Estonian Embassy in Rome :: News & Events http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss WiseCMS 2.0 hille.lepp@vm.ee hille.lepp@vm.ee Works of Markus Kasemaa in Venice art exhibit http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-637 On 6 March at 18.30 in the Venice Arsenal, the awards ceremony for the international contest Arte Laguna 2009 and the opening of an exhibit of the works of the contest finalists will take place. Among the works are Markus Kasemaa's "Figures", which were finalists in the painting category. The exhibit will remain open until 27 March.

More information is available at http://www.artelagunaprize.com/.
 
You can see more works by Markus Kasemaa at http://www.art.ee/markus/index-ee.php.

Markus Kasemaa - Figures

]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:16:19 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-637 Estonia opened seventh Honorary Consulate in Italy http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-631 Foreign Ministry Secretary General Marten Kokk opened the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Bari in southern Italy on Friday, 11 December. The Estonian honorary consul in Bari is Giuseppe Iazeolla. The consular region of the new Estonian Honorary Consulate is the region of Apulia.

According to Foreign Ministry Secretary General Marten Kokk, Estonia-Italy relations are becoming livelier all the time, and Kokk expressed hope that opening an honorary consulate would give them even more momentum. “There are still many untapped opportunities for intensifying business and cultural ties on the practical level, especially in southern Italy. Good conditions already exist for co-operation between businesses in Estonia and the region of Apulia,” stated Secretary General Kokk.

Kokk noted that this is Estonia’s seventh honorary consulate in Italy. “Expanding the network of honorary consuls is important for Estonia, because the honorary consuls play an essential role in deepening bilateral contacts in the economic, cultural, educational, and tourism sectors. Honorary consuls also provide Estonian citizens with consular aid,” said Kokk.

The honorary consulate is located in Bari at Corso Vittorio Emanuele II n. 60, 70122. The honorary consul can be reached by phone and faxes can also be sent at the number +39 080 521 6007.

Giuseppe Iazeolla was born in Foggia in 1952. He has studied telecommunications and law. Iazeolla has worked as a lawyer since 1980. He actively participates in the activities of the Bari Lawyers’ Society. The honorary consul is also active in humanitarian activities. For example, he in involved in the Bari-Triggiano Marina Lions Club, which is part of the International Lions Club, and served as the president of the organisation from 1999-2000. Honorary Consul Iazeolla speaks Italian and English.

Additional information about the Estonian honorary consuls active in Italy: http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/5450

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]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:14:22 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-631 Works of Estonian artist Ene-Liis Semper in photo exhibit in Modena http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-610 From 13 December 2009 to 14 March 2010, the exhibit "History, Memory, Identity: contemporary photography from Eastern Europe" will be displayed in Modena. The photos of Ene-Liis Semper will be exhibited, among others. The exhibit presents 150 works by 29 artists from 18 different countries. In addition to photos, the exhibition also includes films and video installations.

The list of the 29 selected artists includes: Marika Asatiani (Georgia), Fikret Atay (Turkey), Maja Bajevic (Bosnia), Banu Cennetoglu (Turkey), Alexandra Croitoru (Romania), Calin Dan (Romania), Gintaras Didziapetris (Lithuania), Andreas Fogarasi (Hungary), Jitka Hanzlova (Czech Republic), Swetlana Heger (Czech Republic), IRWIN (Slovenia), Anastasia Khoroshilova (Russia), Iosif Kiraly (Romania), Julius Koller (Slovakia), Zbigniew Libera (Poland), Anetta Mona-Chisa & Lucia Tkacova (Romania e Slovakia), Ivan Moudov (Bulgaria), Oliver Musovik (Macedonia), Anna Niesterowicz (Poland), Roman Ondak (Slovakia), Adrian Paci (Albania), Aleksander Petlura (Ukraine), Renata Poljak (Croatia), Konrad Pustola (Poland), Karolina Raczynska (Poland), Ene-Liis Semper (Estonia), Mladen Stilinovic (Serbia), Milica Tomic (Serbia), Artur Zmijewski (Poland).

]]> Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:19:29 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-610 Metsatöll concert in Bologna http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-591 20 October, the folk metal group Metsatöll will perform in Bologna as a part of their European tour, along with the Finnish metal groups Ensiferum and Tracedawn. The concert will take place in the Sottotetto Sound Club.

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More about Metsatöll: www.metsatoll.ee



]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:23:05 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-591 Andres Uibo and Ain Varts – Church concerts in Milan http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-590 On 3 and 4 October, two Estonian musicians can be heard performing in two churches in Milan.
On 3 October an organ concert by Andres Uibo will take place in Milan Cathedral at 16.00.
On 4 October Andres Uibo (organ) and Ain Varts (electric guitar) will perform together in the church La Basilica degli Apostoli e S.Nazaro Maggiore (Piazza S. Nazaro in Brolo 5).

 

]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:22:12 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-590 Estonia is waiving the visa invitation requirement http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-585 Estonia is simplifying the visa application process for people travelling to Estonia. On May 7 the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) approved an amendment that will waive the visa invitation requirement. The amendment will enter into force on July 30. Visa invitations submitted to and approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board before July 30 will be valid in foreign missions of Estonia as documents certifying the travel purpose within 6 months following the date of the corresponding decision,Waiving the visa invitation requirement means that those applying for visas no longer have to present an invitation approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board or other form of invitation, and from now on other documents will be sufficient to prove the purpose of travel.

The waiving of the invitation requirement will make the visa application process faster and easier. All other requirements will remain as before.

The most important thing for the visa applicant is to present his or her travel plans honestly and clearly and to fill in the visa application with his or her contact information and primary address of residence in Estonia. It is also required to submit documents that certify the purpose of travel and prove the existence of sufficient resources to cover return travel, sustenance and accommodation. It would also be useful for the applicant to indicate his or her connection to Estonia (for example, documents proving marital or family status, or a letter or email written by the person being visited in Estonia describing the person’s connection to the visa applicant).

The consul still reserves the right to ask the visa applicant or relevant individual or organisation to present oral or written explanations of the need for a visa. As before, the consul may request documents that certify the applicant’s intention to leave the Schengen area upon the expiration of the visa: return tickets, sufficient means of subsistence, proof of employment, proof of real estate in the country of residence, proof of ties with the country of residence (family ties, professional status) etc.

To prove the purpose of travel, the following supplementary documents could be submitted (the list is non-exhaustive):

  • For business travel: written confirmation from the company organising the meeting, conference, etc.; invitations/tickets to a fair or seminar; documents that prove the existence of business ties or certify the applicant’s connection to or status in a company.

  • For personal travel: documents confirming accommodation (hotel reservation, a letter or email which confirms that the receiver will allow accommodation for the visa applicant); travel package; copies of travel tickets.

    • ]]>     Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:13 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-585     Estonia at the Venice Biennale http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-584 The creator of the exposition in the Estonia pavilion, Krsitina Norman, deals with political, provocative, documentary and exploratory art. Norman's work is extremely context-centred-it is born of its relationship with its surroundings. “After-War” is an integral installation-based environment of videos, photos and objects that opens itself up as five different spaces. The work is based on an incident whose surrounding events are considered some of the most traumatic as well as most-discussed topics for Estonian society following re-independence.

    The Venice Biennale is the oldest and largest international art forum. Estonia has been represented at the Biennale since 1997.
    ]]>     Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-584     Fingerprints in travel documents http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-582 Starting from June 29th, 2009, all applicants of Estonian travel documents are required to give their fingerprints. The fingerprints are included onto the chip inside the passport cover. Children above the age of 6 are also required to give fingerprints, children below the age of 6 will not have to give fingerprints. As the result of compulsory fingerprint-giving, the procedure of applying for repeated passports by mail will change. In the future, it is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail only in the case when the person has already received one passport containing fingerprints and less than 2 years have passed since the issuance of this passport.

    It is possible to apply for a repeated passport by mail until June 28th, 2009 (passport applications bearing a postal stamp of a later date will not be reviewed without fingerprints - the applicant will have to go to an Estonian foreign representation or to Estonia to give fingerprints). Applications for repeated passports until June 28th, 2009 can be submitted by those persons, whose passport will expire soon (a few months are left until the expiration date) or by persons who for any other reason would like to receive a new passport. There are no changes in the procedure of applying for the initial passport (applications can be turned in at Estonian foreign representations, it is not possible to submit them to the Honorary Consuls). Additional information concerning the fingerprint-taking, use of fingerprints and other questions can be found on the website of the Citizenship and Migration Board.

    ]]>     Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:07:13 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-582     Estonian exposition at Venice Biennial of Architecture http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-572 The inspiration for the project is the plan to lay the Russia-Germany pipeline “Nord Stream” in the Baltic Sea. “Gas Pipeline”, located in one of the most-visited areas of Giardini Park, is a simultaneously massive yet palpable sculptural object, which will create an unexpected physical experience for the viewer. It is both abstract and acutely concrete, forcing the viewer to stop, relate, and adopt a point of view.
    ]]>     Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-572     Professional Jewelry and Smithy Art Exhibition in Florence http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-567 Le Pagliere di Porta Romana, a building of the renaissance epoch is showcasing the works of 18 young students representing the Estonian Academy of Arts; the selection has been made by Kadri Mälk.
    The installation is authored by Bruno Lillemets. A two-day conference is taking place, at which also the representatives of the Estonian Academy of Arts are making appearance.
    ]]>     Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-567     Estonian Days in Milan http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-564 Ambassador Andres Tomasberg, Honorary Consul Giuseppe Barranco, Andrus Alber, Chairman of the Management Board of the OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange Siim Raie, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representative of Enterprise Estonia, Roman Vinartšuk, economic official of the Embassy.

    On 26 February at 6 pm, at the Ambrosianeum, an exhibition of paintings by Mall Nukke is being opened.

    The Estonian Days in Milan arranged on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia take place in co-operation with the Estonian Embassy and with Honorary Consul Mr Giuseppe Barranco di Valdivieso.

    ]]>     Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-564     Concert to Mark Republic of Estonia's Anniversary in Milan http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-563 ]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-563 "Autumn Ball" at the Venice Film Festival http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-556 64th Venice Film Festival. ]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-556 52 Venice Biennial http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-549 52th International Venice Biennale with his project called "Mõrtsukas/ A Murderer".

    The project is focusing on the consequences of living under enormous pressure of responsibilities and duties in today's society for a subject and his/her related ones.

    The Venice Biennale is the oldest and the biggest international art forum, where Estonia has been performing in Venice since 1997.
    The Centre for Contemporary Arts is the official exponent of Estonian exposition at The Venice Biennial.
    ]]>     Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-549     Euro Ciné Cité 27 http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-553 Euro Ciné Cité 27, out of Estonian films Jüri Sillart's "Golden Beach" is going to be shown.

    On 9 May 2007, the Park, Leonardo on the occasion of Europe Day and the 50th anniversary of UGC Ciné Cité in co-operation with Eurovision invites you to come and discover for yourselves the cinema of 27 member states of the European Communities.

    27 films (in original languages and if possible with subtitles) illustrate the cultural diversity of 27 countries and will be shown at the cinemas of UGC Ciné Cité located in six big European cities - Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg, Lyon, Madrid and Rome.
    ]]>     Tue, 08 May 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-553     Special programme devoted to Pärt in an international music festival http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-548 Pärt.

    Special programme devoted to Pärt takes place on 19th and 20th May, arranging of which the composer takes an active part. It is performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and directed by Tõnu Kaljuste.





    ]]>     Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-548     Estonia is participating in the Venice Architecture Biennale http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-547 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:00:00 GMT http://www.estemb.it/frontpage/events/aid-547