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23 May 2012
SHANGHAI – A prize for emerging Italian and Chinese artists

On Wednesday 23 May at 11.00 Rome’s Complesso di San Michele a Ripa hosted the first edition of the Shanghai Prize, which awards art residencies to emerging young Italian and Chinese artists. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institute – Shanghai […]

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23 May 2012
ISTANBUL – First day at the Italian school

May 9th was the first day for the Italian school in Istanbul. The opening event, promoted by the Consulate General of Italy, brought together the main Italian scholastic and cultural institutions of Istanbul, to both strengthen ties between them and to encourage the resident Italian community to help their Turkish neighbours to gain a deeper […]

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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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Press Releases
17 May 2012
Michele Cervone D’Urso appointed European Union Special Envoy for Somalia. Appointment welcomed by the Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the appointment of Michele Cervone D’Urso as European Union Special Envoy for Somalia. The appointment is a recognition of the extremely high level of professional expertise and experience of an Italian official from the European External Action Service (EEAS). Italy has always played a high-profile role in support of […]

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16 May 2012
Forum PA: The MFA “in the clouds”

The MFA is “in the cloud” to improve the quality of its services for citizens through a new information technology (IT) platform based on cloud computing. The project, entitled “MFA-Cloud”, was presented at the Forum PA during a conference for National G-Cloud Day. The IT cloud will allow users to access shared online services and […]

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16 May 2012
Amsterdam – Friuli’s excellence on tour: the first promotional event in the Netherlands

On 8 May 2012 Amsterdam hosted the first promotional event in the Netherlands organised by Udine Chamber of Commerce to showcase products and tourism offerings from Friuli-Venezia Giulia The promotion included a technical seminar devoted to interior design, which illustrated the history of the “Chair District” as a example of excellence that marries tradition with […]

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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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15 May 2012
Tel Aviv – Italy taking part in agritech 2012

With more than 100 countries taking part and over 7000 foreign visitors registered to attend, AGRITECH 2012 is one of the most important international events organised in Israel. Italy is taking part with about 100 participants. These include representatives of numerous institutions: the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, the Council for Research and Experimentation in Agriculture […]

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14 May 2012
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTE – Study visit by 55 Italian diplomats to the Trevi Group

On 3 and 4 May the Trevi Group hosted a delegation of 55 Italian diplomatic at Cesena. Taking part in the study visit, organised in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry’s Diplomatic Institute, were participants in the “Carlo Sforza” training course for newly recruited diplomats at “second secretary” grade and still on probation. Participants also included […]

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14 May 2012
The MFA at Forum PA 2012

Once again this year, the MFA is taking part in the Public Administration Forum, now in its 23rd edition. The event will be held at Rome’s Trade Fair Centre, the Nuova Fiera di Roma, from 16 to 19 May 2012 and will be dedicated to government networks and how to use them to best effect. […]

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