Los Angeles-Italia Fest: from Argento to Avati, italian cinema frontlines in Hollywood
The “Los Angeles-Italia, Film, Fashion and Arts Fest” opened on 19 February at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre – a strategic one week before the presentation of the Academy Awards. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreItalian Society for International Organisation (SIOI): Frattini is new president
Franco Frattini is the new President of the SIOI – the Italian Society for International Organisation. He was appointed by the special members’ meeting, at the proposal of the Board of Directors. Frattini succeeds Umberto La Rocca, SIOI President from 1993 to 2011 and a former Permanent Representative of Italy at the United Nations in […]
Read moreSomalia – London Conference (23 February). Strong demand for Italian role, a meeting in Rome in near future, says Terzi
Mobilising the international community to make a stronger commitment to the pacification process in Somalia. That is the goal of the international conference on Somalia taking place in London on 23 February 2012, where Italy will be represented by Minister Terzi. A goal that can achieved by taking advantage of the gradual improvement in security […]
Read moreParlamento: convertito in legge il decreto che rifinanzia le missioni internazionali (in translation)
Il Senato con 223 sì, 35 no e due astenuti ha convertito in legge in via definitiva il decreto che rifinanzia le missioni internazionali delle Forze Armate e le iniziative di cooperazione, tra cui quella in Afghanistan.
Read moreANSAMed Forum at the Foreign Ministry in Rome: The Arab Spring and the role of the media in the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue
ANSAMed, the branch of ANSA covering the Mediterranean, has organised a meeting, hosted by the Foreign Ministry, for European and North African journalists. The aim was to discuss the role of the media one year on from the Arab Spring. A story where so much remains to be told, and which is a challenge for […]
Read moreIniziativa editoriale della Farnesina – “Il Console onorario in Italia” (in translation)
Chi è il Console onorario? Cosa lo distingue dal Console di carriera? Quali sono il suo ruolo, la sua storia, le sue funzioni? A questi e ad altri numerosi aspetti di una figura istituzionale ancora poco conosciuta dal grande pubblico, eppure sorprendentemente moderna, risponde il volume “Il Console onorario in Italia”, di recente pubblicato dal […]
Read moreSYRIA: A peaceful political solution to the crisis, says Terzi – Italy is ready to support new EU and UN measures
Italy is ready to support new UN, EU and Arab League measures to find a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Syria. The Italian position was reiterated by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking from Frankfurt. The Minister was attending a meeting of Germany’s DGAP foreign policy think tank at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung headquarters. […]
Read moreMontevideo: the year of italian culture opens in Uruguay
“Manantiales”, one of the best-known places near Punta del Este, is the perfect setting for Omar Galliani’s exhibition “Notturno”. The artist is one of the greatest representatives of Italian contemporary art and is in Uruguay especially for the opening. The exhibition was organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo, in collaboration with curator Massimo […]
Read moreItaly-Egypt: new opportunities for Italian businesses
A meeting that provided “a wealth of proposals and advice” for Italian entrepreneurs operating in Egypt. This was how Minister Giulio Terzi described the meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Egyptian counterpart, Kemal Amr, and leading members of both countries’ business communities. The Terzi-Amr meeting is a follow-up to last month’s meeting […]
Read moreItaly-China: numbers of chinese students enrolling in italian universities shows marked increase
There has been a further marked increase in the numbers of Chinese students enrolling in Italian universities for academic year 2012-13 through the Marco Polo and Turandot programmes. The rise is in line with the trend for recent years. The Marco Polo programme envisages one semester of Italian language study for foreign students, in our […]
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