Bulgaria – Italy and the art of restoration, workshop in Sofia
Italy and its extraordinary wealth of experience and expertise in restoration were on display in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, where a 3-day restoration workshop-laboratory focused on the restoration of surfaces – frescoes, mosaics and stone works – involved Italian and Bulgarian experts. Read more, in Italian
Read moreEU Presidency – Ferri meets with Russian Justice Minister
As the Italian embassy in Russia announced in a press release, Italian Under-Secretary for Justice Cosimo Ferri participated today in an international legal forum in St. Petersburg, where he met with Russian justice minister Aleksandr Konovalov. The note said that the meeting “centred on legal cooperation within the bilateral programme in put in place by […]
Read moreUkraine: Mogherini calls for clarity on the death of Rocchelli
Minister Federica Mogherini met today with the family and colleagues of Andy Rocchelli, the photo-reporter killed in Ukraine on 24 May along with his interpreter and guide Andrei Mironov, at Cenura Lab, the photo-journalism collective that Rochelli helped found in Pianello Val Pidone (Piacenza). It was an opportunity to see Rochelli’s work and to assure […]
Read moreItalian schools abroad – state exams under way
In Italian schools in Italy and abroad the state exams for 2014, marking the end of the first and second cycles of schooling, are under way. About 600 pupils abroad are taking the exams, from schools in 16 countries: 6 in Europe, 5 in Africa, 3 in Latin America, 1 in the United States and […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Morocco: Italian Chambers of Commerce – biomedical sector trade mission
Morocco: Italian Chambers of Commerce – biomedical sector trade mission The Chamber of Commerce Consortium for Internationalisation, which includes the Chambers of Turin, Rome, Florence, Genoa, Modena, Padoua, Vicenza, Udine, Catania, Salerno and Matera, is organising a trade mission to Morocco (Casablanca). The mission, which will take place from 27 to 30 October 2014, will […]
Read moreIntervento del Sottosegretario Della Vedova in occasione delle celebrazioni della Festa della Repubblica (Seoul, 2 giugno 2014) (in translation)
(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) • On the special occasion offered by the celebration of the Italian National Day, I would like to focus on the most important event that is about to take place in Italy, and in the whole Europe, for many years ahead. • In 2015 Italy will have the […]
Read moreWarsaw – An exhibition to celebrate the Italian Cultural Institute’s first 80 years
The Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw is celebrating its 80th birthday with an exhibition of drawings by great Italian artists, on loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The exhibition also includes letters and articles regarding the opening of the Institute, on 12 November 1934. Forced to close at the outbreak of the Second World […]
Read moreOman – Italy takes centre-stage at Royal Opera House in Muscat
Italy will be taking centre-stage at the next season of the Royal Opera House in Muscat, with performances of Macbeth (Teatro dell’Opera di Trieste), Falstaff (Teatro La Scala) and Don Pasquale (Teatro Comunale di Bologna), as well as a concert by Riccardo Muti in March 2015. As the Italian Ambassador to Muscat, Paola Amadei, pointed […]
Read moreExpo: An opportunity for growth, says Mogherini – “A showcase for Italian excellence and for a renewed effort to combat malnutrition”
EXPO 2015 will be the biggest global event for the coming years, with 147 official participants and more pavilions than the Shanghai edition. It will be “a unique opportunity for our agri-food industry, an encounter between the most dynamic businesses in the sector”. These were the comments of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as she presented […]
Read moreBuenos Aires – Lucilla Galeazzi to perform Italian folk music
Lucilla Galeazzi, a composer, researcher and lecturer specialising in Italian folk music, will be giving her first concert in Argentina on Saturday 21 June 2014. The event is being organised by the Umbria Centre in Buenos Aires, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Embassy, in collaboration with the Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos […]
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