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1 June Jun 2016 1133 01 June 2016 Love Hurts: Who is afraid of contemporary opera?
The world premiere of the contemporary opera “Love Hurts”, written by Italian composer Nicola Moro based on a libretto by Lisa Hilton, will be on stage in Milan on the 25th of June at Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato. Love Hurts is a project of the cultural association SoloCanto in cooperation with the Centre for Contemporary Opera of New York. The aim? Promote contemporary opera for young people from around the world, making Milan more and more international.
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26 May May 2016 1522 26 May 2016 What if the energy revolution started from small islands?
Taking place at the Maddalena, Greening the Islands Italy is the first "Small Italian Islands Summit". Together, they will meet to discuss the topic of renewable energy, with a particular focus on the migrant crisis and environmental sustainability.
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24 May May 2016 1106 24 May 2016 Aiesec and Cittalia partner for refugees
AIESEC and Cittalia have launched a cooperation to promote the integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy
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18 May May 2016 1044 18 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum: Aiesec promotes the United Nations 2030 agenda
AIESEC Italy launches in Milan the first Italian edition of the Youth Speak Forum, AIESEC’s international event, taking place simultaneously in more than 100 countries around the world in May. The forum theme is education, the most urgent issue for youth at global level, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the UN.
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12 May May 2016 1605 12 May 2016 EU remains the biggest world aid donor. And so?
Today EU Ministers for Development cooperation gathered in Brussels adopted the Annual report on 2015 EU Official Development Assistance (ODA). If the EU remains the biggest world donor, NGOs underlines the challenges that Member States and EU institutions have to face, including tax evasion, the promise to reach the 0.7% benchmark and the ongoing refugee crisis.
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5 May May 2016 1558 05 May 2016 Aiesec Italy wins European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2016
Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, has awarded Aiesec Italy the first prize during the ceremony that has taken place in Aachen. “Integreat”, Aiesec's project to promote integration for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees has been awarded.
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5 May May 2016 1146 05 May 2016 Youth Speak Forum, change starts with the young
The Youth Speak Forum is AIESEC’s international event, now in its first edition in Italy. Organised by AIESEC Italia, it will take place at the Bocconi University of Milan on the 12th of May. The event main theme is education, the most urgent issue at global level according to young people, as shown by the results of the Youth Speak Survey, released by AIESEC in cooperation with the United Nations.
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4 May May 2016 1137 04 May 2016 Humanitarian corridors becoming a reality
For the Syrian refugee crisis, many believe the obvious solution be humanitarian corridors. As demilitarized zones that are designed to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid and refugees out of a crisis region, humanitarian corridors represent a means of safe escape for those caught in conflict.
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29 April Apr 2016 1159 29 April 2016 European Parliament: political parties clash on aid and migration
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the Green reject the call of the European People's Party to devote 25% of the European Development Fund for 2014-2020 on measures to combat the migration crisis. The S&D are calling for the EU to adopt a holistic approach to migration which covers all of the interlinked elements.
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19 April Apr 2016 1152 19 April 2016 Young Italians in Australia
A book, a research and the video-reportage “88 days”, promoted by Migrantes Foundation, analyse in detail young Italians' migration in Australia, a constantly increasing phenomenon. Today the book “Young Italians in Australia. From temporary to permanent journey”, written by Michele Grigoletti and Silvia Pianelli, will be presented in Rome. The research, carried out by Australia Solo Andata, an independent study group on the youth community in Australia, will be presented on the 21st of April in Bergamo and on the 23rd of April in Verona.