China – New Italian Consulate General opens in Chongqing
A new Italian Consulate General has opened in Chongqing, with the new Consul General, Sergio Maffettone, leading the opening ceremony. Maffettone underscored the Farnesina’s efforts, under tight public spending conditions, in selecting Chongqing as the new frontier of Italian diplomacy in China in the service of Italy’s economic development. The Consul General also commented on […]
Read moreItaly-USA – Symposium in Washington on Levi Montalcini
“I am not my body. I am my mind”, is the title of a symposium organised by the Embassy of Italy in Washington on the first anniversary of her death. The seminar will concentrate on the social changes that medical research can generate over the coming decade, and falls within the context of 2013 – […]
Read moreChina – European research system showcased
The European research system has been showcased in China, with a campaign organised by the European Union Delegation’s office for Science and Technology in collaboration with the embassies of EU countries. The “Research & Innovate with Europe! Awareness raising and information tour of China 2013” campaign, which also presented the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, closed […]
Read moreGeneva – Innovative technologies in the service of culture
Innovative technologies in the service of culture and the role of the various sectors involved in the conservation of cultural property, was the theme of a conference organised by the Italian permanent mission to the international organisations in Geneva, within the broader context of the exhibition Memory/Future mounted at the Palais des Nations in the […]
Read moreBerlin – Success for embassy start-up event
In a change from the usual fashion and food, Italy illustrated its technical-scientific expertise at a workshop on start-ups organised by the Italian embassy in Berlin in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany and the Berlin Technology Foundation (TSB). A total of 15 start-ups active in the areas of ICT/creativity and biomedicine […]
Read moreItaly-Serbia Workshop on science and cultural conservation
Science at the service of the conservation and protection of cultural treasures was the theme of the workshop “Science for Cultural Heritage”, organised in Belgrade by the Italian embassy in collaboration with the AIS3 association and Belgrade’s Central Restoration Institute (CIK). Read more, in Italian. Fondi della Cooperazione italiana per Istituto restauro di Belgrado Obiettivo […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: incontro Giro-Zuain (in translation)
Nel corso della sua visita a Buenos Aires, il Sottosegretario Mario Giro ha avuto ieri una lunga e articolata riunione di lavoro con il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Eduardo Zuain. L’incontro ha permesso di ribadire l’eccellente stato delle relazioni bilaterali, cementate da profondi vincoli culturali e di amicizia e da una forte collaborazione nell’ambito […]
Read moreExpo 2015 – UN signs on – indispensable, says Bonino
The United Nations will be a participant in the 2015 Milan EXPO, thanks to the contract signed today at FAO by EXPO Commissioner Giuseppe Slala and Deputy Director of FAO Eduardo Rojas Briales. “Truly a major step”, Minister for Foreign Affair Emma Bonino called it. The UN system’s participation in the EXPO was “an absolutely […]
Read moreUnesco: Giro a 37sima Conferenza Generale “Italia resta tra i maggiori sostenitori”
Intervenendo oggi in rappresentanza dell’Italia alla 37a Conferenza Generale dell’Unesco a Parigi, il Sottosegretario Giro ha ribadito la centralità della cultura nella risposta alla crisi, come strumento di pace e di crescita economica. “Ci congratuliamo per lo sforzo di riforma intrapreso dalla Direttrice Generale” – ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario – che ha ribadito che nel […]
Read moreUnesco: Giro a 37sima Conferenza Generale “Italia resta tra i maggiori sostenitori”
In his address today to the 37th UNESCO General Conference in Paris, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro reiterated the central role of culture as an instrument of peace and economic growth in crisis response situations. “I’d like to congratulate you on the reform effort undertaken by the Director General”, commented the Secretary […]
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