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7 June 2017
Argentina – “Buenos Aires celebrates Italy” day on 11 June

On 11 June Argentina will host “Buenos Aires celebrates Italy”, a one-day event dedicated to Italy’s culture, history and tourist attractions. For the occasion, there will be the presentation of a special edition of ENIT’s “Piccoli Borghi d’Italia” to illustrate the Country’s most beautiful highlights. The event, organised with the participation of more than 50 […]

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6 June 2017
Reopening the Embassy of Honduras in Rome​

“Reopening the Embassy of Honduras in Rome will contribute to further strengthening our excellent relations. The Italian business community in Honduras is extremely dynamic especially in the area of infrastructure, mines and hydropower, tourist services and restaurants. Moreover, Italy is fully committed to implementing the cooperation initiatives that have already been expedited both at bilateral […]

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6 June 2017
Uruguay – A cycle of film screenings for a changing society

The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo, in Uruguay, will begin a cycle of film screenings “for a changing society” starting on 8 June. The screenings include: “My Country” (“Patria”) by Felice Farina (8 June); “Italy in a day – Un giorno da italiani” by Gabriele Salvatores (15 June); “Terra di transito” by Paolo Martino (22 June); […]

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1 June 2017
Brazil – Italian Film Festival returns to Sao Paulo

The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo will play host to the 2017 edition of the Italian Film Festival, which will run from 1 June to 19 June. The Festival will feature a selection of films with a view tol promoting a better understanding and appreciation of our country. Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”, 2013, will […]

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31 May 2017
Argentina – Italy takes part in Bienal de Performance 2017

Italy too will be present at Argentina’s Bienal de Performance 2017. Our country will be represented by Italo-Argentinian musician and artist Lucio Capece, who will perform his sound opera RX 22 for two RX11 electronic batteries and 9 suspended loud speakers. The event is scheduled to take place on 31 May at the Museo Latino […]

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29 May 2017
Cuba- Italy Committees to support investment and cooperation

The first meeting of the Cuba-Italy Bi-national Committees set up to manage the Countervalue Fund established by the Bilateral Debt Treatment Agreements signed last July, was held today in Havana, chaired by the Deputy Minister for Overseas Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Ileana Nuñez, and the Italian Ambassador to Cuba, Andrea Ferrari. For Cuba, the meeting was […]

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26 May 2017
Mexico – Conference on the Otomi groups of the Sierra Madre Orientale

At 7pm on 31 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City will host Federica Rainelli’s conference “’Gente de costumbre’. Life and ritual practices amongst the Otomi of the Sierra Madre Orientale”. In the mountains of the Sierra Madre Orientale, between the Sierra Norte de Puebla and the Huasteca Sud, is a small tongue of […]

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19 May 2017
Signed at the Farnesina the MoU between the IILA and the FAO on food security and rural development in Latin America

On Friday 19 May, at  2:45 pm, the Farnesina hosted the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the IILA (the Italian Latin American Institute) and the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) on strengthening cooperation on issues of food security and rural development in Latin America. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

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15 May 2017
Asunción Fashion Week

Grande successo di pubblico e mediatico ha riscosso la Celebrazione del Design Italiano, organizzata dall’Ambasciata d’Italia in Paraguay nell’ambito dell’Asuncion Fashion Week.  L’evento, diretto ad un pubblico di addetti ai lavori, si è realizzato nei giardini dell’Ambasciata, trasformati, per l’occasione, in splendida passerella per i grandi Marchi del nostro Design come Versace, Valentino, Pucci, Roberto […]

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8 May 2017
Argentina – Radiation physics discussed in Buenos Aires

The fundamental aspects of radiation physics are the central theme of a two-day international physics forum in Buenos Aires that features prestigious physicists from around the world. They will discuss innovations in non-destructive techniques that use ionising radiation and charged and neutral particles to probe matter, as well as their applications in the fields of […]

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Press Releases
4 May 2017
Statement by Minister Alfano on Venezuela

Minister Alfano: “We reiterate our serious concern and our condemnation of the growing violence, with which the popular protests currently taking place in Caracas and the rest of the country are being repressed. Expressing dissent is an inalienable right of citizens and must never be subject to intimidation or repression. We trust that the Venezuelan […]

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Interviews
28 April 2017
Giro: “Venezuela, siamo di fronte a un regime” (Unità)

Venezuela, ultimo atto. I morti delle ultime manifestazioni sono oltre 20, molti di più probabilmente. Le notizie scarse e contraddittorie, la violenza in aumento. Lo scontro tra governo e opposizione è totale e non ci sono apparenti alternative. L’esclusione dalle presidenziali prossime venture di Henrique Capriles, il più forte oppositore, (per una multa da l0$!) […]

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