Syria: Monti, pledge to alleviate the humanitarian crisis – NATO: Terzi, concrete solidarity with Turkey
Italy renewed its pledge to support the consolidation of the Syrian opposition to the Assad regime, as well as to “seek to alleviate the serious humanitarian crisis” and gave its consent to the “concrete solidarity” initiative with Turkey involving the deployment of Patriot missiles for the “exclusive defence” of the southeastern borders of NATO. “We […]
Read moreITALY-GERMANY – University Days in Berlin
The fifth annual Italo-German University Days, a traditional event held in Berlin for the purposes of deepening cultural and scientific relations between Italy and Germany, consisted of a series of lectures, roundtable discussions and workshops. The initiative was promoted by the Italo-German University of Trento, in collaboration with the Italienzentrum della Libera University of Berlin, […]
Read moreMontevideo – Biennale reveals relationship between the South and modernity
The relationship between the South of the world and modernity is the theme explored by the Montevideo Biennale, which opened on 22 November under the auspices of the highest Uruguayan authorities. “El gran Sur” was mounted with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo and displays the work of over 50 artists from […]
Read more“TECH ME TO THE FUTURE” – Italian technology a superstar in Moscow
“Exhibitaly-Italian Excellence Today” is a project dedicated to the promotion of Italian products in Russia. Running from 12 September 2012 to 6 January 2013, it raises the curtain on its final event, dedicated to Made in Italy technology: the exhibition “TECH ME TO THE FUTURE”opens on 5 December 2012 in Moscow’s evocative industrial archaeology complex […]
Read moreTIRANA – Photo of the faces and landscapes of Albania
The series of events offered by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana for the 100th anniversary of Albania’s independence will conclude on 7 December at 18:00 at the National Museum of Tirana, with the opening of an exhibition of photos from the archives of the Italian Geographic Society entitled Faces and Landscapes of Albania, which […]
Read moreSyrian crisis on NATO ministerial agenda – political solution a priority, says Terzi. ‘No’ to regime’s use of chemical weapons
The Syrian crisis was one of the items on the agenda of the NATO ministerial meeting. Italy would consider the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons “absolutely unacceptable”, stated Minister Giulio Terzi, participating in the two-day meeting in Brussels. “We already informed the Syrian ambassador of that during the UN General Assembly in New York”, […]
Read moreNAIROBI – Mario Biondi concert for solidarity
The Italian Embassy in Nairobi will hold a concert this evening by Mario Biondi, one of the best-loved soul voices on the international musical panorama. The proceeds will go to an Italian Cooperation education project for the construction of a primary school for the poorest children of the coastal city of Malindi in Kenya. Every […]
Read moreSyria: Humanitarian aid Italy’s priority – emergency on Italo-French agenda
The Syrian humanitarian emergency was the focus of Minister Giulio Terzi’s discussions with his French colleague Laurent Fabius in the context of the Italo-French summit in Lyons. The subject will also be on the agenda of the meeting of the Friends of Syria scheduled for 11 and 12 December in Marrakesh. “We cannot turn a […]
Read moreLongitude: “The reluctant reformer”
“The reluctant reformer”, is the cover article of issue no. 22 of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco and available on newsstands as of 5 December. The article takes stock of the first 6 months of the Presidency of French Socialist Francois Hollande who defeated the incumbent Sarkozi with a “very left-wing” political platform […]
Read moreMontevideo: italian musicians at the Jazz Festival
The Montevideo Jazz Festival resounded with the notes of famed Italian musician Giovanni Mirabassi, whose performance at the Uruguayan capital’s Teatro Solis was built on elaborate melodic themes and harmonic variations. A little piece of Italy on stage along with Ralph Towner (guitar and piano) and Italo-Argentine Javier Girotto (soprano sax and Andean flute), both […]
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