Turkey – Signed the letters allowing for the ratification of the bilateral Agreement

The Head of the Diplomatic Protocol of the Italian Republic, Riccardo Guariglia, and his Turkish counterpart, Şevki Mütevellioğlu, signed and exchanged letters on 2 March alllowing for the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and the Government of the Republic of Turkey entered into in Ankara on 26 June and […]

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Alfano: “Teamwork for the Italy of tomorrow” (Il Sole 24 Ore)

The idea of design, of designing the future comes to us from afar, from the workshops of the Renaissance, in which craftsmanship, the search of innovation and the ties with the local territory merged into every product. That is how big talents were born, the Masters of the time as well as the inventions that […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 2 March: latest news from around the world

Italian excellence at Sofia’s  “Save the Planet” fair The “Save the Planet” exhibition in Sofia has now arrived at its eighth edition. The event is a unique benchmark at a regional level in the sector of waste management and energy saving. This year’s fair will host a large delegation of Italian and international firms, which […]

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Turkey – “I am Design”

The Consulate General of Italy in Istanbul, the Italian Cultural Institute and ICE (the Italian Trade Agency) will celebrate, within the framework of the integrated promotion of ‘Made in Italy’ and ‘Living Italian Style’, the first edition of the Italian Design Day. The event will be launched on March 4 in Bursa, an industrial city […]

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Brazil – Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day

Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day. For the event, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) has scheduled for 8 March the screening of two videos on the life and 60 year-long professional experience of Vico Magistretti, one of the leading figures of Italian architecture and design in the 20th century. The event is organised […]

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Brazil – Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day

Sao Paulo celebrates the international Italian Design Day. For the event, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) has scheduled for 8 March the screening of two videos on the life and 60 year-long professional experience of Vico Magistretti, one of the leading figures of Italian architecture and design in the 20th century. The event is organised […]

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South Korea – Marva Griffin special guest in Seoul for Italian Design Day

Special guest in Seoul for Italian Design Day is Marva Griffin, the founder in 1998 of SaloneSatellite within the framework of the Salone del Mobile of Milan. SaloneSatellite has now become a point of reference, a place to meet and exchange ideas between entrepreneurs and new talents, thus performing the work of a real talent […]

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Belarus – Italian Design Day in Minsk with Cristina Morozzi, between innovation and tradition

Sharing ideas, points of excellence, projects, uses and innovation of design, exploring cross-fertilisations in design in a continuing dialogue between innovation and tradition spearheaded by the young generation of artists: these are the ingredients of the First Italian Design Day in the city of Minsk, which is one of the 100 capitals around the world […]

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Mission to Turkey by Undersecretary Amendola

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is on a mission to Turkey. The Government official met today with the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Ümit Yalçın, the deputy Undersecretary for Europe, Mehmet K. Bozay, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry for European Affairs, Selim Yenel. The topics of their talks were: the situations […]

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Montenegro deposits the 2017-2019 Economic Reform Programme

Montenegro’s Economic Reform Programme for 2017-2019 has been deposited with the local EU delegation.   The strategic goal of the three-year programme is to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic growth capable of bridging the development gap between Montenegro and the European Union (Montenegro’s average per capita income is currently 46% of the average of EU […]

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Europe-Asia – ASEM anniversary celebrated today

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the forum of dialogue between Asian and European Countries with 53 members, turns 21 on 1 March. The first ASEM summit was held in Bangkok on 1-2 March 1996, opening a new dialogue and cooperation process between the 26 founding partners: the EU Member States of the time, the European Commission, […]

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Vietnam – Design Day, in Vietnam the exhibition “50+! Il grande gioco dell’industria”

Vietnam’s impressive economic growth and the distinctive traits of a cultural identity that has its cradle and its heart in Hanoi, the city spearheads the fashion and artistic trends and the constant tightening of bilateral relations, are the main assets that have included the Vietnamese capital in the list of 100 cities chosen by Italy […]

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