Promozione Integrata

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8 November 2016

Minister Gentiloni on mission in the southern Caucasus

On his mission in the Caucusus, Minister Gentiloni’s second stop was in Baku, where the Minister met with the President of the Republic, Ilham H. Aliyev and with Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, to discuss a long list of bilateral and international issues, also in view of the Italian chairmanship of the OECD in 2018 and […]

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7 November 2016

Venezuela – Italian Cuisine in the World Week celebrated in Venezuela

The Italian Cultural Institute in Caracas has organized the screening of films to celebrate the first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World. The film programme titled “Italian Cuisine on Cinema Screens”, featuring films centred on Italy’s cuisine, will run from Nov. 9 to 30. Ettore Scola’s “La Cena” (1998) [The Dinner] will kick off […]

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7 November 2016

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gentiloni, on a mission to Southern Caucasus – First stop Tbilisi

Italy supports the “sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Georgia, its movement towards the EU and NATO, in the wake of a “sound friendship” between our two Countries. This is what Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart, Mr Mikheil Janelizde, during the first stop on his mission to […]

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4 November 2016

Canada: “Grandi Degustazioni in Canda 2016”, Italian wine lands in Montreal

It seems wine was first imported to Canada apparently by French colonisers 400 years ago, but today Italy is the first supplier in terms of quantity (almost 50 million litres) and second in terms of value (over 300 million Canadian dollars), after the United States. These figures were mentioned by the Italian ambassador to Canada, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, […]

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3 November 2016

Design in Amsterdam – On display design objects and furniture by designers Buzzi and Ponti

Exactly 90 years ago, Tommaso Buzzi and Gio’ Ponti won a competition promoted by the “Popolo d’Italia” magazine for the design of pieces of furniture for an Italian embassy abroad. On October 31, the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam organised an exhibition titled “Disegni d’autore”, which runs till Nov. 17, to pay tribute to the […]

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3 November 2016

Argentina – Pistoletto’s “Mirror Cage” on show in Buenos Aires

Michelangelo Pistoletto’s installation titled “Mirror Cage” will be on show in Buenos Aires in conjunction with the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Jorge Luis Borges. The installation uses an interplay of mirrors to multiply spaces, a theme which was very dear to the great Argentinian writer. Michelangelo Olivero Pistoletto is globally acclaimed […]

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3 November 2016

Bosnia Herzegovina – The Month of Italian Culture kicks off in Bosnia

The Month of Italian Culture kicks off in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the MIK 2016 festival, now at its 4th edition. It has a rich programme of events featuring art, cinema, cuisine, literature, musical performances and the presence of prestigious Italian guests. The month-long kermesse, organized by the Italian Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina, started with a photography exhibition […]

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31 October 2016

Promotion campaign launched for the 2017/2018 Invest Your Talent in Italy programme

Following the success of the 2016/2017 Invest Your Talent in Italy 2.0 programme, which attracted 54 international talents to Italy from Azerbaijan, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Turkey, the new promotion campaign for IYT has been launched to attract talents graduating in 2017/2018.The first stops on the promotional tour were Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, where […]

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31 October 2016

The Foreign Ministry at the Genoa Science Festival

Hydrogen propulsion, science for peace and space archaeology are the themes chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to illustrate the contribution that ‘scientific diplomacy’ can make in internationalising Italy’s research and innovation systems at the 2016 edition of the Genoa Science Festival. The three themes were the focus of a […]

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27 October 2016

Farnesina assembles ‘Control Centre’ members for Italy’s Internationalisation

“A continuously evolving global scenario, marked by both crises and opportunities, is the backdrop for the interantionalisation process of Italian enterprises. The Farnesina and the Italian government’s foreign policy promote these enterprises, which aim to facilitate growth in international settings, in accordance with  the expansion of Italy’s cultural and economic promotion and innovation. I am […]

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26 October 2016

Launch of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’

Promoting Italy’s culinary tradition abroad as one of the most distinctive features of Brand Italy. This is the aim of the ‘First Week of Italian Cuisine in the World’ initiative which will be presented this morning at Villa Madama. The event intends to provide continuity to the themes successfully developed by Expo Milano 2015 and […]

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26 October 2016

Paolo Gentiloni and Maurizio Martina: “A Week in which to promote Made in Italy cuisine” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

A legacy from Expo Milano 2015 that the Government is bringing forward is the «Food Act» project, which includes the protocol of understanding signed last March to promote Italian high-quality cuisine abroad. Thanks to this, we have created for the first time a team that puts together institutions, companies, chambers of commerce, the world of […]

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