Valona: Presentation of ‘Essays on culture, politics and power’
The Consulate General of Italy in Valona recently hosted a press conference for the presentation of Franco Ferrarotti’s “Essays on culture, politics and power”. The book contains some of the author’s most important essays, using the theories of Weber and Horkheimer, on social rationalisation and bureaucratisation processes, on Italy and on the modernisation of a […]
Read moreZagreb: Roma Museum of the Shoah launched at conference
On 20 January, at the French Pavilion of the Student Centre of Zagreb, architect Luca Zevi presented a design for the Museum of the Shoah in Rome, which he co-authored with Giorgio Tamburini. Villa Torlonia The museum, which is to be located in the area of Villa Torlonia, is an innovative structure, a steel and […]
Read moreZagreb: Roma Museum of the Shoah launched at conference
On 20 January, at the French Pavilion of the Student Centre of Zagreb, architect Luca Zevi presented a design for the Museum of the Shoah in Rome, which he co-authored with Giorgio Tamburini. Villa Torlonia The museum, which is to be located in the area of Villa Torlonia, is an innovative structure, a steel and […]
Read moreGentiloni in Rabat, Morocco pillar of stability in region
Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Rabat on a 24-hour mission. After a meeting with his Moroccan colleague Salaheddine Mezouar, Gentiloni called Morocco “a pillar of stability in the region”, and underscored the country’s capacity for growth following the launch of a “process of reforms”. Other meetingsThe minister is also scheduled to hold meetings with Moroccan […]
Read moreGentiloni in Rabat, Morocco pillar of stability in region
Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Rabat on a 24-hour mission. After a meeting with his Moroccan colleague Salaheddine Mezouar, Gentiloni called Morocco “a pillar of stability in the region”, and underscored the country’s capacity for growth following the launch of a “process of reforms”. Other meetingsThe minister is also scheduled to hold meetings with Moroccan […]
Read moreTripoli attack: Gentiloni cites attempt to boycott Geneva peace talks
Minister Paolo Gentiloni, in Rabat on a two-day mission, commented on the attack on a hotel in Tripoli, Libya, calling it “an attempt to boycott, disrupt and negatively influence the efforts under way in Geneva toward reconciling the parties to the Libyan conflict”. ‘Mediation will not be obstructed by terrorism’The minister added that this was […]
Read moreCinema: “I figli della Shoah” in the Jerusalem Film Library – The documentary premiered at the last International Film Festival of Rome
Jerusalem – Today, on the International Holocause Remembrace Day, an initiative of the Italian Embassy in Israel, the Jewish Community of Jerusalem and Italian RAI Cinema will screen I Figli Della Shoah at the Jerusalem Film Library. The documentary, directed by Beppe Tufarulo, will be screened in the presence of Simonetta De Felicis, director of […]
Read moreWashington: Diplomatic-consular network observes Day of Remembrance
The Italian Embassy in Washington and the network of Italian Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes in the U.S. organised a series of events in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year’s commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps will include meetings, conferences and film screenings in Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles, New […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Georgia: short list for new Black Seaport
Seven industrial groups and consortia have been short-listed for the construction of a new deep-water port near Anaklia Georgia on the Black Sea. The total twelve bids submitted came from, among others, MSC, Bouygues, China Harbour Engineering and Mitsu. Those short-listed were asked to submit new detailed proposals to the government by 16 April. The […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy: Farnesina boosts support for research centres and universities reaching abroad
The Farnesina has boosted its support for research centres, universities and polytechnic institutes seeking to develop internationally, thanks to its RISeT (science and technology information network) http://riset.esteri.it. The network allows access to information on research and innovation from a network of science attachés, embassies and consulates, Italian research associations abroad and international centres headquartered in […]
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