Freiburg – Boccaccio and Machiavelli celebrated in music and dance
Music and dance from the late-Mediaeval and Renaissance periods to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the birth of Boccaccio and the 500th anniversary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s “The Prince”. The Italian consulate in Freiburg organised a concert by Italian company “La Rossignol” to pay homage to the beauty of the Italian language, past and present, and […]
Read moreBrasilia – “Mestres do Renascimento” exhibition a huge success
The exhibition “Mestres do Renascimento” (Renaissance Masters), the largest featuring the Renaissance ever to be held in Latin America, has been a great success in Brasilia. Featuring works by Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Titian and other Italian masters, the show has attracted 3000 visitors so far. The opening ceremony, commented Italian Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta, “was […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica Italiana – 21 ottobre: ultime news dal mondo. Servizio realizzato in collaborazione con Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor (in translation)
Cina: successo italiano al Forum su urbanizzazione sostenibile Si ‘ recentemente svolto il “2013 Guangzhou China International Forum on Urban Sustainable Development” appuntamento organizzato in Canton dal China Center for Urban Development in collaborazione con i gruppi editoriali Nanfang e SEEC Media. L’evento ha registrato la partecipazione del sindaco di Guangzhou, Chen Jianhua, e del […]
Read moreSyria – EU Foreign Ministers call for “Geneva 2” with all parties to the conflict taking part
To resolve the Syrian crisis, a political solution that meets the legitimate aspirations of the population needs to be found. The EU welcomes the call for a peace conference in Geneva before the end of November, in which all parties must take part. These were some of the points underscored by the European Union’s Foreign […]
Read moreMontreal – From Vivaldi to Tiepolo: Venetian art and music on display
An exhibition entitled “Splendour in Venice: from the Renaissance to the Baroque, the art and music of the Serenissima” has opened in Montreal.An interdisciplinary voyage through the visual arts, music and political culture of Venice, the exhibition features works by Titian, Tintoretto, Bassano, Giovanni Battista, Domenico Tiepolo, and Francesco Guard. Organised by Montreal Museum of […]
Read moreEU: Foreign Affairs Council – focus on Syria, Egypt and Libya. Myanmar/Burma also on agenda. Bonino-Lwin talks in Rome.
The situation in Myanmar/STRONGurma, Syria, Egypt and Libya will be the key issues on the agenda of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council taking place today, 21 October 2013, in Luxembourg. Nobel Prize-winnerAung San Suu Kyi will be attending the Council, at which Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will express Italy’s political support for the implementation […]
Read moreItaly-Norway – Italian photography exhibition in Tromso
Tromsø, a Norwegian city over 1500 km north of Oslo, is hosting an exhibition entitled “Italiensk Fotografi”, an overview of the photographic works of Gianni Berengo Gardin and Piergiorgio Brazzi. The show was organised with the support of the Forma Foundation in Milan and the Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo. Read more, in Italian
Read morePrincipality of Monaco – Italian artists on display
Works by contemporary Italian artists are on display in Monaco as part of the Principality’s Month of Italian Culture and Language, in an exhibition opened by Princess Charlene. Genoa: Art, Sea and Innovation A workshop on “Genoa: Art, Sea and Innovation” also took place as part of the “Italian Month”, with representatives of Genoa’s institutional, […]
Read moreNasce strategia Ue per macroregione alpina – Firmano 7 Paesi. Bonino: valorizzare le diversità in Europa (in translation)
Nasce la ‘Strategia dell’Ue per la regione alpina’. A Grenoble, alla presenza del Ministro Emma Bonino, è stata firmata la risoluzione politica con cui Italia, Austria, Francia, Germania, Liechtenstein, Slovenia e Svizzera ufficializzano l’impegno a introdurre nell’area alpina uno strumento di concreto impulso alla crescita e alla competitività. Una strategia importante quella che porterà alla […]
Read moreDiplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Melbourne planning major urban renewal
Premier of the State of Victoria Denis Napthine announced the new multi-year strategy for the urban development of Melbourne, known as “Plan Melbourne”. The broad-based plan proposes a redesigning of the city with structural interventions of various types. Its two-fold purpose is to make Melbourne more economically efficient and better connected with the outside, so […]
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