Diplomazia e Dintorni – Being a European diplomat. Part II
On Tuesday, March 8, at 8 p.m. Radio Luiss will air the 53rd episode of “Diplomazia e dintorni” (“Diplomacy and the Like”) entitled “Being a European diplomat. Part II”. The star guests of this episode will be three young foreign colleagues on visit at the Farnesina under the European Diplomatic Program. Dario Jovic and Johannes […]
Read moreTirana – Literature, Chiara Gamberale meets the Albanian public
Chiara Gambarale in Tirana: the meeting with the writer is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 31 March at the Unesco Hall of the National History Museum of Tirana, where she will present the Albanian translation of her two novels “Per dieci minuti” and “Le luci nelle case degli altri”. The presentation is promoted by […]
Read moreBeirut – “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” between Italy and Lebanon
The Lebanese tour of the Stefano Maurizi-Luciano Biondini-Mohammed Abuzekry trio entitled “Middle Eastern Musical Dialogues” has just ended. It expressed a musical dialogue between the cultures of the West and of the Middle East. The tour was organised by the Italian Institute of Culture in Beirut together with several Lebanese partners. The project, born from […]
Read moreNew York – Art, on show the visionary world of Verdiana Patacchini
In the visionary world of Verdiana Patacchini, any work of art becomes a continuous research and converts into a poetic and imaginary vision. Umbrian of birth and Roman of adoption, during the past few years Verdiana, also known as “Virdi”, has lived between Italy and the United States, where her works are greatly appreciated. The […]
Read moreItaly puts forward the traditional art of pizza-making for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
The Italian National Commission for UNESCO unanimously voted to submit the Art of Naples “Pizzaiuoli” for inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List on Friday. The decision reaffirms the central role of nutrition-related matters in the framework of Italy’s cultural, economic, and innovation promotion abroad, which has been spurred by the EXPO 2015. The […]
Read moreThe OSCE’s challenges: “Migrants and Security”
“We’re under a moral obligation to save human lives. Building walls cannot be the answer, nor can viewing today’s migrant crisis from a security perspective alone. We cannot equate migrants and terrorists,” Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Paolo Gentiloni, said this morning when opening the OSCE conference on “Refocusing Migration and Security: […]
Read moreErasmus, Italian student wins first European scholarship to Iran
A 21-year-old woman from Cagliari, Valentina Simeone, is the first European student to enter Tehran University with an Erasmus scholarship after she outclassed colleagues from other nine EU universities. The European Union has decided to broaden the horizons of cultural exchange by granting 136 funded scholarships to young people from Iran, Iraq and Yemen for […]
Read more“Eco from China” – Italian Embassy and Institute of Culture in Beijing launch Umberto Eco Prize for the dissemination of Italian culture in China
Italy is among the nations capable of claiming the oldest continuous relations with China. The Chinese public’s serious admiration for our Country, which is considered one of the cradles of human civilisation, is witnessed by the success that the great figures of Italy’s cultural panorama have always had in China. This gives the perception that […]
Read moreChile – “Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” exhibition
“Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” is the title of an exhibition starting on March 5 in Santiago, Chile, which will look at one of the most important figures in the glorious history of Italian cuisine. The event will take place in two different locations, which currently represent the pride of […]
Read moreWashington – USA, Ambassador Varricchio presents his credentials to Obama
Italy’s new ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, presented his credentials to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, at the White House today. At the end of the ceremony, Ambassador Varricchio said: “In the very cordial meeting held in the Oval Office I emphasised that I intend to perform my mandate with […]
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