Italian Economic Diplomacy – 5 August: latest news from around the world​

India: the Parliament passes new taxing system The Indian Parliament has passed an amendment to the Constitution that will make indirect taxes uniform throughout India. The aim is to drastically simplify the current mechanism whereby every State of the Union sets its own tax rates on goods and services. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) […]

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Brussels – Noir comics: Italian cartoonists take centre stage at the Fête de la BD​

This year too Italy will be at the Fête de la BD, Brussel’s comic book festival. For the 2016 edition, which will run at the Parc de Bruxelles from 2 to 4 September, the Italian Cultural Institute in the Belgian capital, in partnership with Lucca Comics & Games and with the cooperation of Piolalibri, will […]

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Kurdistan – A youth education centre in Sulaymaniyah financed by the Italian Development Cooperation

A youth education centre has been built for boys and girls in Arbat refugee camp in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan, part of a project financed by the Italian Development Cooperation. The centre was built by the “Un ponte per?” organisation as part of the “Taleem Lil-Jamie – Educazione per tutti” (Taleem Lil-Jamie – Education for […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 4 August: latest news from around the world​

Australia: Government releases Perth transport plan with a focus on infrastructure West Australia’s Transport Minister Dean Nalder presented “Transport @ 3.5 Million”, a plan for the development of infrastructure in Perth. The plan aims to meet the mobility needs of the growing population of Perth and to enhance efficiency by relying on public transport, car sharing […]

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Washington – Ambassador Armando Varricchio appointed Honorary President of AmCham Italy

The American Chamber of Commerce in Italy has officially invited the Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, to become Honorary President of the Chamber following the amendments to its bylaws approved at the  Extraordinary Meeting of Members on 23 June in  Milan. It is a position held also by the current US Ambassador […]

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Reggio Emilia’s educational system on show in Toronto

​An exhibition called “Lo stupore del conoscere” (The wonder of learning), promoted by the Ontario Reggio Association in association with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Toronto, runs until November 13. It was organised by Reggio Children and the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance, and began a world tour in 2008 which ends in 2018. […]

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Limassol – “Fuocammare” by Gianfranco Rosi at the Festival of Documentaries in Cyprus

Italy is represented at the International Festival of Documentaries in Limassol in Cyprus, the festival that every year offers professional directors and local producers the chance to learn about new developments in documentaries. The festival, the 11th, includes a screening of the documentary “Fuocammare” by Gianfranco Rosi, with the support of the Italian Embassy to […]

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Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire – Two stops on the Foreign Minister’s African mission. Gentiloni: “Committed to guaranteeing security and coordinating efforts in Italy and in Africa”

Minister Paolo Gentiloni is on a mission to Nigeria and to Cote d’Ivoire, two countries with great potential and which also generate major migration flows. Italy intends to handle migration in accordance with the Migration Compact, a new approach promoted by Italy at EU level, and in its capacity as the next member of the […]

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Italy is concerned about new missile launch by North Korea that landed in the EEZ waters of Japan

The news about a missile fired last night by North Korea that landed in the waters within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Japan increases the concerns expressed by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs last June. These are acts that threaten international peace and security, openly violating the relevant Resolutions of the UN Security Council. The […]

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Oslo – In the Arctic Ice with Researchers, Students from Trentino visit the Embassy

A journey across the Arctic sea ice to discover one of the frontiers of Italian and international scientific research. Fourth year students of the Fabio Filzi di Rovereto high-school, left on 20th July for the Svalbard islands and returned to Italy a few days ago after a stop over in Norway. After intense days of trekking, […]

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Brazil – Olympic and Paralympic Games. Italian Embassy stands against child exploitation

With the inauguration of Rio 2016 only a few days away, the Italian Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, stands shoulder to shoulder with  the ECPAT Italia Onlus organization in its campaign against the sexual exploitation of children during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Studies and statistics have shown that large global events lead to an increase […]

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Libya: Minister Gentiloni has telephone conversation with Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation today with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj. Minister Gentiloni expressed Italy’s appreciation to Mr Sarraj for the commitment shown by the Government of National Accord in its fight against terrorism, as well as the results the GNA and supporting forces are achieving in the […]

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