Dakar: 12th Italian Language Week
Italy took centre stage in Dakar recently with the 12th Italian Language Week. The Senegalese capital enjoyed 7 days of cultural events, film screenings, concerts, theatre performances and language competitions. The initiatives were organised by the Italian Embassy in Dakar, which also promoted a charity concert in Florence to commemorate the tragic events of 13 […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: three successul journeys to italian film-making’s past and present
Three journeys to Italian film-making’s past and present have come to a successful close in Buenos Aires. The events – organised and supported by the Italian Embassy, Consulate General and Cultural Institute in the Argentine capital – featured works by Michelangelo Antonioni and Vittorio De Seta. The Buenos Aires Cine Italiano (BACI) Festival, which ran […]
Read moreSyria: Italy recognises the opposition coalition
Italy has recognised the Coalition of Syrian Opponents of Bashar al-Assad. The decision, which had already been aired by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, was confirmed by the Minister’s Special Envoy for the Mediterranean and Middle East, Maurizio Massari, at the fourth meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People in Marrakesh, in Morocco. The Friends […]
Read moreMoscow: Galileo’s telescope – Italy’s spheres of excellence
Astronomy as one of the oldest and most valuable of Italy’s spheres of excellence. That is the focus of an exhibition at the Italian Embassy in Moscow of two “works” that gave life to the new science and revolutionised our way of studying the Universe: Galileo’s telescope and the revolutionary “Sidereus Nuncius”, a text dating […]
Read moreStrasbourg: costumes from the Renaissance court
The exhibition entitled “Renaissance Splendour: Sumptuous court dress” has opened in Strasbourg. The show reproduces fabrics, clothing and events from the court of the Gonzagas and other Renaissance courts in Europe, starting from their depiction in the most famous paintings of the age. The exhibition, which has already visited major cities in Europe and the […]
Read moreItaly-Russia: engineering training centre opened
The Italian-Russian Technology Centre for training in mechanical engineering training and metal working was opened yesterday, 12 December 2012, in the presence of Antonio Zanardi Landi, Italian Ambassador to Russia. The Training Centre is located in Moscow’s Stankin University. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreIllyria Programme: new Memorandum of Understanding signed by Italy and Albania
A new Memorandum of Understanding on the Illyria Programme was signed in Tirana on 12 December 2012. Its aim is to promote and develop the teaching of Italian, as first foreign language, in Albanian schools, starting from the 2nd year of primary school and up to the last class of senior secondary school. With this […]
Read moreEU Statement on North Korea
Brussels, 12 December 2012 – A 571/12 Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, concerning the DPRK’s “satellite” launch Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “The launch from DPRK earlier today is another step in a long-running […]
Read moreEU Statement on North Korea
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “The launch from DPRK earlier today is another step in a long-running attempt by the DPRK to acquire ballistic missile technology and is thus a clear violation of the DPRK’s international […]
Read moreTerzi in the USA, Year of Culture launched. “An initiative for the young”. Over 180 events
In America, 2013 will be Italy’s year. The exhibition of Michelangelo’s renowned David-Apollo in the National Gallery of Art in Washington marked the official opening today, 12 December 2012, of the Year of Italian Culture in the United States. The project is an initiative of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and enjoys the patronage of the […]
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