Closer scientific and technological cooperation between Italy and Israel
The Italian-Israeli mixed committee which oversees the implementation of the bilateral agreement for industrial, scientific and technological cooperation between the two Countries, met in a plenary session at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Israeli ambassador, Ofer Sachs. The Italian delegation was chaired by the Central Director for Innovation and Research of […]
Read moreBeijing: a children’s painting contest dedicated to Leonardo
The fifth edition of the national children’s painting contest organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing is dedicated to the anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. The ‘Paint Italy Prize’ proposes to young contestants the theme of the figure of the Italian genius in his attempt to transmit to children “that insatiable yearning […]
Read moreCracow: series of concerts for the ‘Maggio musicale italiano’
An intense music festival to disseminate Italy’s musical heritage in Poland has kicked off in Cracow at the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute. Now at its second edition, the ‘Maggio musicale italiano’, co-organized with Polish music partners including ‘Cracovia Andante’, the ‘Cracow Philharmonic’ and ‘Cappella Cracoviensis’, and hosted at the Boleslaw, Rzeszow and Bielsko-Biala concert halls, opened […]
Read moreAlbania in the ’20s-’30s in the photos of the Quaronis
A rare and unique look at the political and social life of Albania in the ‘20s and ‘30s is presented in the exhibition entitled ‘The Photographic Archive of Pietro and Larissa Quaroni – Albania 1928-1931’. The exhibition displays 85 photographs, most of which are unpublished, and taken by the diplomat and his wife during their […]
Read moreItalian companies attend the International Agricultural Fair in Serbia
The International Agricultural Fair opened in Novi Sad its 86th edition of which Italy is the Partner Country. The event marks the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations and 10 years of strategic partnership between Rome and Belgrade. The Italian Pavilion, which was inaugurated by the Undersecretary for Agricultural, Food, Forestry Policies and Tourism, Franco Manzato, […]
Read moreItalian Carabinieri train police units in Uganda and Rwanda
Italian Carabinieri continue the training of police units in Rwanda and Uganda within the framework of the cooperation programme between the Italian Embassy in Kampala, the Police Corps of both countries and the General Command of the Carabinieri. The training programme focuses on forensic activities and on the management of public order in compliance with international […]
Read moreLos Angeles: the 6th edition of the Starring Europe Festival comes to a close
The sixth edition of the European Union Film Festival, ‘Starring Europe’, created to celebrate the best of the European Union’s contemporary film productions, has recently closed in Los Angeles. The Festival screens both feature films and shorts that have won festivals in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Poland […]
Read moreInfo Day on the EU programme: “ENI CBC Mare Mediterraneo”
Today at the Farnesina, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the presentation of the EU 68-million-euro cross-border “ENI CBC MED“ programme which aims to finance development projects in the Mediterranean Basin for the transfer of technology and innovation, social inclusion and climate change involving small and medium-sized […]
Read moreVerdi’s Trovatore opens in Tirana to celebrate the EU Week
The Embassy of Italy in Tirana, in conjunction with the Albanian National Opera and Ballet, staged ‘Il Trovatore’, Giuseppe Verdi’s drama in four acts and the second opera of his so-called ‘trilogia popolare’. The production celebrates the 2019 EU Week and promotes the opera as a distinctive feature of Italian culture. “Wherever politics builds borders, […]
Read morePlaywriting contest “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand”
The production of the short story entitled “Eresia catara” staged by the Istituto Comprensivo Statale Italiano in Barcelona won the first prize for higher Secondary Schools in the “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” playwriting contest. The closing event of the contest took place in Agrigento on 7-10 May and was promoted by the Regional School Board of Sicily, […]
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