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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Farnesina: First Italian Design Day in the World. Alfano: “Design is a distinctive sign of Italian excellence, a bridge between cultures and a great flywheel of our economy”

The “First Italian Design Day in the World” will open tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Farnesina. The event is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and the Triennale di Milano, in partnership with the Salone del Mobile, the Association of Industrial […]

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Japan – The Ainu Today: the Japanese native people in the photographs by Laura Liverani

The Ainu, the indigenous people from north Japan whose origins are still unclear, are mostly known for their ancient picturesque rituals, ranging from sacrificing bears to the tattooed lips of their women. An exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo entitled “The Ainu Today” explores the community through the photographs of Laura Liverani. The […]

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