DUBLINO – Tuscany on display
The music, history, painting, art and culinary traditions of Tuscany were displayed at Dublin’s “Residenza d’Italia” in a 2-day promotional event that opened with concerts by the “Coro italiano” of Dublin flanked by a pianist, soprano and tenor who performed arias from Italian operas by included Verdi, Puccini and Rossini. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-Russia, a workshop on foreign investment opportunities
Despite the current financial downturn in the eurozone, Italy remains a promising destination for foreign investments, beginning with those countries, such as Russia, that already have strong ties with Rome. This was the substance of the workshop “Invest in Italy: Opportunities, sectors, success stories”, organized on 22 April by the Embassy of Italy in Moscow […]
Read moreMONTENEGRO – Business mission to Podgorica
The Confindustria’s mission last week to Podgorica centred on Italian business investment opportunities in Montenegro, and possible partnerships between the two countries, in sectors ranging from healthcare to infrastructure to energy. The Confindustria, which plans to open a Balkans office in Podgorica in the near future, worked with our embassy, the ICE and the local […]
Read moreALEXANDRIA – A concert for Verdi
Resounding success for a concert dedicated to Verdi arias at the Center of the Arts of Alexandria in Egypt. A tribute to the composer on his 200th birthday, performers included soprano Giovanna Collica and tenor Andrea Raiti, accompanied by master pianist Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEU – Foreign Affairs Council – Syria: partial waiver of oil embargo for opposition
In a show of support for the struggle against the Assad regime, the European foreign ministers approved a partial waiver of the embargo on Syrian oil. European firms will be allowed to import the portion sold by the opposition, which may also be supplied the equipment necessary to extract it. This was established by the […]
Read moreOSLO – Music Academy students compete for the Verdi prize
On 16 April the Italian Cultural Institute hosted the “Verdi Prize” on the occasion of the composer’s 200th birthday, arranged to coincide with International Voice Day, to stimulate the understanding and practice of lyric studies among the younger generations. The event was carried out in collaboration with the Oslo Opera House. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreCOOPERAZIONE – Italia in campo per Sanita’ Pubblica Palestinese (in translation)
Contribuire allo sviluppo della sanità pubblica palestinese e, attraverso il miglioramento delle condizioni di vita, favorire la distensione tra i popoli in Medio Oriente. Queste la finalita’ del progetto di cooperazione italo-palestinese promosso dalla Seconda universita’ di Napoli (Sun). In collaborazione con altri atenei e istituzioni scientifiche, i docenti della Sun si occuperanno della formazione […]
Read moreMOSCOW – Italian school turns 40
Originally intended for the children of Italian embassy staff during the years of the USSR, the “Italo Calvino” School of Moscow – which turns 40 this year – is now frequented predominately by Russians with a passion for Italy and is the only Italian school in the Russian Federation. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEU Foreign Affairs Council – Dassù in Luxembourg. Agenda includes Syria, Lebanon and Balkans
Developments in Syria, Lebanon and Mali, as well as the Serbia-Kosovo accord, will be topics of discussion by the European Union’s foreign ministers, with Deputy Minister Marta Dassù representing Italy, meeting today in Luxembourg. It is expected that last Thursday’s decision in Brussels to lift the embargo on oil sales by the Syrian opposition will […]
Read moreSyria: Friends of Syria meet in Istanbul, political solution to end bloodbath
At the end of a marathon meeting in Istanbul that ended at 1:00 in the morning, the foreign ministers of the 11 Westerns and Muslim country members of the Friends of Syria, Italy included, called for the launch of negotiations toward a political solution capable of ending the bloodbath. 123 million dollars in non-lethal aid […]
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