Diplomazia Culturale

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18 May 2012

MADRID: Italia ospite d’onore alla Fiera del libro (in translation)

L’Italia per la prima volta ospite d’onore alla Fiera del Libro di Madrid. La 71esima edizione verrà inaugurata il 25 maggio dall’Ambasciatore italiano Leonardo Visconti di Modrone insieme con il Principe delle Asturie Felipe di Borbone. “Italia – Un Pais para leer” La manifestazione si svolgerà fino al 10 giugno nel “Parque del Retiro”, il […]

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18 May 2012

Italia-Corea: V Forum a Daegu, rapporti bilaterali e sfide globali (in translation)

Approfondire le relazioni bilaterali e riflettere sulle comuni sfide globali, dalla sostenibilità ambientale al multiculturalismo. Questi i temi al centro del V Forum Italia-Corea, co-organizzato con la Korea Foundation e dall’Università Keimyung, in partnership con l’Ambasciata d’Italia e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Seoul, che si è svolto a Daegu, città metropolitana della provincia del […]

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18 May 2012

The Interview: Italy and China partners in innovation, says De Luca, Consul General in Shanghai

The Italian economic community in China is very strong, but for 2012 we aim to do more by encouraging partnerships between small and medium-sized enterprises in sectors such as the green economy, design and life sciences. This was the comment of the Consul General in Shanghai, Vincenzo De Luca, in an interview in the “Shanghai […]

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17 May 2012

VARSAVIA – “Science Picnic” sull’energia, l’Italia partecipa come terra di vulcani (in translation)

Anche quest’anno l’Italia ha partecipato allo “Science Picnic” di Varsavia, manifestazione internazionale scientifica “outdoor” più grande d’Europa, per questa edizione incentrata sul tema dell’energia nelle sue diverse forme. L’evento, svoltosi il 12 maggio scorso in uno dei grandi parchi del centro, ha registrato la partecipazione di oltre 100.000 visitatori. L’energia vulcanica Lo stand italiano, coordinato […]

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17 May 2012

BARCELLONA – “Rinascimento, Principi e Re”, mostra di costumi al Museu Diocesa’ (in translation)

Lo scorso 9 maggio al Museu Diocesa’ di Barcellona è stata inaugurata l’esposizione di costumi ‘Rinascimento. Principi e Re’, un evento ideato e realizzato dall’associazione ‘Invito a Corte’ con la collaborazione dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura ed il patrocinio dell’Ambasciata d’Italia a Madrid, grazie alla volonta’ dell’Ambasciatore Visconti di Modrone, ed al contributo quale sponsor unico […]

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Press Releases

17 May 2012

Appointment of new Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes of Paris, Beijing and Tokyo

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi appointed the following Directors of Italian Cultural Institutes: Italian Cultural Institute of Paris – Marina Valensise Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing – Stefania Stafutti Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo – Giorgio Amitrano The decision was taken at the end of the procedure prescribed for the appointment of Directors of […]

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17 May 2012

Napolitano addresses the Tunisian Constituent Assembly: “Strategic partnership” a model for Mediterranean countries

“A democracy is vigorous and vibrant only if all of its citizens, men and women, of all religious faiths or social groups, can identify with and participate in the res pubblica”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in his address to the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, which has been working […]

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16 May 2012

Napolitano in Tunis – Italy is encouraging the Tunisian transformation

The President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, accompanied by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, is on an official visit to Tunisia until tomorrow, 17 May 2012. Napolitano will be meeting President Moncef Marzouki, with whom he will discuss the most important issues on the bilateral relations and international agendas. President Napolitano will also be seeing the […]

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16 May 2012

Edinburgh: Italy from 1970 to today: photography exhibition

An exhibition on “Our Land: Italian photography and video from 1970 to today” is currently being staged at the Stills photography gallery in Edinburgh. The show, a collective, interprets Italy, its land and the use of that land since the years following the “economic miracle”, when the impact of rapid industrialisation wrought radical changes on […]

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14 May 2012

A maritime Italy at the Yeosu Expo

A point of contact and synthesis between “Italy’s historic maritime calling and modern technologies”. That’s why Italy could not miss the International Exposition at Yeosu, in South Korea, the last stage in the run-up to the Milan 2015 Universal Expo. “It was important to be here, even at a time of crisis, to show that […]

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10 May 2012

PRAGA – Prima edizione del “Fiabaday” contro le barriere architettoniche (in translation)

Sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica e le istituzioni sull’importanza dell’abbattimento di tutte le barriere, da quelle architettoniche a quelle culturali, psicologiche e sociali, come condizione imprescindibile per l’affermazione delle pari opportunità. E’ questo l’obiettivo del “FIABADAY Repubblica Ceca 2012”, in programma dal 10 al 26 maggio a Praga, organizzato dal Fondo Italiano Abbattimento Barriere Architettoniche (FIABA). L’iniziativa […]

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10 May 2012

Italy–Latin America: in revitalising the partnership, a “no” to protectionism

Knowledge, innovation and cooperation are the foundations for the new partnership between Italy and Latin America. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at a meeting held at the Italian-Latin American Institute (IILA) in the presence of the Ambassadors of the countries of the region. In noting the importance of the “human dimension […]

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