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30 November 2012
Beirut: italian music takes centre stage at Lebanon’s National Day

Italian music took centre stage on Lebanon’s National Day, celebrated on 22 November, with a concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Beirut under the High Patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister. The performance took place in the prestigious setting of the Grand Serail, Lebanon’s seat of government. Read more, in Italian.

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30 November 2012
Tripoli: a concert to celebrate the return of the Cultural Institute

Two quintets from the opposite shores of the Mediterranean performed in Tripoli to celebrate the resumption of the activity of the Italian Cultural Institute in the Libyan capital. The initiative, organised by the Institute itself along with the Italian Embassy, was a great success, attracting an audience of hundreds to the Al Waddan Hotel. Read […]

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29 November 2012
Luanda: exhibition by angolan artists closes the Italian season

Over 200 people attended the exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Angolan artists, and of mosaics produced by the School of Arts and Crafts in Rome. These, the closing events of the 12th Italian Cultural Season in Luanda, were organised in collaboration with the Uniao dos Artistas Plasticos Angolanos. Read more, in Italian.

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28 November 2012
“System Italy”: new web portal to increase tourism in Sicily

Sicily has got a new digital look to attract growing numbers of tourists, with the new “’Sicilia 360” portal presented at the Farnesina in the presence of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. Good practice to promotion the “country system” The aim is to exploit to best effect Sicily’s “economic potential and artistic and cultural treasures and […]

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28 November 2012
Italia-Indonesia: dibattito su futuro relazioni a Giacarta (in translation)

Intensificare le relazioni nel campo dell’educazione, formazione e ricerca, allargare i confini del dialogo interreligioso, promuovere spazi di incontro e confronto tra la cultura della piccola e media impresa italiana e la realtà in trasformazione delle Pmi indonesiane, oltre a favorire un dialogo diretto tra territori, in particolare nei settori dello sviluppo sostenibile, dell’eco-turismo e […]

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26 November 2012
EU Parliament: Lux Prize to “Io sono Li’” by SEGRE

Spotlight on Italian cinema: the jury of the European Parliament awarded the 2012 Lux Prize to Andrea Segre’s “Io sono lì”, a poignant and poetic story about Chinese immigration in the Northeast. The prize was presented to the artist by Martin Schulz during an official ceremony in Strasburg. Read more, in Italian.

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23 November 2012
Warsaw: the provocative art of Cattelan

An exhibition at the Warsaw Contemporary Art Centre of 7 works completed by the artist Maurizio Cattelan between 1999 and 2011 met with resounding public and media success, as nearly 2,000 visitors flocked to the show in just its first few days. Read more, in Italian.

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22 November 2012
Italy-Argentina: boosting parliamentary diplomacy

The “First Parliamentary Day for Italo-Argentine Friendship and Integration”, held on 16 November in Buenos Aires, was organised by a group of Italian MPs and intended as a way to more deeply analyse Italo-Argentine relations with a view to boosting the role of parliamentary diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.

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21 November 2012
Terzi: Foreign Ministry focus on science and enterprise

Sustaining and promoting collaboration between science and enterprise in Italy and abroad, in the conviction that an effective combination of diplomacy, science and business can spur growth. This is the task to which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dedicated its efforts over the past year, increasingly distinguishing itself as an economic and scientific […]

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19 November 2012
Rabat: Prodi opens exhibit on Enrico Mattei in Marocco

President Romano Prodi, in Morocco for a series of lectures and as UN representative for the Sahel, will be given a degree in “Honoris Causa” on Tuesday 20 November by the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences of Mohammed V University in Rabat, as the second political personality ever to receive the honour. At […]

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19 November 2012
Bratislava: Italian Cinema Festival, encounter with Emanuele Trevi

Bratislava’s 10th Central European Festival of Italian Cinema (MittelCinemaFest), organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy with the collaboration of the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, opened with an encounter with writer and literary critic Emanuele Trevi, and will offer screenings, conferences and concerts through 26 November.

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