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14 December 2015
Cuba: Italy signs historic debt-restructuring agreement

Italy joined 13 other Paris Club members on 12 December in signing an historic debt-restructuring agreement with Cuba, which has been in default since 1986. The agreement provides for payment over 18 years of back payments and the gradual cancellation of late payment interest. Italy is the fourth-ranked creditor, with a share in the debt […]

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14 December 2015
Belo Horizonte – The Consulate offer “thanks” with special guests

The Italian Consulate of Belo Horizonte, under the guidance of Aurora Russi, has organised the event “Momento Grazie 2015” as a gesture of thanks for the support offered by the local authorities and community to our country and its firms.  Guests of honour will include the Hon. Renata Bueno, Italo-Brazilian deputy elected in the foreign […]

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11 December 2015
Chile – Two books to remember the country’s recent past

“Today’s Chile as seen through its history”. That is the central theme of an event taking place on 16 December 2015 and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago in collaboration with our Embassy. Two new books by the Italian-Chilean publishing house Edicola Edizioni will be presented in the presence of the authors and […]

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10 December 2015
Uruguay – Italian language and culture – and Dante – take centre stage

The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo has marked the end of 2015 with initiatives to promote our language and culture. The first event, on 3 December, was an evening dedicated to Dante Alighieri, in the 750th year since his birth. An exhibition on “Dante, la vita, le opere, la fortuna” was opened in the presence […]

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9 December 2015
Italia-Brasile – Attivo Gruppo Lavoro bilaterale su investimenti

E’ ufficialmente attivo il Gruppo di Lavoro bilaterale costituito nell’ambito del protocollo d’Intesa sugli investimenti, firmato dal ministro degli Esteri Paolo Gentiloni e dal titolare della Pianificazione Economica brasiliano Nelson Barbosa, in occasione della visita del capo della diplomazia italiana a Brasilia lo scorso 5 novembre. Il Gruppo ha lo scopo di approfondire le opportunita’ […]

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7 December 2015
Italia-Ecuador – Due nuovi accordi su versante cooperazione

L’Italia e’ sempre piu’ attiva in Ecuador sul versante della cooperazione. Nei giorni scorsi, il nostro ambasciatore a Quito, Gianni Piccato, ha firmato due accordi relativi all’attivazione di iniziative legate alla finanza popolare e solidale e ad “Amazonia sin Fuego”. Sul primo versante, l’Italia ha concesso un credito d’aiuto di tre milioni di euro a […]

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4 December 2015
Italy-Mexico – Focus on “Sustainable Restoration”

“Sustainable Restoration, Techniques and Methods in Italy and Mexico” is the title of a workshop to be held on 9 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Mexico City. The event is intended to foreground the historic link between 15th century European Renaissance culture and the development/transformation of 17th century Mexican cities, with special attention […]

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3 December 2015
Uruguay – Italy participates in “Teatro Para el Fin del Mondo”

Italy was represented at the first edition of the Festival entitled “Teatro para el fin del mondo”, held in Montevideo from 26 to 30 November. The event grew out of an analogous one that took place in Mexico and was aimed at bringing contemporary protest theatre to the audiences of disadvantaged urban areas on the […]

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2 December 2015
Brazil- Sao Paulo focus on “Citizens of the World”

“Cittadini del mondo, globetrotters o migranti nostalgici su false spoglie?” is the title of an encounter to be held on 3 December at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sao Paulo. The event has been curated by psychologist Melania Bonello, and intends to provide room for reflection on the theme of emigration, analysing the various migratory […]

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1 December 2015
Italy-Mexico – Striving for more cooperation

Italy and Mexico are working together to strengthen bilateral cooperation on various fronts. To that end, our ambassador in Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca, was recently received by the president of the Mexican Senate Roberto Gil Zuarth for a meeting on principal bilateral concerns and the reinforcement of the two countries’ strategic collaboration. The ambassador also […]

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1 December 2015
Ecuador – Two FIE-funded projects completed

A delegation from the Embassy of Italy in Ecuador, the Italo-Ecuadorian Fund (FIE) and the Chancery of that Latin American country visited the Province of Carchi, an area at the border of Colombia where the FIE has funded a seriesof initiatives. The area has been afflicted for years by chronic instability as a result of […]

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30 November 2015
Messico – In scena il progetto gli “Stracci della memoria”

“Stracci della memoria”. E’ questo il titolo di uno spettacolo itinerante che la compagnia “Instabili Vaganti”, sostenuta dalla Regione Emilia-Romagna, presentera’ in Messico dal 29 novembre al 1 dicembre, toccando le maggiori universita’ del Paese. Lo spettacolo, a cui si affiancheranno alcuni workshop, si terra’ presso la Facolta’ di Teatro dell’Universita’ di Veracruz, nel centro […]

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