Italian Economic Diplomacy – 12 May: latest news from the world​

Magneti Marelli opens new plant in Shanghai Magneti Marelli has opened its new headquarters in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, marking the 20th anniversary of its presence in China. The plant is being extended on the premises of the previous one and will host the commercial activities (Powertrain, Automotive Lighting, Downloading Systems, Suspensions and After-Sales) […]

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Balkans, Gentiloni in Dubrovnik

Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was in Dubrovnik to attend the ministerial meeting on the Ionian and Adriatic Initiative (IAI) / EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). Minister Gentiloni’s diplomatic mission falls within the scope of Italy’s staunch and constant action to reaffirm its role as a […]

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Washington – Italian Embassy opens its doors for Europe Day

“This is a celebration we specially have at heart, not only because it gives us the opportunity to get people better acquainted with Italy and the Italian Embassy, but also because it is Europe Day,” said Armando Varricchio, the Italian Ambassador in Washington. Indeed, everything is ready for the celebration of Europe Day on Saturday, […]

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Lithuania – Italian films at Cinemando Festival in Vilnius

The third edition of the Cinemando Festival of the best Italian films will soon begin in Vilnius. The Festival is organised by the Made in Italy Association and the Italian Institute of Culture in the Lithuanian capital, with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism. Seven recent films will be screened in […]

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Yangon – Italy and Myanmar consolidate relations in the name of art

Italy and Myanmar have joined forces in the name of art. Proof of this is the Myanm/ART exhibition project to be presented at the 21st edition of the Triennale di Milano.  Pier Giorgio Aliberti, the Italian Ambassador in Yangon, is an enthusiastic and convinced supporter of the project. He said: “The Italian Embassy staunchly supports […]

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China – Italy opens 11 new visa centres

Applying for a visa to Italy is becoming increasingly easier in China, with the opening last month of 11 new visa centres across the country. Fifteen Chinese cities now have visa centres: Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi’an. In 2015 Italy issued 541,000 visas in […]

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The Farnesina at the World Food Research and Innovation Forum and CIBUS in Parma

The World Food Research and Innovation Forum will be one of the initiatives organised for the “Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” which will be held every year starting from November 2016, staging events in the more than 300 offices of the network of Italian diplomatic and consular offices and Institutes of Culture. The […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – 11 May: latest news from the world​

Israel: housing construction sector opens to foreign companies The Israeli Government has opened the housing construction sector to international competition in the attempt to make up for the great lack of low-cost housing, especially for young families. The aim is to build more than one million residential housing units over the next ten years, reduce […]

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Japan – Confers national insignia to Umberto Vattani

The Government of Japan has conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to Ambassador Umberto Vattani as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan.   Ambassador Vattani was awarded the Grand Cordon for his long term as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, […]

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Havana – Construction, energy and the agro-food industry: B2B of Italian and Cuban companies

Construction, energy and the agro-food industry are the industrial sectors targeted by the institutional and economic mission of Confimi Industria in Cuba. On the mission’s agenda is a three-day cycle of B2B meetings (until 12 May) between Italian and Cuban companies as well as meetings with local institutions with the aim of creating new trade […]

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Khartoum – Cooperation, the Embassy holds a workshop on women and journalism

The Italian Embassy in Khartoum has recently held the “Empowering Women in Sudanese Media” workshop in partnership with the local representation of UNESCO, the National Union of Sudanese Journalists and the Italian Development Cooperation Agency. The aim of the workshop, which was attended by approximately 200 participants, was to relaunch the role of women in […]

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Guatemala – Students celebrate the Milan Triennale

The Milan Design Triennale and the genius of the great Milanese designers is the focus on an exhibition held between May 9 and 17, presented by 30 students of the Faculty of Architecture at the Francisco Marroquín University in Guatemala. The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Guatemala City has organised the event to celebrate […]

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