Mission of Undersecretary Della Vedova
New momentum to Italian Cooperation projects in Pakistan The visit of Italy’s Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova to Islamabad last week, where he attended the Conference “Italy and Karakorum: from Mt. K2 to the Central Karakorum National Park and beyond”, gave renewed momentum to the projects of Italian Cooperation in […]
Read moreUnited States – Music, Maestro Nicola Luisotti special guest of Italian Conductors
“Italian Conductors in New York”, the cycle of events hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in the Big Apple, will continue on Thursday, 6 April (from 6 to 8 p.m.) with Maestro Nicola Luisotti who will have a chat with music historian Harvey Sachs. Maestro Luisotti is Musical Director at the San Francisco Opera since […]
Read moreLithuania – Vilnius to host ‘MAGMA’ international exhibition
Lithuania’s National Art Gallery will launch the international exhibition titled “MAGMA. Writing in bodies. Italy and Lithuania from 1965 to Nowadays” on April 14 in Vilnius. The exhibition, organised through the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute in Vilnius and the Italian Embassy, will showcase the work of major Italian and Lithuanian artists such as […]
Read moreThe Netherlands – Amsterdam hosts event on Lalla Romano’s home
The Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam has launched a new series of events focused around Italian writers’ homes. Gandolfo Cascio, professor of Italian Literature at the University of Utrecht, together with Carmela Callea, director of the Cultural Institute, organised the initiative entitled “Literary Tourism on Thursdays: a journey in the homes of eminent Italian writers.” […]
Read more‘A Era do Caos. Uma viagem pela grande desordem mundial’
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Lisbona, in un’ottica di diffusione del libro italiano tradotto, ha accolto la proposta della casa editrice locale Editorial Presença di presentare la traduzione in lingua portoghese del libro ‘L’Età del Caos. Viaggio nel grande disordine mondiale’ di Federico Rampini con il titolo ‘A Era do Caos. Uma viagem pela grande […]
Read more‘A Era do Caos. Uma viagem pela grande desordem mundial’
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon, with a view to promoting the dissemination of the translation of the Italian book, accepted the proposal of the local publishing house Editorial Presença to make a presentation of the Portuguese translation of the book by Federico Rampini ‘L’Età del Caos. Viaggio nel grande disordine mondiale’ (‘The Age of […]
Read more“The Western Balkans in the European Union: Enlargement to What? Accession to What?” (Farnesina, 5 April 2017)
The Farnesina hosts the International Conference “The Western Balkans in the European Union”, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), in conjunction with the Centre International de Formation Européenne (CIFE) and the Centre Franco-Autrichien pour le rapprochement en Europe (CFA). The event is part of […]
Read moreMinister Alfano in Brussels for the Conference on Syria
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on mission to Brussels today to attend the Conference on Syria. The Conference opening session will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Europa Building with opening remarks by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and by […]
Read moreBrexit – Online assistance for Italian citizens
The activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty last 29 March has expedited the procedure of the United Kingdom’s exit from Europe. To meet the concerns of the many Italian citizens residing in the United Kingdom over the possible consequences of the UK’s exit from the EU and their status in the future, the […]
Read moreItaly commits to have the “La mafia se sienta a la mesa” trademark cancelled
Ever since 2015, Italy has committed to have the European trademark of Spanish restaurants “La mafia se sienta a la mesa” (“The Mafia sits at the table”) cancelled. The Trial and Appeal Boards at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have recognised Italy’s good reasons, acknowledging that “the use of the term Mafia manipulates […]
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