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America Latina e Caraibi

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4 November 2015
Gentiloni on a mission to Sao Paulo and Brasilia

Three days of meetings at highest institutional and government levels to strengthen economic and trade relations. Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni is on a mission to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, where he will be meeting with, in addition to his counterpart Mauro Vieira, other high-level institutional figures and government ministers with a view to […]

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4 November 2015
Bahia Blanca – Italian community gets 100 new members

The Italian community of Bahia Blanca officially welcomed 100 new members in a ceremony to celebrate their having been granted Italian citizenship as a result of being direct descendants of Italian ancestors. The event was organised by the federation of Italian associations (Feisa), the Calabrian association and COMITES, in collaboration with the Consulate General of […]

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2 November 2015
Mexico: Enel Green Power invests 250 mln USD in wind park

ENEL Green Power intends to invest 250 million dollars in Mexico for the construction of the “Energia Limpa” wind park in Paolo Alto. The announcement came from ENEL GP general director Nicola Melchiotti during a press conference for the opening of the 13th edition of ”Cumbre de Negocios” of Guadalajara, Mexico’s principal business forum. This […]

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2 November 2015
Guatemala City – “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” presents new art calendar

Carmen Contreras Colón, Cristine Varadi, Fabián Hernández and Susy Tabush are the artists whose works are featured on the 2016 calendar of the “Associazione delle Dame Italiane” in Guatemala. The works are mounted for viewing at the Italian Cultural Institute of Guatemala City, and the project’s special focus is birds. The association presents books, concerts, […]

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Press Releases
28 October 2015
European Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]

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26 October 2015
Chile – Discussing “The Beauty of Italian Art”

The programme of initiatives entitled “Italia piu’ vicino”, dedicated to the Italian language and culture, continued on 24 October with “The Beauty of Italian Art”, presented by Ughette Valentina Del Mauro Zunino in Santiago. The idea behind the event, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, is that the possibility of visiting outstanding locations from the […]

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23 October 2015
Venezuela – Exhibition “Milano Esclusiva” in Caracas

A lesser known Milan is the focus of “Notturno Esclusivo” that opened on 20 October in the MAC room of the Italian Cultural Institute of Caracas and will run through 20 November. The event has been organized in collaboration with Milan’s Fondo Malerba for photography and is “a collection of nocturnal photographs of the extraordinary […]

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22 October 2015
Argentina – Tribute to Pasolini 40 years on from his death

Argentina recalled Pier Paolo Pasolini on the occasion on the 40th anniversary of his death, in a film review dedicated to the Italian director. Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with El Cairo Cine Publico and the Ministerio de Innovacion y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe, the event […]

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21 October 2015
Italian Economic Diplomacy – Latest World News – 21 October 2015

The Cooprogetti group was awarded the contract by Empresa Nacional de Electricidad Bolivia (ENDE) for the design of a biomass energy production plant for the the Dipartimento Beni. The 420,000 USD contract is the third assigned to the Italian firm operating in Bolivia, after a 1.62 million USD contract in July through the Administradora Boliviana […]

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21 October 2015
Gaiani new Director General for Global Affairs

Massimo Gaiani is the Director General for Global Issues and for Asia, Sub Saharian Africa, Latin America at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as of 20 October 2015. He previously served as Ambassador of Italy to Albania (since December 2011). He entered the diplomatic service in 1982. Since then, he has […]

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19 October 2015
Lima – “Il tempo di alzare lo sguardo”

Gea Casolaro’s exhibition entitled “Il tempo di alzare lo sguardo” was especially designed for Peru, beginning with its title, taken from a song by Ce’sar Calvo and Chabuca Granda. The event will take place at the Galeria Mario Sironi from 23 to 27 November and has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. […]

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