Georgia: First Italo-Georgian Energy Business Forum in Tbilisi
The first Italo-Georgian Energy Business Forum was held in Tbilisi. Participants included over 40 Italian and Georgian firms. Discussions underscored how, despite the fact that energy production in Georgia only accounts for 3% of GDP and 11% of employment, the sector offers major investment potential thanks, not least, to some of the country’s peculiarities. These […]
Read moreNew York Prize: 4 months in the Big Apple
The 13th edition of the New York Prize for young emerging artists is now under way. The winners will be given the opportunity to live in the Big Apple for four months and experience its effervescent cultural and artistic environment. A studio at the International Studio & Curatorial Program of Brooklyn In addition to a […]
Read moreIraq – Cooperation: one million EUR for food assistance interventions
The Directorate General for Cooperation Development approved a one-million EUR voluntary emergency contribution to support food assistance interventions on behalf of the Iraqi population left vulnerable by the crisis in that country. “Emergency Assistance to Populations affected by the Iraq crisis” Italy’s contribution is earmarked for the activities included in the project known as “Emergency […]
Read moreItaly and Nicaragua – Building relations
Italy and Nicaragua are building on relations, as our ambassador in Managua Renato Maria Ricci explained in a recent meeting with Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Santos Lopez, who hailed Italy’s commitment to Latin and Central America, both in the context of the EU as well as in regional delegations. The minister also underscored […]
Read moreItaly and Japan discuss law and justice
“Law and Justice in Italy and Japan. Affinities and Divergences” was the title of the second conference of the Italo-Japanese Association for Comparative Law (AIDGC), hosted and organised on 18 July by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo in collaboration with the Italian School of East Asian Studies and with the patronage of our embassy […]
Read moreToronto – Exhibition ‘Milan a place to read’
In this year of the EXPO, the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto has brought the exhibition “Milan, a place to read” to Canada. The exhibition’s aim is to help discover the marvels of the Lombard capital, fulcrum of Italian publishing. Hosted at the Robarts Library, the exhibition takes its cue from some of the city’s […]
Read moreNew Delhi – Italian duo perform in India India, 4 centuries of music
Guitarists Salvatore Foderà and Marco Bartoli are on their way to India to perform at Auroville, Tamil Nadu, in a concert that covers four centuries of Italian music, ranging from Rossini to Morricone. The concert, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi and Mumbai, will be repeated on Saturday in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Read […]
Read moreBerlin – Cinema, an Italian Sunday with “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo”
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1964 film “Il Vangelo secondo Matteo” on the life of Jesus as told in the Gospel according to Matthew, will be screened on Sunday, 26 July (16:00) in Berlin at the Babylon Cinema (Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30, Berlin-Mitte). The theatre has joined with the Italian Cultural Institute of that city in promoting “CinemAperitivo: vi […]
Read moreDei – Slovenia: government prepares to launch privatisation plan
Slovenia is laying the groundwork for a future privatisation plan. The National Assembly approved the Public Assets Management Strategy prepared by the government, which divides 91 Slovenian firms (an estimated overall value of 11 billion EUR) into three categories: strategic interest, major investment, portfolio asset. The government will maintain majority control over the 24 firms […]
Read moreSan Francisco – The Allies in Italy in the photography of Alfonso Carrara
The Allied landing in Italy and the disorientation of the displaced populations of small towns across the peninsula as the German army withdrew and the North American troops advanced. All this in the photography of Alfonso Carrara, Italo-American attached to the American 5th Army during WWII, in an exhibition hosted through 31 July by the […]
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