Canada: Italy participates in the CANSEC
On 30 May 2018, the Italian Ambassador in Canada, Claudio Taffuri, participated in the opening ceremony of the CANSEC – Canada’s Global Defence and Security Tradeshow in Ottawa – accompanied by the Defence Attaché, Major General Luca Goretti. CANSEC is Canada’s most important tradeshow in the defence sector and presents the most innovative solutions offered […]
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Algiers: concert by Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
The concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio at the Ibn Zeydoun Hall in Algiers on 29 May was a great hit. The concert was part of the Italy Cultures Mediterranean cultural programme and was co-organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Algiers. Conducted by Mario Tronco, the multi-ethnic Orchestra is the largest […]
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Afghanistan – Italy gives IOM a million euros to help refugees
A million euros is allocated to IOM to fund humanitarian relief actions in the Afghan provinces of Herat and Nimroz, which are on the border with Iran. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has made these funds available to help over 285,000 refugees, who returned from Iran with no IDs. The number […]
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Belgrade: 50 Italian companies for investments
Fifty Italian companies who operate in the infrastructure industry went to Belgrade to take part in a meeting entitled ‘Building together: Serbia, Italy and Montenegro’ and organised by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE), with the National Association of Construction Companies (ANCE), the Association of Engineering, Architecture and Technical-Economic Consultancy organisations (OICE) and the Italian Embassy. The meeting was to find […]
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Berlin Artist Week: an exhibition dedicated to Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s art will be displayed during the Artist Week in Berlin, a week of events dedicated to one of the pioneers of the “Arte Povera” (literally Poor Art). The programme of the 2018 Artist Week, from 1 to 4 June, foresees a site-specific installation, an exhibition, a film screening and two public talks. The initiative, […]
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I edizione del Premio Mosca
Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale – Direzione Generale per la Promozione del Sistema Paese e il Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività culturali e del Turismo – Direzione Generale Arte e Architettura Contemporanee e Periferie Urbane bandiscono la I edizione del “PREMIO MOSCA” che prevede la residenza di sei mesi (15 […]
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“One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” and “Italy, Cultures and the Mediterranean”
Agrigento hosted the final event of the national contest entitled ”One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” from 15 to 18 May. The event, which was first launched in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Luigi Pirandello, was also extended to Italian schools abroad in agreement with the MIUR. The competition […]
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Italian Consulate General in Montreal celebrates the 2018 Italian National Day
Nearly ten thousand guests attended the celebrations of the 2018 Italian National Day yesterday at the Place Bell in Laval. Held ahead of the official date because of logistic reasons, the event was organized by the of Italian Consulate General in Montreal, in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada. […]
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Copenhagen hosts “3 days of design” festival
On 24 May the Italian Ambassador Queirolo Palmas has opened the doors of his residence once again to the public and to some top representatives of the Italian entrepreneurial sector on the occasion of Denmark’s annual design event. ‘3daysofdesign’, which is now holding its seventh edition – the third attended by prominent Italian companies- showcases […]
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“Fare Cinema”: Italian cinema in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The Italian embassy in Astana promoted a series of film screenings between 17 and 24 May 2018 as part of “Fare Cinema 2018 – Week of Italian cinema in the world”. “Non c’è più religione”, the comedy by director Luca Miniero, starring Angela Finocchiaro, Alessandro Gassman and Claudio Bisio, was shown to the public in […]
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