Iceland: lifting controls on movements of capital
The Government of Iceland has announced that it will lift the capital controls it introduced after the banking crash in October 2008. Since that date, in close connection with the International Monetary Fund, the Government has set the basis for gradually lifting controls. Now, thanks to new regulations, the controls have essentially been lifted for […]
Read moreLebanon – “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!”, Dario Fo’s theatre on stage in Lebanon
Dario Fo’s magnificent work wil go on stage at Beirut’s Irwin Theatre with the comedy “Can’t pay? Won’t pay!” (1974) adapted by Lina Abyad. The event, staged from March 14 to 19, has been organised by the Lebanese American University in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut. In the play, inflation hits a […]
Read moreHoly See – Minister Galletti to give lectio magistralis at Università Lateranense
The Minister for the Environment, Protection of the Territory and the Sea, Gian Luca Galletti, will give a lectio magistralis on “The Governance of the Paris Agreement. The best possible accord”, on Thursday, 16 March, at the Pontificia Universita Lateranense. The event has been organised by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See and will […]
Read moreDenmark – Luca Vullo brings Italian body language to Copenhagen
Italian body language is on stage in Copenhagen with Luca Vullo’s performance “Comunicare senza parole” [Communicating without Words]. The event is being hosted in the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital of Denmark. It all began after the shooting of the docufilm “La voce del corpo” [The body voice]. Luca Vullo has been collaborating with […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute presents two landmarks events at the London Book Fair
The 2017 London Book Fair is underway (from March 14 – 16) with major participation from Italy. About 40 Italian firms will represent their nation in the 46th largest international event focusing on publishing rights. The Italian Cultural Institute in London presents two books to be published in May – “Il capitale umano. Conversazioni a […]
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Cameroon: agreement signed to fund Pizzarotti Group’s social housing project The funding agreement between the Government of Cameroon and Banca Intesa Sanpaolo for the ‘social housing’ project of the Pizzarotti Group has now been signed. This is the first action of the kind in the urbanisation and social housing sector, which responds to a severe […]
Read moreArgentina – Bariloche hosts International Colloquium on Philosophy
Bariloche will host the 10th International Colloquium on Philosophy on March 15. The event has been organised by the National University of Rio Negro, in the city of San Carlos, in partnership with the University of Buenos Aires and the the Italian Cultural Institute in the Argentinian capital. This year’s theme will be “The World […]
Read moreAthens – Italian cinema ‘in pink’, focusing on the changing feminine, showing in Greece
“Scusate se esisto” [Do you see me?] is a 2014 film by Riccardo Milani in the programme of a series of Italian films entitled “Il femminile che cambia” [The changing feminine], organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Athens. The film will be screened on 20 March on the premises of the Institute at Odos […]
Read moreMinister Alfano has been on a mission to Belgrade and Tirana
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, has conducted a mission to the Balkans, which included visits to Belgrade and Tirana. The mission took place as part of the preparatory activities for the Western Balkans Summit, which Italy will host in Trieste on July 12. He said: “The integration process of the western Balkans […]
Read moreArgentina – Italian contemporary cinema in Argentina’s libraries
A series of contemporary Italian films will soon be shown in Argentina with the ‘Cine para lectores’ initiative, which seeks to organise screening in the libraries of Buenos Aires. The project has been organised in collaboration with the Direccion General del Libro, Bibliotecas y Promocion de la Lectura of the Ministry of Culture of the […]
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