BULGARIA: Verdi’s Nabucco on the silver screen
Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco” will be screened at the opening of the 3rd Nikolay Ghiaurov International Musical Film Festival on 8 August 2013. The performance, featuring Ghena Dimitrova, Renato Bruson and, Dimitar Petkov among others, was filmed at the Verona Arena and broadcast by the RAI on 13 November 1981. The screening was organised in collaboration […]
Read moreItaly-Russia: agreements for growth. Year of tourism to be launched in November in Trieste
“We’re working on a series of agreements that, once signed, will make a marked and positive impact on the lives of Italian companies and households. And we’re doing so as part of our diplomacy for growth policy in the framework of economic recovery”. Work on the agreements is on-going, in the run-up to the Italian-Russian […]
Read moreTravelling abroad – Don’t panic, but be careful, Bonino tells Italian tourists
“I’ve advised all Italian tourists to be careful. Anyone going to the Red Sea, for example, should avoid day-trips. They should be careful, but there’s no need to panic”. The point was reiterated by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking on the Unomattina programme on the situation and the possible risks faced by Italians holidaying abroad. […]
Read moreLONGITUDE: Egypt, ‘Back to square one’
Può l’Egitto trovare una via d’uscita dal caos? Quali le conseguenze sulla Regione di un’ “empasse” apparentemente senza sbocchi? Sono gli interrogativi ai quali il nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, in edicola dal 5 agosto, cerca di dare una risposta, attraverso una serie di analisi. Gli altri titoli di copertina, […]
Read moreDeputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli in Tehran, 6-7 August 2013
Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli will be visiting Tehran on 6 and 7 August to make contact with the Iranian authorities following the inauguration of President Rouhani. His visit will underscore the Italian government’s interest in Iran after the election of the new President. Another aim is to encourage the new Iranian administration to take […]
Read moreMoscow: record crowds for Titian exhibit
The Titian exhibition in Moscow, with opened at the Pushkin Museum on 26 June, is according to our ambassador to Moscow, Antonio Zanardi Landi, “enjoying a truly exceptional reception from the Russian public and media – the best in terms of quality and quantity for a cultural event in recent years, and which confirms the […]
Read moreALBANIA: “Gala Italia 2013” is a great success
Italian fashion and music took centre-stage in Albania at “Gala Italia 2013”, held in the marina at Orikum owned by Italian businessman Alfo Giorgi. The Gala, the first, featured music by Antonio Maggio, an emerging singer-songwriter, and fashion by designer Paolo Salerno. The event, organised by the Consulate General in Valona, was attended by former […]
Read moreITALY-KENYA: opening of rural hospital in Nkubu
The new pavilions of the rural hospital of Nkubu, in Kenya, opened recently after being refurbished with a contribution by the Italian Cooperation of €1 million over three years. In addition to outpatient treatment areas and an emergency block, financing also went to training of staff, assigning study bursaries and boosting component dedicated to the […]
Read moreITALY- RUSSIA: agreement on “green customs corridor”
Italy and Russia reached an agreement on the “”Green Customs Corridor” project. The announcement came from Italian Ambassador to Moscow Antonio Zanardi Landi during the Confindustria Russia assembly chaired today by President Giorgio Squinzi. The protocol, signed after a year of negotiations, and Italy’s firm impetus, will allow for more streamlined and cost-effective interaction between […]
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