Czech Republic: new investment incentives
The Czech government presented the new guidelines for attracting investments in the country. The new norms do not exclude large foreign firms operating in the Czech Republic from the incentives and establish new ways to facilitate foreign investments. These will concern new strategic manufacturing sector projects with the creation of over 500 new jobs, strategic […]
Read moreBrazil – Speaking of “Europe’s Christian roots”
“Europe’s Christian roots” will be the focus of a conference to be held on 8 June by historian and essayist Prof. Franco Cardini at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreHanoi – “Water and Lotus” exhibit at Casa Italia
The Milan EXPO was presented to the Vietnamese public with the exhibition “Expo Milan 2015. Water and Lotus”, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture and Casa Italia on the occasion of the Day of the Republic. A model of the Vietnamese pavilion was also presented. […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi – Discover the OtherItaly, Exhibition opens
Unveiling another Italy, equally beautiful yet far from the best known tourist destinations, is the goal of the photographic exhibition “Discover the Other Italy”, which opened in Abu Dhabi in coincidence with the Day of the Republic and will remain open to the public through 20 June. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTokyo – “L’incanto delle donne del mare” in photos by Fosco Maraini
Japan is paying homage to Fosco Maraini, father of the writer Dacia Maraini, with an exhibition entitled “L’incanto delle donne del mare”. The exhibition, which runs from 16 to 30 June 2015 at the Italian Cultural Institute, features 30 black and white photos taken by Maraini in Japan in 1954. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreDEI: UAE – Humanitas-Daman agreement with the focus on health tourism
Italian healthcare group Humanitas has signed an agreement with Global Medical Solutions (part of Emirates Advanced Investment Group-EAIG) and Daman, the health insurance company controlled by the government in Abu Dhabi. Over 3 million Daman health insurance policy holders will be able to apply for healthcare in one of the facilities controlled by Humanitas in […]
Read moreNew York – The city rolls out the red carpet for Italian cinema with “Open Roads”
Italy is walking the red carpet in New York with “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema”. The review, now in its 15th edition, is the biggest Italian contemporary film event in the United States. Organised by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in partnership with Istituto Luce Cinecittà and with the support of the Italian Cultural […]
Read moreZagreb – The best in Italian film scores Made in Italy
The Embassy of Italy in Croatia joined the Italian Cultural Institute of Zagreb in organizing a concert featuring the best in Italian film scores for the Day of the Republic. The concert was held at the Vatroslav Lisinski hall in Zagreb, the country’s main Auditorium. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBaghdad – 4 young Iraqis will join the jury of Giffoni Experience 2015
Four young Iraqis will be joining the jury of the Giffoni Experience 2015 film festival, which takes place from 17 to 26 July in Giffoni Valle, in the province of Salerno. Their participation was proposed by the Italian Ambassador in Iraq, Massimo Marotti, to give them “an opportunity to spend 10 days with young people […]
Read moreLisbon – European Literature Night
For European Literature Night 2015, author Chiara Gamberale will fly to Lisbon to give a selection of readings from her book “Per dieci minuti”, presented in Portuguese by the actress Rita Brutt. The event, organised by cultural institutes and embassies belonging to the EUNIC Portugal network and now in its 3rd edition, will take place […]
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