Prague – Success for Festival of Italian Taste

The thousands of visitors who flocked to the island of Kampa, a square in the centre of Prague, were attracted by the sounds, colours and flavours of the “Gusto” Italian festival, which ran from 4 to 7 June. An “open market dedicated exclusively to Italian food and wine products”. Ambassador Aldo Amati, who was accompanied […]

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Moscow – 14 Italian firms at glass fair

A total of 14 Italian firms are participating in Mir Strelka 2015, Russia’s main trade fair for the glass-working sector, which opened today at Moscow’s Expocentre. The 220-sqm Italian pavilion was organised by the ICE agency of Moscow in collaboration with GIMAV (an Italian association of glass-working machinery, accessory and special products suppliers). An ICE […]

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Dei – Ivory Coast: San Pedro Port project gets under way

The ambitious refurbishment and repurposing of the Port of San Pedro got under way in the Ivory Coast, a project valued at approximately 1.45 billion EUR. A study phase was launched back in 2014 and should be completed within 2015. The project will be built in two stages: the first, with a predicted investment of […]

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Expo: Gentiloni at UN Forum on Africa, Investing in youth to help Africa

“There are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Africa. I am convinced that investments must target them, because they are the future”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni during a United Nations conference held on 8 and 9 June at the Milan EXPO dedicated to the least developed […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Conference “Italy and the European Construction: from the Milan European Council (June 1985) to the Single European Act” (Villa Madama, 9 June)

The conference “Italy and the European Construction: from the Milan European Council (June 1985) to the Single European Act” will take place at Villa Madama in Rome on Tuesday 9 June 2015. The meeting has been organised by the Craxi Foundation, with the patronage of the European Parliament, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers […]

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Prague – The music of Paolo Angeli from Sardinia, from ancient to modern

Sardinian guitarist Paolo Angeli will twice be a headliner in Prague, once with a workshop on 12 June (18:00) at the Galerie Skolska, and then with an eclectic concert performed on his special 18-string Sardinian guitar, on Saturday 13 June (14:00) at “Ladronka” park within the context of the international “Respect Festival”, now in its […]

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USA – Italy strong at Darpa Robotics Challenge

Italy was strong in competition at the Darpa Robotics Challenge in Pomona, where global robotics leader teams squared off. The prize was 2 million USD, to be assigned to the most useful robot to assist future human beings in responding to natural disasters. Competitions entrees had to be able to navigate an obstacle course within […]

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Gentiloni: «Dialogue with Putin but Italy remains at the side of Western allies» (Corriere della Sera)

I believe that Russia needs reassuring on one point, and that is that Ukraine’s entry into NATO is not a realistic possibility; but that NATO will defend its borders is in the organisation’s nature. We must take note of President Putin’s statement denying any aggressive intentions. On the other hand, it is odd to have […]

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Gentiloni meets with Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira, ahead of the imminent EU-CELAC (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños) summit and VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference scheduled for Milan next week. The meeting centred on principal dossiers regarding regional policies, economic cooperation, the […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – IBAC Italy 2015 (Farnesina, 11-12 June 2015)

The Farnesina will host the event IBAC Italy 2015 on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 June 2015 in which Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will take part along with Minister for Economic Development Federica Guidi, Minister for Education, University and Research Stefania Giannini and Chairman di IBAC (International Business Advisory Council) […]

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Czech Republic: new investment incentives

The Czech government presented the new guidelines for attracting investments in the country. The new norms do not exclude large foreign firms operating in the Czech Republic from the incentives and establish new ways to facilitate foreign investments. These will concern new strategic manufacturing sector projects with the creation of over 500 new jobs, strategic […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – VII Italy-Latin America Caribbean Conference “For a shared vision” (Milan, 12-13 June 2015)

The VII Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference “For a shared vision” will take place in Milan on 12 and 13 June 2015. The event has been organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Italy-Latin American Institute (IILA), the Lombardy Region, the City of Milan and EXPO.   The […]

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