Human Rights Council of the United Nations today (2 July 2015) adopted by consensus the first substantive Resolution on Strengthening Efforts to Prevent and Eliminate Child, Early and Forced Marriage. This marks a significant advance in the protection of human rights and individual freedoms. Early and forced marriages a violation of human rights, especially […]
Read moreDEI – Chile: New framework law on inward investment
A new framework law on foreign investment has been passed in Chile. The goal is to modernise the country’s legislation in this sphere, today regulated by a decree law of 1974. The new law, which will come into force in January 2016, aims to increase the flow of inward investment. This will in turn give […]
Read moreSlovenia and Croatia: Agreement on indigenous Italian minority signed for 2015
The Convention for 2015 between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Università Popolare di Trieste (UPT) and Unione Italiana was signed today, 2 July 2015, in Rome. For the Ministry, the Convention was signed by the Director General for the European Union, Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi; for the l’Università Popolare di Trieste by […]
Read moreJerusalem – Israel – a land of opportunity for young Italian entrepreneurs
The “Young Entrepreneurs” branch of Italian business organisation Confindustria is establishing increasingly strong links with Israel, with its strong industrial and creative expertise, especially in the hi-tech sector. Twenty-five of Confindustria’s young industrialists took part in a 5-day mission, from 26 June to 1 July 2015, to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. The delegation was […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – “Dante, Ulisse e il nuovo mondo”, with Piero Boitani
In the year that sees the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri, the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires has organised a special event dedicated to the author of the “Divine Comedy”. Entitled “Dante, Ulisse e il nuovo mondo”, the event, supported also by the Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, will […]
Read moreBusiness – Catania hosts internationalisation road show
The “Italy for Business Road Show” comes to Sicily. The 21st event in the programme conceived by the “Control Panel for International Italy”, has just ended. Over 220 companies present Over 220 companies from the agri-food, construction, electronics, textile and engineering sectors attended the road show. Hosted by the Sheraton in Aci Castello, the event […]
Read moreFarnesina Collection: “Meet the Artist”
On Tuesday 26 May the first of ten “Meet the Artist” events took place at the Farnesina, featuring the creators of the works on display in the Farnesina collection. The initiative coincided with “Farnesina Doors Open”, which ran from 22-29 May 2015. The meeting was opened by Antonio Bernardini, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry […]
Read moreCologne – Employment and training opportunities
Employmentand training opportunities for Italians intending to move to Nordreno-Vestfalia(NRV) were illustrated at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne in thefirst of a series of events on mobility for Italians in this German “Land”. Theevent was organised by the Italian Consulate General and the Committee ofItalians Abroad (Com.It.Es), in collaboration with Cologne’s employment bureauand Handwerkskammer. […]
Read moreArgentina – Buenos Aires hosts “l’Italia del futuro”
“L’Italia del Futuro” has arrived in Argentina, where it will run from 14 July to 1 November 2015 at the Parque del Bicentenario. The goal of the initiative is to introduce Italian scientific achievements to a Latin American public: from robotics to particle physics, from health to transportation technologies, to the protection of archaeological and […]
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