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15 July 2016

Italy-Canada: 23rd edition of “Montreal’s Italian Week”

The 23rd edition of Montreal’s Italian Week, from 5 to 14 August, is organized by the National Congress of Italian-Canadians, with the cooperation of the Italian Cultural Institute. The programme is full of activities that celebrate Made-in-Italy brands: the opera, fashion shows, motor show, concerts of classical and pop music, literary events, art exhibitions, wine […]

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14 July 2016

Italy-US, Washington hosts event on civilian use of drones

The Italian Embassy, together with the Institute for Education of Washington, hosted an event on the civilian use of drones. Special attention was focused on the application of these technologies on the two shores of the Atlantic in sectors such as agriculture, civil protection, internal security, journalism and the media. “I’m particularly happy of this […]

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12 July 2016

Italy-US, Italian California Dreaming show in Los Angeles

“Italian California Dreaming”, an exhibition displaying drawings, photographs, paintings and sculptures, will be on show at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Los Angeles from tomorrow until 30 September 2016. The exhibition is organised by the IIC and the Biennale of Contemporary Art of Anagni and Frosinone, in partnership with Peter Frank, art critic and […]

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11 July 2016

San Francisco – “Amuri”: the sacred tastes of Sicily land in America

San Francisco celebrates Sicily and its culinary tradition with “Amuri – Tastes of Sicily”, a partly sacred and partly profane documentary on the island’s food and stories: not only its recipes but also the rituals, habits and customs rooted in the island’s popular culture. The documentary will be shown in a screening, curated by Fabrizia […]

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Press Releases

10 July 2016

Italy takes in former Guantanamo Naval Base detainee for humanitarian reasons

Consenting to the request of the United States, Italy has accepted the application filed by Fayiz Ahmad Yahia Suleiman, a Yemeni citizen detained in the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, to be taken in by Italy for humanitarian reasons. The decision of the Italian government is in line with the joint EU-US statement of 15 June […]

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8 July 2016

Canada – Italian ambassador hosts fundraising concert

Italian Ambassador in Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided an exceptional setting for a charity concert, hosting a fundraiser for the initiatives of the Ottawa National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra at his residence. The orchestra gave a performance for the occasion. Tenor Fraser Rubens and baritone Gary Dahl were accompanied by pianist Judith Ginsburg and by […]

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6 July 2016

Urbino Press Award, a bridge between the Marche Region and the Unites States

The journalist of the New York Times, Mark Mazzetti, is the winner of the 2016 Urbino Press Award, the Italian prize that is awarded every year to American reporters who distinguished themselves for their work during the year, by informing the general public. The award was conferred on 2 July during a ceremony held in […]

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6 July 2016

JUNO, Destination Reached – The NASA probe JUpiter Near-polar Orbiter (JUNO), born from an intense cooperation with Italian partners, has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. It will study the “gas giant” of the Solar System for the next 20 months

After a journey, started on August 5 of 2011, about three billions kilometers distant and lasting almost five years, JUNO has reached its destination. On June, 4th 2016, at 8.53 pm (California time – in Italy it was 5.53 am of June, 5th), JUNO correctly entered the orbit of the biggest planet in the Solar […]

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28 June 2016

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 28 June: latest news from around the world

​Canada: Forum on Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the EU held in Vancouver The Business Forum and Conference on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Free Trade Agreement (CETA) was held in Vancouver on June 20. It was aimed primarily at providing information for the business community and entrepreneurs interested in capitalising on opportunities arisingfrom the […]

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27 June 2016

Vancouver – “Flavours of Italy”: CIA (Italian Confederation of Farmers) in Canada to promote high quality agriculture

Exports to Canada of Made-in-Italy agrifood products totalled 661 million euros last year. It is an emerging market that has been growing uninterruptedly for the last ten years, +64%, and that can further grow thanks to a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (Ceta) that is being negotiated. The Italian Confederation of Farmers […]

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23 June 2016

New York – Books, Guarnieri: “Italian Psychology and Jewish Emigration under Fascism”

An appointment with literature, psychology, research and history. Wednesday 29 June (at 6 p.m.) the book “Italian Psychology and Jewish Emigration during Fascism, from Florence to Jerusalem to New York” by Patrizia Guarnieri will be presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. The event, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the […]

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23 June 2016

Toronto – Comics d’Auteur, at the Comic Arts Festival all Eyes are on Fior

Manuele Fior, 41, was born in Cesena and lives in Paris – he is an artist appreciated the world over by the fans of drawings and comics d’auteur. Today, Canada pays tribute to his talent with an exhibition that was inaugurated in May and will run until Thursday 30 June. The Italian Cultural Institute in Toronto and The Toronto Comic Arts […]

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