Syria – EU Foreign Ministers call for “Geneva 2” with all parties to the conflict taking part
To resolve the Syrian crisis, a political solution that meets the legitimate aspirations of the population needs to be found. The EU welcomes the call for a peace conference in Geneva before the end of November, in which all parties must take part. These were some of the points underscored by the European Union’s Foreign […]
Read moreMontreal – From Vivaldi to Tiepolo: Venetian art and music on display
An exhibition entitled “Splendour in Venice: from the Renaissance to the Baroque, the art and music of the Serenissima” has opened in Montreal.An interdisciplinary voyage through the visual arts, music and political culture of Venice, the exhibition features works by Titian, Tintoretto, Bassano, Giovanni Battista, Domenico Tiepolo, and Francesco Guard. Organised by Montreal Museum of […]
Read moreEU: Foreign Affairs Council – focus on Syria, Egypt and Libya. Myanmar/Burma also on agenda. Bonino-Lwin talks in Rome.
The situation in Myanmar/STRONGurma, Syria, Egypt and Libya will be the key issues on the agenda of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council taking place today, 21 October 2013, in Luxembourg. Nobel Prize-winnerAung San Suu Kyi will be attending the Council, at which Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will express Italy’s political support for the implementation […]
Read moreItaly-Norway – Italian photography exhibition in Tromso
Tromsø, a Norwegian city over 1500 km north of Oslo, is hosting an exhibition entitled “Italiensk Fotografi”, an overview of the photographic works of Gianni Berengo Gardin and Piergiorgio Brazzi. The show was organised with the support of the Forma Foundation in Milan and the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo. Read more, in Italian
Read morePrincipality of Monaco – Italian artists on display
Works by contemporary Italian artists are on display in Monaco as part of the Principality’s Month of Italian Culture and Language, in an exhibition opened by Princess Charlene. Genoa: Art, Sea and Innovation A workshop on “Genoa: Art, Sea and Innovation” also took place as part of the “Italian Month”, with representatives of Genoa’s institutional, […]
Read moreNasce strategia Ue per macroregione alpina – Firmano 7 Paesi. Bonino: valorizzare le diversità in Europa (in translation)
Nasce la ‘Strategia dell’Ue per la regione alpina’. A Grenoble, alla presenza del Ministro Emma Bonino, è stata firmata la risoluzione politica con cui Italia, Austria, Francia, Germania, Liechtenstein, Slovenia e Svizzera ufficializzano l’impegno a introdurre nell’area alpina uno strumento di concreto impulso alla crescita e alla competitività. Una strategia importante quella che porterà alla […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Melbourne planning major urban renewal
Premier of the State of Victoria Denis Napthine announced the new multi-year strategy for the urban development of Melbourne, known as “Plan Melbourne”. The broad-based plan proposes a redesigning of the city with structural interventions of various types. Its two-fold purpose is to make Melbourne more economically efficient and better connected with the outside, so […]
Read moreArmenia – “The Italy of Knowledge” event in Jerevan
This week’s 13th edition of Italian Language Week in Jerevan, Armenia featured “Research, Discovery, Innovation: The Italy of Knowledge”, an event cited by Ambassador Bruno Scapini as one “focused on Italy’s contribution to centuries of scientific and educational knowledge in various fields of human activity”. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTbilisi – Italy and restoration arts on display
Tbilisi discovers the art of Italian restoration in an exhibition at Europe House that runs through this Sunday. The itinerant “Restoration in Italy. Art and technology in the activities of the Advanced Institute for Conservation and Restoration” covers the most significant projects completed by the institute since its founding in 1939. Read more, in Italian
Read moreJapan – Osaka hosts education fair
Italy returns to Japan for the second year to present its educational opportunities at the Osaka Study in Italy Fair organised for 10 November by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka in collaboration with the Italo-Japanese association, which will also include a two-day exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. Read more, in Italian
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