Postcards from the other Italy – In Australia to teach the language spoken by Dante
In Australia there is a continuous inflow of people: the young Italians who have immigrated to the ‘land of kangaroos’ over the last 10 years are more than 80,000. One of them is Gaia, 25, from the Marche Region: she went to Melbourne to teach Italian in local schools. After spending several periods abroad with […]
Read moreWorld Day against the Death Penalty
Italy has always been on the front line, working actively and effectively to broaden the consensus on this issue, adopting an inclusive and cooperative approach. In fact, Italy has promoted several initiatives in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty, which led the United Nations General Assembly to pass the first resolution on […]
Read moreItaly’s Economic Diplomacy – 10 October: latest news from the world
Tunisia passes new Investment Code to attract more investments Tunisia’s new Investment Code is scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2017. It was one of the priorities set by the Government of National Unity. In view of the International Investment Conference to be held in Tunis on 29-30 November, the Code aims to […]
Read moreMyanmar – Italy develops project to assure sustainable tourism in Myanmar
Italy stands by Myanmar in protecting the country’s cultural heritage. This effort is confirmed by the cooperation project “Sustainable destination plan for the ancient cities of upper Myanmar”, developed by the University of Florence and the Mandalay University in conjunction with the Italian Cooperation Development Agency and the Ministries of Tourism, Planning and Finance and […]
Read moreTunisia – ‘Fluid Identities’ at the Bardo Museum shows a different Mediterranean
An exhibition entitled “Fluid Identities” will be hosted at the Bardo Museum in Tunis as part of the 16th Italian Language Week in the World. Through multimedia projections, video mapping and an iconic object symbolizing the encounter between different cultures, the exhibition aims to show that design, in the form of the artefacts that crowd […]
Read moreUnited States – Archaeology in the Mediterranean takes centre stage in Washington DC
A conference on “Archaeology in the Mediterranean Region: Economic Challenges for a Better Future”, promoted by the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington and organised by Roberto Nardi, will be held on 12 October concomitantly to the opening of the exhibition “The Ancient Giants of Mont’e Prama: From Stone Fragments to […]
Read moreItaly and the Arctic on the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration
On the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Declaration, which established the Arctic Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosts a two-day international event dedicated to the Arctic on 10 and 11 October, 2016. The event will start on 10 October with the international conference “The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective”, which […]
Read moreThe Farnesina at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean
Capri played host to the International Conference on “Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean Area: Energy and ICT Networks of the Future”(5-7 October) “Mediterranean Countries must multiply their efforts to relaunch dialogue and economic and social development,” said Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, in his address to conference participants. “We believe that cooperation in energy […]
Read moreThe Farnesina launches “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” (21-27 November, 2016)
The Director General for the promotion of Italy’s cultural, economic and innovation system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Vincenzo De Luca, participated at the 1st Biennial of Italian Cooperation at Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna. The Director General’s mission addressed modes and tools to enhance the Farnesina’s and Italian diplomatic actions across […]
Read moreHurricane Matthew – Two emergency interventions by the Italian Cooperation
In response to the very serious damages caused by “Hurricane Matthew” in these past hours, the Italian Cooperation has launched two emergency interventions for relief activities at a total value of a million euros. The relief efforts are to be conducted by UNICEF (600,000 euros) and by the International Federation of the Red Cross (400,000 […]
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