Pretoria – “Origini Italia”, a project in search of roots and a professional future
“Origini Italia” is a training course advertised on the website of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, although there are many embassies around the world offering the same course, from Washington to Santiago passing through Ottowa. It is open to enrolments until March 31. It is a path along which to grow, acquire training […]
Read moreMexico – Siena fresco exhibition to open in Mexico City
“‘Cor Magis’. The common good. Frescoes of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena” is the title of an exhibition to be held in Oaxaca from Mar. 6 to June 3, 2016. The exhibition is dedicated to the frescoes of the ‘Sala dei Nove’ (Hall of the Nine), of the Palazzo Pubblico (city hall). The event is […]
Read moreAlbania – Italy holds night-long photography workshop in Albania
The Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana will present the “All Night Long” photography and self-publishing workshop organised and hosted by Art House in Shkodër, north-west Albania. The night-long workshop will be conducted by Silvia Basso and Blerta Hocia in the night between Saturday Feb. 20 and Sunday, from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, and […]
Read moreJakarta – Montanari in concert for an “Italian Cello Night”
Italian cellist Matteo Montanari has performed in “An Italian Cello Night” concert at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture in Jakarta. The cellist played a programme dedicated to nine Italian composers, from Baroque to modern music. Jennifer Ongkowijoyo, a very young local talent, accompanied him on the piano while eleven young Indonesian cellists […]
Read moreSarajevo – Italy and Bosnia discuss progress towards EU membership
Italian Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, recently met Deputy President of Bosnia’s Chamber of Deputies, Sefik Džaferović. During the meeting, they exchanged views on the country’s path to EU membership, stressing the need for Bosnia-Herzegovina to press ahead in its efforts to align with European standards also after submitting a formal application for EU membership. […]
Read moreScientific cooperation – Gravitational waves discovered
Italian and American scientists announced at a press conference in Washington the detection of gravitational waves, whose existence Albert Einstein predicted in his General Theory of Relativity100 years ago. Scientists have been able to detect for the first time ever “ripples” in spacetime, the so-called gravitational waves generated by a catastrophic collision in the universe. The […]
Read moreMontenegro: Eni-Novatek adjudicated off-shore exploration rights
Eni-Novatek, the Italian-Russian consortium, has been adjudicated the off-shore hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation rights in four blocks in the proximity of the Montenegro-Albania border. The decision was taken by Montenegro’s government, which specified that the concession will have a duration of thirty years. For the concession to become operational, it will have to be approved […]
Read moreFocus on global security and fighting terrorism in Munich
Terrorism, the refugee emergency, the future of Nato and the main regional crises are just some of the main issues to be tackled by the Security Conference opening in Munich tomorrow.The agenda for the two-day conference, which will be attended for Italy by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister of Defence […]
Read moreMexico – New Italian honorary consul appointed in Playa del Carmen
Dr Italo Sampablo is Italy’s new honorary consul in the Mexican city of Playa del Carmen. The pulmonologist, who graduated from the University of Barcelona, is currently medical director at the Cancun Hospital, in Mexico. A days ago he was officially presented at a ceremony attended by the Italian ambassador to Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca, […]
Read moreAthens – “Memories in Black and White”, an exhibition of Franco Murer’s drawings
The stories narrated in the drawings of Franco Murer are not only of war and occupation but also of brotherhood and cooperation among the people who lived through it. “Memories in Black and White: real-life stories” (“Ricordi in bianco e nero: racconti vissuti”) is an itinerant exhibition on the stories of the Italian soldiers who […]
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