The EIB earmarks €200 million for Emilia Romagna
The European Investment Bank (EIB) opened a 200 million-euro credit line as a concrete gesture toward the earthquake devastated companies and communities of Emilia-Romagna. The loans will be disbursed through domestic banks in the region that were party to an agreement signed in June between Emilia-Romagna, Confindustria and the city administrations of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: Caravaggio and followers exhibit opens
Caravaggio comes to Argentina in an exhibition that runs through 15 December at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) in Buenos Aires – 7canvasas by the Baroque master himself and 14 by his followers. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreItaly-Israel: Intergovernmental Summit – Terzi-Lieberman: EU sanctions on Iran good, Syrian crisis a concern
Economic relations and bilateral trade, not to mention an excellent opportunity to discuss the most pressing regional dossiers, ranging from Syria to the stalled Middle East peace talks, to the Iranian nuclear programme. These were the central themes of the third Italy-Israel intergovernmental summit, the first under the guidance of Premier Mario Monti, since that […]
Read moreEgypt: over 90,000 students of Italian
According to a study conducted in the context of Italian Language in the World Week by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Education, Italy is conquering the hearts and minds of Egyptian students: over 90,000 students in Egyptian secondary schools have chosen to study the language of Dante […]
Read moreItaly-Sri Lanka: United in the name of cinema
Italian cinema meets that of Sri Lanka in Colombo for the first edition of the Italian Sri Lankan Film Festival, an opportunity to celebrate Italian language and culture and to promote the exchange and sharing of professional experiences, all under the umbrella of the 12th annual Italian Language in the World Week. Read more, in […]
Read moreSyria: Terzi-Hijab meeting – conflict worsens, but hopes for truce
The Syrian conflict “is worsening in an extremely dramatic manner”, Minister Giulio Terzi explained to journalists, referring to a meeting at the foreign ministry with former Syrian premier Riad Hijab, who abandoned the regime in August. Terzi said that Damascus is not “willing” to engage in dialogue and “the future promises to be a very […]
Read moreBratislava: Luca Matti exhibit opens at Ministry of Culture
Multifaceted artist Luca Matti of the foreign ministry’s Experimenta Collection launched a solo exhibition at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia entitled “Territori e future”, dealing with themes such as urban change and progress in major metropolises, and their impact on everyday life. The exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Italy […]
Read moreCongo: Dante Alighieri Society at Pointe Noire
The Dante Alighieri Society announced the official opening of an office in Point Noire and the start of its first courses in Italian, viewed as a language of access to careers as a result of the presence of major Italian firms in Congo. The promoters said that the new “Casa Italia” in Pointe Noire was […]
Read morePrague: Italian Language Week launched with Calabrò
It was the poetry of Corrado Calabrò to launch the 12th annual Italian Language in the World Week in Prague. The former President of Agcom joined Vice President of the EBRD Jan Fischer in opening the cycle of events in the Baroque chapel of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. The evening included the presentation […]
Read moreAngola: Eugenio Bennato performs in Luanda
An Italian cultural series in Angola, promoted by the Embassy of Italy, opened with a concert given by Eugenio Bennato and Taranta Power at the National Theatre of Luanda. Some local authorities were represented among an audience of approximately 600 spectators. Read more, in Italian.
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