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America Latina e Caraibi

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1 October 2013
Argentina: Youth competition on Italian science and culture

Young people between the ages of 18 and 31 in Argentina will participate in a competition aimed at disseminating Italian culture in the world, particular its impact on the development of science and industry in Argentina. The competition consists of an essay (maximum of 4 pages) on three topics: the role of FIAT in building […]

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23 September 2013
Buenos Aires – Discussing Italian law and culture

Italian law and culture are the focus of a series of lectures being held in Buenos Aires. The lectures are being organised by CPACF, the public law college, in collaboration with L’Italiano magazine and with the support of the Italian Embassy, our Consulate General in Buenos Aires and the principal Italian institutions in Argentina. Topics […]

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Interviews
17 September 2013
Giro: «Così l’Italia accolse i dissidenti» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Quarant’anni fa il colpo di Stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, sia da un punta di vista politico che di partecipazione popolare. Mai come allora si parlò di Cile e dei drammatici eventi che si susseguirono. Allende e Pinochet divennero personaggi quasi casalinghi, il termine “golpe” […]

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16 September 2013
Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – 16 September: Latest World News. Mexico: Interjet introduces the first Alenia Aermacchi-Sukhoi aircraft

The Mexican airline company Interjet recently introduced the first SuperJet 100 aircraft, produced by Superjet International, a joint venture of Alenia Aermacchi – Sukhoi Civil (SCAC), of a an order for 20 aircraft to be filled by the end of 2014 (the agreement leaves the option of another 10 aircraft open). The SuperJet 100 is […]

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11 September 2013
MONTEVIDEO: Film season explores migration

A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
11 September 2013
Anniversario golpe in Cile

Il colpo di stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, fino ad allora il sub-continente era molto circoscritto ai legami con la nostra immigrazione. “Il nostro Paese fu tra i rari governi occidentali a non riconoscere subito il governo golpista. Molte vite si salvarono grazie all’Italia, alla […]

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3 September 2013
MONTEVIDEO: Fratta pays homage to Verdi

Montevideo has hosted a concert by the Umberto Giordano Ensemble, led by Gianna Fratta. Entitled “Viva Verdi!”, the concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Massimo Andrea Leggeri, and First Secretary […]

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Press Releases
2 September 2013
Assistance for Italian nationals abroad

Some media organisations are reporting news on two cases involving Italian nationals abroad which the Foreign Ministry has been dealing with in recent weeks. The Farnesina, including through the Italian Embassy in Cuba, is following developments in the case of Mr Simone Pini – currently serving a 25-year prison sentence handed down in that country […]

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22 August 2013
ARGENTINA – PERGOLESI AND VIVALDI AT THE TEATRO COLISEO

Music by Gianbattista Pergolesi and Antonio Vivaldi was performed at a concert by the Umberto GiordanoEnsemble at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires. The concert, on 21 August, was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and our Embassy in Argentina. Read more, in Italian

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Press Releases
6 August 2013
Visita in Messico del SS Giro “centrale per le relazioni dell’Italia con tutta l’America Latina. E’ il paese con più imprese italiane e partner strategico per la stabilità del centro America”

Da domani al 9 agosto il Sottosegretario Mario Giro, con delega per l’America Latina, sarà in visita ufficiale in Messico, prima visita a carattere bilaterale di un rappresentante dell’esecutivo italiano dopo molti anni. “In Messico è in atto un importante processo di riforma economica e sociale che procede rapidamente con la partecipazione responsabile di tutte […]

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30 July 2013
Cooperation: Bolivia, aid to farming families

A total of 51 family greenhouses were handed over in the Hampaturi area of the city of La Paz, within the context of the conclusion of the Emergency Programme financed by the Italian Development Cooperation with an overall contribution of €1.1 million. The Programme, active since February 2012, serves 8 districts and 12 communities of […]

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