Marines: Servicemen transferred from prison to a new facility in Kochi
Italian Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone left the prison in Trivandrum today for the Borstal School in Kochi, their new residence as they await developments in their trial, according to an ANSA news agency report informed by the Italian delegation. The two marines stopped off in Kollam during the transfer, where examining magistrate A.K. […]
Read moreCOUNTRY SYSTEM – How Italy compares with emerging countries at the ASILS conference
How Italy compares with emerging economies, particularly Brazil, Russia, China and Turkey, will be the central theme of the annual conference of ASILS, an association of private Italian schools for foreigners that attract over 22,000 persons to our country every year. Report on the study of the Italian language The conference is to be held […]
Read moreEDINBURGH – Italo-Scottish research centre on bilateral relations and emigration
The Italo-Scottish Research Centre (IRSC) has been created in Edinburgh as an interdisciplinary centre for the study of Italian emigration to Scotland and bilateral relations between the two countries. The centre was promoted by the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Edinburgh, and is directed by Prof. Federica Pedriali. It operates in partnership […]
Read moreMOMENTO ITALIA-BRASILE – Caravaggio exhibition opens
Momento Italia-Brasile event is further embellished by a major exhibition of hte works of Caravaggio that opened at the “Casa Fiat de Cultura” in Belo Horizonte and will be followed by others on De Chirico, Modigliani and Imperial Rome. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreItaly-Mexico: Terzi signs agreement on strengthened integration
“Strengthening integration with Mexico at all levels” is the goal of an agreement signed today by Minister Giulio Terzi and his Mexican counterpart Patricia Espinosa, aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation in political, security, economic and cultural contexts. The agreement was signed during the third meeting of the bi-national Italy-Mexico commission, and for the first time […]
Read moreCooperazione: corsi di formazione in restauro a Tirana (in translation)
Il 23 maggio a Tirana, presso il Centro di Restauro e di Conservazione dei Monumenti Culturali si è tenuta la cerimonia ufficiale per la consegna dei diplomi agli studenti dell’Istituto dei Monumenti di Cultura. Formazione in restauro e conservazione monumenti I corsi di formazione in restauro e conservazione dei monumenti culturali fanno parte del progetto […]
Read moreIndia-Marò: Terzi brings the case before the UN: I’m hoping for a rapid solution
The case of the Italian servicemen detained in India comes before the UN, raised by Minister Giulio Terzi, who discussed it with high level UN officials while in New York, and expressed his hopes for a rapid solution. Damage to counter-piracy efforts. This has been “a highly negative episode that has damaged international counter-piracy efforts, […]
Read moreItaly in Japan 2013
Coordination is under way for “Italy in Japan 2013”, a bi-annual event promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo aimed at taking advantage of the visibility offered by the major cultural events on the calendar to strengthen economic collaboration, particularly in the energy and IT sectors. The event, hosted by the foreign ministry in […]
Read moreThe Interview: governments will do everything possible to keep Greece in the Euro, says Terzi
Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and the eurozone crisis, were the topics of Minister Giulio Terzi’s discussions with the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal and in a video interview with the paper’s deputy editor-in-chief Matt Murray, during which the minister talked about Italy’s post-2014 commitment in Afghanistan, concerns about the humanitarian situation developing in Syria, […]
Read moreSHANGHAI – A prize for emerging Italian and Chinese artists
On Wednesday 23 May at 11.00 Rome’s Complesso di San Michele a Ripa hosted the first edition of the Shanghai Prize, which awards art residencies to emerging young Italian and Chinese artists. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institute – Shanghai […]
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