Dante 2021 – Cairo students to read Comedy verses
The 4th edition of “Dante 2021” will be held in Ravenna from 10 to 12 September 2014. The event is promoted by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna, under the direction of the Accademia della Crusca, whose aim is to celebrate the 7th centenary of the death of the father of the Italian language. […]
Read moreEU: Mogherini at Foreign Affairs Council – Middle East and Ukraine focus
The crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, following the attack on Gaza and the downing of the Malaysian airplane, will occupy the agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels today, the first of the Italian duty EU presidency and in which Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Moghernin will participate. The EU-Eastern Partnership […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore: USA: Almaviva signs business services agreement with Google
Almaviva, an Italian ICT group with 700 million euros in turnover, signed an agreement with Google on the basis of which it will be able to sell its clients a package of on-line services created by the US group in the sectors of sales support, access to funds for co-mareting programmes and a Google University […]
Read moreRule of law and growth – MFA-IDLO conference in Rome
The conference “Achieving a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda: The Contribution of the Rule of Law to Equity and Sustainability” is under way at the headquarters of the UN’s FAO in Rome, and was organised by the MFA in collaboration with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) within the framework of the Italian duty presidency of […]
Read moreEU – Scarpitta exhibit in Washington for Italian Presidency
An exhibition of works by Italian sculptor Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007) opened today at Washington’s Hirshhorn modern and contemporary art museum to celebrate the Italian EU presidency. “After bringing Titian’s Danae to the National Gellery for the opening of the presidency semester, we are now participating in the celebration of a great artist of our own […]
Read moreItaly-Usa – Renewable energy seminar with 100 firms
The Embassy of Italy in Washington held an on-line seminar in which one hundred Italian firms operating in the fields of enewable energy and clean technologies participated. The event, linked to the Gestore Servizi Elettrici Italiano (GSE) in Rome, was promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Confindustria, the GSE and […]
Read moreMiddle East – Mogherini says humanitarian truce urgent in coming hours
“We insist at least on a humanitarian ceasefire in the coming hours”, said Minister Federica Mogherini during a press conference at the foreign ministry that followed a meeting with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. “There is a proposal on the table that calls for an immediate ceasefire and the launch of negotiations, with elements […]
Read moreAlbania – Trio italiano a Festival Internazionale Jazz (in translation)
Ci sara’ anche l’Italia tra i partecipanti alla terza edizione del Festival Internazionale Jazz in Albania, che dal 22 al 27 luglio richiamerà nel Paese balcanico musicisti provenienti da Turchia, Svizzera, Israele, Kosovo, Germania, Austria e Repubblica Ceca. Jazz, afro, ska e ritmi latini A rappresentare la Penisola sara’ il Marco Castelli Trio, che propone […]
Read moreBrazil – Cardano and Leonardo come to Sao Paulo
“Cardano e Leonardo da Vinci. Un’immersione nel Rinascimento” is the title of a conference by physician and writer Raul Emerich to be organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo on 31 July. The noted Brazilian allergologist is also well known for his writings, which include the novel “Cardano. Ascencao, tragédia e […]
Read moreUnited States – “On Stage!” Italian theatre festival in New York
Italian theatre went “On Stage!” in New York with more than 20 performances and readings for an audience of over 1,500 people. The Festival of Contemporary Italian Theatre, now in its 2nd edition, was also staged for the first time in Washington at the auditorium of the Italian embassy. Read more, in Italian
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