Italian Statistics Day – Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be taking part
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, a member of the National Statistics System, is taking part in the 4th Italian Statistics Day (21 October 2014). Statistics Day is promoted and organised by the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) and the Italian Statistics Society (SIS).
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – EU: Asia vital to recovery, EU-Asia relations a priority
EU: Asia vital to recovery, EU-Asia relations a priority “In Asia, we Europeans see a vital anchor for our economic recovery”. This was the comment by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the European Union’s future High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, speaking at the Asia-Europe Business Forum in Milan. Mogherini […]
Read moreCologne – Italian music takes centre stage with 15 concerts
The Italian music festival has opened with the “Racconti Mediterranei” concert at the theatre of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, featuring jazz musicians Enrico Pieranunzi on piano, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinet and Luca Bulgarelli on double bass. The festival, a joint initiative by the Italian Cultural Institute and Cologne City Council, runs until 5 […]
Read moreItaly–Spain: Food security meeting in Madrid
A conference on food security entitled “‘Salus per Cibum’ Espana e Italia: dos paises amigos, una filosofia sobre alimentos y salud” took place recently at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid. The event was organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Agencia Espanola de Consumo, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricion and ICE–Italian Trade Agency. […]
Read moreItaly-Somalia: COPEAM visit for university cooperation
A possible resumption of academic cooperation by Somalia and Italy was the focus of a 3-day visit to Mogadishu by Pier Luigi Malesani, Secretary General of COPEAM, the organisation led by RAI broadcasting corporation to provide audio-visual services for the Mediterranean region. Accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Somalia, Fabrizio Marcelli, the Secretary General met […]
Read moreMonaco – Pomodoro family are special guests at Month of Italian Culture and Language
Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro; founder of the “Spazio Teatro No’hma” theatre initiative, Teresa Pomodoro; and Presiding Judge of the Court of Milan, Livia Pomodoro, were special guests at the Principality of Monaco’s Month of Italian Culture and Language. As Italian Ambassador Antonio Morabito, founder of the “Month”, remarked, their presence lent further value to the initiative, […]
Read moreDe Chirico in Cairo: art and words. Exhibition celebrating literature and the visual arts opens at the Italian Cultural Institute
An exhibition of Italian artists, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, has opened in the Egyptian capital with trumpet fanfares by the flag-wavers of Sant’Elpidio a Mare. Entitled “Images and Words”, the exhibition, which runs until 13 November 2014, features works where “the genius of literature meets the genius of the visual arts”. […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – ASEM: Asia-Europe Business Forum opens at Assolombarda
The 14th Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF14) opened today, 15 October 2014, at the Assolombarda offices in via Pantano, no. 9, in Milan. The event runs in tandem with the ASEM summit of European and Asian Heads of State and Government. Organised by Confindustria in collaboration with BusinessEurope, the organisation representing Europe’s main business associations, AEBF14 […]
Read moreItaly-Chile – “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will showcase the Italian language
The 9th edition of the “Fiesta de los Idiomas” will take place in Providencia, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, on 25 October 2014. The event will give 10 countries a chance to showcase their culture and language, with half-hour lessons in German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Catalan, Galitian, Basque, Hebrew, English, Italian, Japanese and Russian. […]
Read moreJapan – Uffizi make their debut with an exhibition in Tokyo
The Uffizi make their debut in Japan, with an exhibition entitled “Arte a Firenze da Botticelli a Bronzino: verso una ‘maniera moderna’” at the Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo. 76 works from the Uffizi and other Florentine museums are featured, including Botticelli’s “Pallas and the Centaur”. The opening was attended by Lorenzo Morini, chargé d’affaires […]
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