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America Latina e Caraibi

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26 August 2014
Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Mexico approves legislation implementing energy reform

Mexico recently approved a package of legislation implementing energy reform consisting of 21 new laws and modifications of existing ones, which will introduce major changes in the country’s energy sector by opening it to private, national and foreign investments. The principal measures include the redefinition of the tasks and powers of the state oil company […]

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25 August 2014
Montevideo – “Nel nome del Padre” artwork dedicated

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo recently hosted the dedication of “Nel nome del Padre”, an artwork by Cesare Viel and Luca Vitone. The over 6-metre-high permanent installation is constructed on a steel-reinforced concrete column prepared by the artists, on which they inscribed the names of 357 women distinguished for their creativity, and is placed […]

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Press Releases
14 August 2014
15 agosto: ll sottosegretario Mario Giro ricorda la giornata dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana

A pochi giorni dal suo rientro da Caracas, il sottosegretario Mario Giro è particolarmente lieto di ricordare il 15 agosto, giorno dell’amicizia italo-venezuelana. “Non solo il nome Venezuela è stato dato dall’italiano Vespucci nel 1499, ma anche l’indipendenza del Paese si può dire sia iniziata a Roma, nel 1805, con il Giuramento di Monte Sacro […]

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14 August 2014
Buenos Aires – Italian EU Presidency a topic in Buenos Aires

 “Italy and Europe: a journey across the Italian Presidency of the European Union” is the title of a workshop to be held on 9 September at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires. Relateur will be Lorenza Sebesta, holder of the Jean Monnet chair at the University of Bologna’s Buenos Aires branch. The topic will […]

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13 August 2014
Brazil – Arte Pará 2014 opens to registration

Registration has opened for the 33rd edition of Arte Pará, northern Brazil’s largest contemporary art fair, held in the State capital of Belem. The event has the support of our diplomatic network in that Latin American country, and is open to local and foreign artists living in Brazil. Read more, in Italian

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12 August 2014
Bolivia – Italy a partner in juvenile justice riform

Ambassador of Italy to La Paz Luigi De Chiara recently attended the opening of the women’s section of the Qalauma rehabilitation centre, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to ensure better prisons in Bolivia. Other participants included Bolivian Minister for Justice Elizabeth Sandra Gutierrez […]

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Press Releases
8 August 2014
Mogherini in Chile and Colombia – Strengthening ties between Italy and Latin America

Further strengthening the already solid ties between Italy and Latin America was the main objective of foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s visit to Chile and Colombia, which concluded with her attendance at the inauguration of new Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. It is in this spirit that the annual Italy-Latin America Conference will be held in […]

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Press Releases
8 August 2014
Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails definitive accord on Panama Canal

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro expressed his satisfaction with the accord signed by the Panama Canal authorities and the Grupo Unido por el Canal consortium, in which Salini Impregilo has a 40% share. The accord sanctions the contents of a memorandum of understanding signed in March 2014, and provides for completion of the Canal’s […]

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6 August 2014
Brasile – Dellerba presenta le sue “Migrazioni” (in translation)

Le “Migrazioni” di Franco Dellerba sono in mostra dal 7 agosto presso il salone dell’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di San Paolo. Si tratta di undici opere, che si ispirano al mondo animale. Metafora della condizione umana L’artista, scultore e pittore, mescola fra loro creature esotiche, le manipola, ne seleziona delle parti fino a creare […]

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6 August 2014
Italy-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay

“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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Speeches
6 August 2014
Intervento del ministro Mogherini alla Commissione economica per l’America Latina e il Caribe (Cepal) di Santiago del Cile

(Versione originale – fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Europe and Latin America are bound by deep historical, political, socio-economic and linguistic ties. Beyond these interconnections, our two continents are united by a strong ideational conviction, which will be the focus of my remarks today: that is the belief that regionalism is the most […]

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