Montreal – Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola
A photography exhibition by Aurelio Amendola will bring the sculptures of Michelangelo Buonarroti to the Canadian city of Montreal. Hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, “Michelangelo’s sculptures through the lens of Aurelio Amendola” opens on Thursday 5 February and runs until Friday 27 February 2015. The exhibition features 36 black-and-white photographs by the world-famous photographer. […]
Read moreDei/Sole24Ore – Canada: 724 million euro investment planned for ferries and ro-ro shipping
According to estimates by the Canadian Ferry Operators Association (CFOA), operators plan to invest about 1 billion Canadian dollars (equating to around 724 million euro) over the next 5 years. The country’s ferry operators currently carry 53 million passengers and 18 million vehicles each year. Indeed, ferries are commonly used in Canada, especially to reach […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: project revived for coal-fired power plant at Afşin-Elbistan
Turkey plans to extend and modernise the electricity power stations fuelled by lignite from fields near the town of Elbsitan, in Kahramanmaraş province in the south-east of the country. Its aim is to limit the amount of energy imports needed to support the country’s growth. The Afşin-Elbistan coalfields contain reserves of 4.4 billion tons, or […]
Read moreCroatia: Developing university cooperation
Italy and Croatia are developing stronger university cooperation. Our Ambassador in Zagreb, Emanuela D’Alessandro, led an Italian delegation that included the rector and deputyrector of the University of Camerino, Flavio Corradini e Claudio Pettinari; the president of the Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Croatia, Dubravko Hoic; and the director of the ICE-Italian Trade Agency office […]
Read moreCairo: More collaboration in agri-food sector
Italy and Egypt are working towards stronger cooperation in the agri-food sector, including through a memorandum of understanding signed in Cairo by the minister for Agricultural Policies, Maurizio Martina, and his Egyptian counterpart, Adel el Betagy. The memorandum is designed to promote and develop collaboration and increase the exchange of information and experiences by both […]
Read moreGenoa – Internationalisation Road Show 2015
The “Country System Internationalisation Road Show” kicks off for 2015. Genoa to host first event on 22 January, starting at 9.45. The event will open with a plenary session featuring high-profile guests from the institutional and financial communities. The guests, who include the Director General for Country Promotion, Ambassador Andrea Meloni, will illustrate the instruments […]
Read moreGenoa – Internationalisation Road Show 2015
The “Country System Internationalisation Road Show” kicks off for 2015. Genoa to host first event on 22 January. The event will open with a plenary session featuring high-profile guests from the institutional and financial communities. The guests, who include the Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Carlo Calenda, and the Director General for Country Promotion, Ambassador […]
Read moreBudapest – Dante and his “Vita Nuova” celebrated on the banks of the Danube
To mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes is organising a series of events to celebrate the father of the Italian language. Our Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised a performance of “Vita Nuova/Dante Alighieri” with Paolo Antonio Simioni (who is also the director) and Giuseppe […]
Read moreBudapest – Dante and his “Vita Nuova” celebrated on the banks of the Danube
To mark the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes is organising a series of events to celebrate the father of the Italian language. Our Cultural Institute in Budapest has organised a performance of “Vita Nuova/Dante Alighieri” with Paolo Antonio Simioni (who is also the director) and Giuseppe […]
Read moreEU Foreign Affairs Council – Europe faces serious terrorist threat, says Gentiloni
“The meeting confirmed the terrorist threat to all European countries: there are an estimated 3000 to 5000 foreign fighters in Europe”. This was Minister Paolo Gentiloni’s comment at the end of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Gentiloni added that plans are under discussion “to set up security attachés in the EU delegations of the countries […]
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