Geneva – 50th anniversary of Mattmark tragedy
A solemn commemoration will be held in the Canton Vallese on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Mattmark landslide in which 88 dam construction workers – 56 of whom were Italians – tragically lost their lives. The ceremony’s more than 1,000 participants will include Undersecretary for Regional Affairs Gianclaudio Bressa, Italian Consul […]
Read moreCopenhagen – Ambassador’s residence open for Golden Days
It will be open house on 17 September at the Ambassador of Italy’s 18th century Copenhagen residence, which is normally closed to the public. The occasion is the Golden Days Festival and has been organised in cooperation with the French embassy in the Danish capital. The two historically significant buildings will be open to the […]
Read moreMontreal – Madama Butterfly opens opera season
Great expectations for Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”, scheduled to open the 36th opera season on 19 September (19:30) at the Place des Arts opera House in Montreal, Canada, the most important French-speaking venue in North America. The event has been arranged thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, and will be […]
Read moreMission to Brasilia – Sports as a vehicle for building global citizens
As part of the events associated with the Year of Italy in Latin America, a delegation from the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) are on a mission this week to Brasilia, organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Brasilia and the Consulates General of Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and […]
Read moreCartoline dall’ altra Italia – To Dublin with no regrets (except for healthcare)
Next stop Dublin for this week’s instalment of “Cartoline dall’ altra Italia”, a web series created by 9colonne with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation-Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies. Alessia Scarpellini has been living in the Irish capital for two years now, working for a major tech […]
Read moreMontreal – Italian cinema at the Festival Films Du Monde
Italy is making a strong showing at the Festival des Films du Monde of Montreal, hosting the best in the filmmaking of five continents through 7 September with the goal of encouraging cultural diversity and understanding, discovering and encouraging new talent and fostering meetings between newcomers and professionals. A total of 16 films produced and […]
Read moreItaly-Mozambique – Deputy Minister Calenda’s mission to Facim
Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda made an important mission to the FACIM multisector fair in Maputo, Mozambique at the head of a business delegation of approximately 50 oil and gas sector concerns coordinated by Confindustria. Our country was represented by over 60 firms overall, united in a single Italian pavilion organised by […]
Read moreSlovakia: The “Frecce Tricolori” perform at the “Siaf” Festival
After their great success in 2012, the “Frecco Tricolori” return to Slovakia. Our flying fleet’s Aermacchi MB-339s will be the guest of honour at the country’s most prominent air event: the Slovak International Air Fest (Siaf), dedicated this year to the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This year’s edition will […]
Read moreDei – Vietnam: Liberalisation of energy market under way
Hanoi opens the liberalisation process for its national energy market, with the aim of ending the monopoly enjoyed by Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), a state company with a dominant role in the domestic market. The market-opening process will begin in 2016, when all operators and electricity power stations with capacity of at least 30 megawatt […]
Read moreRomania – Discovering the Italian community on “The Road to Arad”
“The Road to Arad – a journey in a border land”, a historical-cultural project organised with the collaboration of Radio Rai, Radio Vaticana and Radio Romania, runs from 28 August to 4 September 2015 in Romania. The topic was chosen by the international Italian-speaking broadcasting community in 2015, to celebrate its 30th year. Cited as […]
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