Humanitarian Cooperation – Italy side by side with Libya

A C130J aircraft of the Italian Air Force from Misurata carrying 11 wounded soldiers of the Libyan divisions fighting to liberate Sirte from Daesh (ISIL), landed at Ciampino military airport in the afternoon of June 26. The wounded were taken to the “Celio” Military Hospital and other hospitals in Rome. This new action, set up recently, is […]

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Vancouver – “Flavours of Italy”: CIA (Italian Confederation of Farmers) in Canada to promote high quality agriculture

Exports to Canada of Made-in-Italy agrifood products totalled 661 million euros last year. It is an emerging market that has been growing uninterruptedly for the last ten years, +64%, and that can further grow thanks to a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (Ceta) that is being negotiated. The Italian Confederation of Farmers […]

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Tokyo – Wine, Ornellaia and the Harvest d’Auteur celebrate elegance at the Embassy

Every harvest is different from the previous one: this is something the Ornellaia wine producer (Livorno) knows all too well. Since 2009, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia has been celebrating the exclusive characteristics of each year’s production through the project entitled “Harvest d’Auteur”. Each year a contemporary artist is invited to sign a work of art and a series […]

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Futurism takes centre stage in Santiago de Chile

“Primera Vanguardia” is the title of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Santiago de Chile’s Parque Forestal. The exhibition runs until August 14, and includes 36 original futuristic manifestos owned by the Echaurren Salaris foundation as well as other manifestos, books, and documents from the Vicente Huidobro Foundation, and a series […]

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Gentiloni: “EU to be renewed against domino effect” (Il Messaggero)​

“The night seemed to get off to a good start with a victory for ‘Remain’. Instead we woke up to this most unpleasant surprise. David Cameron made a mistake when he proposed a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should or should not leave the European Union, but now the vote must be respected. Great Britain is to […]

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Undersecretary Della Vedova takes part in the workshop “Cooperation for growth: the business networks model and its impact on economic development”

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sen. Della Vedova, today opened the workshop “Cooperation for growth: the business networks model and its impact on economic development”, organised by the MAECI in partnership with Retimpresa. The workshop is part of the “diplomacy for growth” initiatives and was promoted by the Legal Affairs Service with the aim […]

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Post-Brexit: Minister Gentiloni attends meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, attended the meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg today to make an initial assessment of the post-Brexit situation. He also spoke by telephone with his British counterpart Philip Hammond.

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Business Networks

Cooperation for growth is the topic of debate at the Farnesina today. The meeting aims to inform Rome’s diplomatic community and sectorial experts on the “business network” system and how to use it to advantage. “Cooperation for growth: the business network model and its impact on economic development” is the title of the event organised […]

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The Foreign Ministry supports the promotion of Brand Italy in the world

The Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation, Vincenzo De Luca, was heard by the Committee for Italians in the World and the Promotion of Brand Italy of the Chamber of Deputies’ Foreign Affairs Commission. The hearing enabled Mr De Luca to illustrate the strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Paris – France unveils the “new” Palazzo Butera, its art and restoration work

France unveils the “new” Palazzo Butera, one of the most fascinating and historically significant dwellings in all of Sicily, in an event entitled “The Rebirth of Palazzo Butera in Palermo” hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris. Abandoned decades ago and left in a state of complete neglect, the famous building – one of […]

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Tokyo – Leonardo takes centre stage for 150th anniversary of Japan-Italy relations

Massimiliano Finazzer Flory – Friuli-born actor, playwright and director – will once again play the part of Leonardo Da Vinci.  The popular play “Essere Leonardo da Vinci. Un’intervista impossibile” (“Being Leonardo da Vinci. An impossible interview”) – a play based on authentic quotations from the words of the Italian genius combining his thought, science and […]

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Shanghai – Milan Polytechnic given Golden Panda Award for academic research in China

The Milan Polytechnic is a scientific and technological university that trains engineers, architects and industrial designers and that has always focused on quality and on innovative teaching systems and research but, most of all, on internationalisation. A few days ago the Polytechnic received a new and prestigious award from China: the Golden Panda Award, under […]

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