Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 8 September: latest news from the world

Sweden: presents its national infrastructure plan​ The Swedish Transport Administration submitted to the government its national infrastructure plan for the 2018-2029 period, outlining its proposals for projects for road, rail, sea and air transport systems, requiring financing of 622.5 billion Swedish krona (about 65.5 billion euros) in addition to income from tolls and co-financing agreements. […]

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First Ministerial Conference of the Global Geothermal Alliance

The first Ministerial Conference of the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), entitled “Working Together to Promote Geothermal Energy towards a Sustainable Energy Future” will take place on 11 September in Florence, the capital of Tuscany, which is the cradle of geothermal energy. This is where the world’s first plant producing geothermal energy started operating in 1913. […]

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Hurricane Irma: “Multilateral emergency fund allocated to the International Federation of the Red Cross”

“In order to face the serious humanitarian situation caused by hurricane Irma, which is now sweeping across large areas of the Caribbean Sea, Italy has wanted to make an immediate contribution,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, when announcing the multilateral emergency fund allocated today by the Italian Cooperation service […]

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Slovakia – Francesco Di Fiore & Valeria Di Matteo between music and videos

The Rakúske kultúrne fórum of Bratislava will host “Musica, immagini e poesia – serata culturale italo-austriaca” (“Music, images and poetry – an Italian-Austrian cultural event”) on Wednesday, 13 September, starting at 6 p.m. The event – co-organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Rakúske kultúrne fórum – promotes the coming together and interaction between the […]

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Bosnia Herzegovina, the Month of Italian Culture kicks off

The Month of Italian Culture kicks off in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The event, which opened with a concert by Vinicio Capossela, this year will offer to local audiences an array of important Italian artists in the fields of pop music, dance, theatre, jazz and classical music, in addition to Italian language and literature. The event is organised […]

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South Korea – Italian Embassy hosts the presentation of the book “Italia Italia” by former Korean Ambassador in Rome, Kim Young Seok

Yesterday the Italian Embassy in Seoul hosted the presentation of the book “Italia Italia” by former Korean Ambassador in Rome, Kim Young Seok. The book, which is published in Korean, illustrates to local readers Italy’s twenty regions from both the historic-cultural and socio-economic points of view. “Even when I served at the United Nations in […]

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​North Korea: Italy expresses solidarity to Japan for the consequences of Pyongyang’s behaviour

“Italy is following with the greatest attention the evolution of the situation in the Korean Peninsula. Yet another very serious violation of multiple Security Council resolutions is a factor that destabilises peace and security in the region and the world over. It is also affecting the global non-proliferation regime. Tensions now are escalating, causing unforeseeable […]

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​NATO South Hub opens in Naples

“The NATO South Hub held an opening ceremony today at the Joint Force Command in Naples. It marks a change of pace in the focus of the Alliance on new non-conventional and asymmetric security challenges which regard the Southern shore,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, during the ceremony of […]

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The Farnesina hosts the 7th Session of the Italy-Israel Strategic Dialogue

Today, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, co-chaired with Ambassador Yuval Rote, her counterpart at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the 7th Session of the Italy-Israel Strategic Dialogue, with the aim of analysing important foreign policy issues at bilateral and multilateral level. 

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South Africa – “Unfindable”, a docufilm on Ettore Majorana, screened in South Africa

The disappearance of Ettore Majorana, considered to be the greatest twentieth century Italian physicist, which occurred in March 1938 on a ferry trip between Palermo and Naples, is one of the biggest Italian mysteries of the last hundred years. This genius from Sicily will be brought back to life in the docufilm entitled “Unfindable” (“Nessuno mi troverà”) […]

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Chile – The 2018 NEKo Tour Italia kicks off in Santiago

The event is an itinerant project by an artistic collective that will run until 26 September. It is hosted and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, Chile. It involves a series of performances, culinary shows and  photography, art and design exhibitions that explore the best strategies for managing “migrant work”.  The artists include Christian Castro, a chef […]

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Czech Republic – ‘Stars of Art 2017’ exhibition in Prague

The “Stars of Art 2017” exhibition opens at the gallery on the first floor of the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. This artistic collective includes international artists who work in a variety of different areas and styles. The exhibition was organised in association with the “Il Collezionista” Gallery Association of Rome and will run until 22 September.

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