The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago del Chile will kick off 2016 with an introductory course in Opera, aimed at covering the history of the genre up to the 20th century and offering a better understanding of what has been called the art that combines all the arts. The nine-part initiative has been organised by […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreE’ 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’ […]
Read moreL’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 […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read more“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 […]
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read moreA 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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