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Press Releases

9 July 2020

Venezuela; Sereni, concerned and committed to a democratic solution

The Vice Minister Marina Sereni met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Mariela Magallanes and Isadora Zubillaga, representatives of the Venezuelan National Assembly. The two opposition representatives spoke about the further deterioration of the political situation in their country, illustrating their concerns also on the humanitarian level. Sereni reiterated the Italian Government’s support […]

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8 July 2020

Italian Economic Diplomacy 8th July: latest news from the world

Brazil – Saipem wins a 325 million dollars contract. Saipem has been awarded a contract with Petrobras for the installation of a submarine system for the pre-sal (i.e. at shallower depths than salt formations in the seabed) project in Buzios, off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest deep-water […]

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Diplomatic Network

1 July 2020

Brasilia: “Open Doors at the Embassy”, a virtual tour

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia transforms the traditional cycle of guided tours of its premises into an itinerary made of history, curious information and images on the web. Since 2017, a regular highly anticipated event for the inhabitants of Brasilia is hosted in June: on the occasion of the month celebrating the birth of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 June 2020

Argentina. Live streaming concert by Tosca

As part of the cycle “CARAsdeITALIA” and “Italia XXI”, the Embassy, the Consulate General of Italy in Buenos Aires, the Consulate General of Italy in Cordoba, the Italian Cultural Institutes of Buenos Aires and Cordoba and ENIT together with the Teatro Coliseo present the streaming concert of the Italian singer Tosca, on Sunday 21st June […]

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20 June 2020

Argentina. Live streaming concert by Tosca

As part of the cycle “CARAsdeITALIA” and “Italia XXI”, the Embassy, the Consulate General of Italy in Buenos Aires, the Consulate General of Italy in Cordoba, the Italian Cultural Institutes of Buenos Aires and Cordoba and ENIT together with the Teatro Coliseo present the streaming concert of the Italian singer Tosca, on Sunday 21st June […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 June 2020

IC Rio: “Migrazioni e intolleranza” (Migration and Intolerance) by Umberto Eco

The vision expressed by Umberto Eco in the four papers collected in the book Migrazioni e Intolleranza (Migrations and Intolerance), is the theme of the meeting organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janeiro on June 23rd, as part of the series Dialoghi Italo-Brasiliani (Italo-Brazilan dialogues), which aims to bring together writers, intellectuals, […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 June 2020

IIC Buenos Aires: meeting with writer Claudia Durastanti

The Italian Cultural Institute resumes its cycle of meetings with writers Quadrante Sud. Nuove rotte letterarie Italia-Argentina (New literary routes Italy-Argentina). The Quadrante Sud project was born in 2019 in cooperation with the Turin International Book Fair, with the aim of promoting meetings, circulation and translation of contemporary Italian literature in Argentina, and vice versa, […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 June 2020

Santiago Embassy: the “Day of Italian-Chile Friendship”

Expressing a sign of closeness and hope to Chile and the testimony of unity and pride of the Italian community at a time when the South American country is going through the most acute phase of the health emergency: this was the objective of the first Italian-Chilean Friendship Day, which took place virtually on June […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 June 2020

Brazil, the “Short Film Day” initiative

The Italian Cultural Institutes in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro together with the Italian Embassy in Brazil, and in collaboration with the National Short Film Centre, are pleased to present the “Short Film Day”, an initiative dedicated to the most recent production of Italian short films scheduled for 21 June, the shortest day of […]

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Press Releases

26 May 2020

Ms Del Re, conference with Venezuelan donors

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re participated on behalf of Italy in the international donors’ Conference of in solidarity with Venezuelan refugees and migrants, that was held today virtually. “Being as well a host country for refugees fleeing hunger, war and persecution, Italy supports the efforts of Latin American countries that have taken in millions of […]

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Press Releases

23 May 2020

Coronaviruses, adoptive families return from Colombia

All the families who went to Colombia to complete the international adoption procedures are returning to Italy. They remained stuck in the country due to delays in the release of documentation caused by the extended quarantine period, which also affected courts and public offices.  The result was possible thanks to the unceasing collaboration between the […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 May 2020

Argentina, a cultural bridge between Italy and Buenos Aires

  The new initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, Cultural Bridge Italy – Buenos Aires, opens tonight with the concert Le Stagioni del Mondo. The initiative was born from a joint reflection between the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires. The […]

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