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11 July 2012
Italy and the “diplomacy of growth” – EU-US Workshop on SMEs and steering promotion of the country system

The MFA maintains its commitment to the “diplomacy of growth” through various initiatives aimed at promoting the country system, as foreign ministry spokesperson Giuseppe Manzo explained in his customary press briefing. TEC The EU-US Workshop on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Framework of the TEC (Transatlantic Economic Council) will be held on Thursday 12 […]

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10 July 2012
FREIBURG: benefit concert for earthquake victims in Emilia-Romagna

The Freiburg Opera House hosted a benefit concert on 7 July for the earthquake victims of Emilia-Romagna, organised by the Dante Alighieri Society in collaboration with the Italian Consulate and the Freiburg Theater. The Freiburg International String Quartet performed music by Mozart, Verdi and Ottorino Respighi, and were joined by mezzosporano Anja Jung.  

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10 July 2012
YAOUNDE: Italian film “Ainom” wins best foreign film at Cameroon film festival

Cameroon critics applaude Italian cinema: in view of its constructive and realistic treatment of African immigration in Italy, “Ainom”, directed and produced in 2011 by Lorenzo Ceva Valla and Mario Garofano, was awarded the prize for best foreign film of the year at the “Ecrans Noirs” film festival. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontesilli presented the award […]

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10 July 2012
Izmir: italian lyric artists at international festival

Lyric music was the front-liner at the26th edition of the international music festival in Izmir, where hundreds of artists from all over the world compete. The Italian Consulate organised a recital by mezzosoprano Francesca Franci, accompanied by Paolo Villa, performing works by Verdi, Haendel and Bizet. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of […]

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9 July 2012
BEIJING: italian masterpieces at the National Museum

67 works from Florentine National and municipal museums, galleries and art collections: The exhibition “Renaissance in Florence. Masterpieces and Protagonists” for the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of Beijing on 6 July. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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6 July 2012
Afghanistan – Conference in Tokyo (8 July)

New development interventions in Afghanistan for the post-2014, the date set for foreign military withdrawal, will be the focus of a conference in Tokyo on 8 July, which follows a meeting in Chicago on security. The Italian delegation will be led by Under-Secretary Staffan de Mistura, and join those of over seventy other countries and […]

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6 July 2012
Barcellona: new Roman Forum website presented

On 15 June, the Auditorium of Barcellona’s Fundacio’ RBA hosted the presentation of a complete multimedia web guide to the celebrated Roman Forum created by the Società Indissoluble, also located in Barcellona. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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4 July 2012
Los Angeles: fund-raising appeal to restore Ferrera’s Municipal Theatre after the earthquake

The Italian Consulate General in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Cultural Institute and the Italo-Americano newspaper, has launched a fund-raising campaign for the Municipal Theatre in Ferrara. The campaign is an expression of solidarity – by Italians, Italian-Americans and Americans who love Italy – with the communities hit by the earthquake in Emilia Romagna. […]

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2 July 2012
Havana – “The Genius of Leonardo”: an exhibition of artifacts in wood

A permanent exhibition on “The Genius of Leonardo” was opened on 28 June 2012 at the Saint Francis of Assisi Monastery in Havana. The exhibition includes about 100 artifacts in wood, created from the studies conducted by Leonardo and faithfully reproduced by the “Anthropos” Foundation in Rome. Read more, in Italian.

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