Turkey – EXPO and the best of Italy – presentation in Izmir

In Izmir, the focus was on EXPO Milan 2015, with a special event organised by the Italian Consulate and the EXPO company in collaboration with Izmir’s Chamber of Commerce and the SunExpress airline. Speakers included Consul Luigi Iannuzzi and the head of the commercial office at the Italian Embassy in Ankara, Francesco Varriale. Read more, […]

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Peru – Talking about youth movement in the 1960s

“Youth Movements in the 1960s” take centre stage in Peru in an international global history seminar organised by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) and the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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Gentiloni – “Migrants: the future of the EU is at stake” (Avvenire)

“It’s a good start. But now the delicate negotiations are starting – negotiations that are complex and full of unknowns”. After a night of talks and contacts with Europe, Paolo Gentiloni is opting for realism. “The European Commission’s proposal on immigration should not be taken for a final decision. It’s a positive step, it establishes […]

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DEI – Ethiopia: Teff flour exports to resume in July

Starting in July 2015, 48 Ethiopian companies will be able to resume exports of teff flour. Teff is a widely used food grain in the country. The government has in part removed the export ban initially established in 2006 owing to fears that food production would fail to keep pace with rising demand. Various parties, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – DG Development Cooperation events on women’s role in rural development and food security (28-29 May, Milan)

On Thursday 28 and Friday 29 May two events on the role of women in rural development and food security will take place at the Auditorium di Cascina Triulza in Milan. The events are promoted by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the context of […]

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UN – International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, in collaboration with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, invites citizens to celebrate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2015. The celebration will take place in Brindisi at 18.00 on 29 May, on Lungomare Regina Margherita. It is part of the celebrations for […]

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Rio de Janeiro – EXPO: “The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” in Brazil

“The Seduction of Food, Food to Seduce” is the tittle of a seminar taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro on 3 June 2015. The initiative is part of the cycle of events dedicated to the central theme of the Universal Exposition in Milan, “Nourishing the Planet”. It also part of […]

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Addis Ababa – “Driving in Addis” on display at our Embassy in Ethiopia

“Driving in Addis” is the title of a project by photographer Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine that aims to recount the structural transformations of Addis Ababa from a taxi: a means of transport but also an observation post. An exhibition of about 40 photos will open on Italian National Day (2 June) in the gardens of […]

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“From Syria to Iraq to Libya, Russia is crucial”, says Gentiloni

Spain is heading towards the indignado populism of Podemos; Poland has elected Andrzej Duda, an ultra-nationalist who hates Brussels perhaps even more than he hates Moscow, Greece is on the brink of leaving the single currency; and Great Britain is planning for its departure from the European Union. Is populism consuming the European project and […]

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Gentiloni: Meeting with the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, at the Farnesina today, 26 May 2015. The meeting was an opportunity to reiterate Italy’s full support for the Minsk Agreements. “We are convinced that the military option is not practicable and that there are […]

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Shipment of humanitarian aid for the Kurdish population in northern Syria

Humanitarian supplies organised by Italian Development Cooperation arrived today, 26 May 2015, at the Ibrahim Khali/Zakho border crossing between Turkey and Iraq. The shipment left Italy from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) at Brindisi and is headed for Dohuk, in the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan. It will then be distributed to the […]

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Dei – China: Marposs doubles its presence with a new factory in Nanking

Marposs has doubled its presence with a new factory in Nanking. A worldwide leader in precision equipment for measurement and quality control, the company has sales of 500 million euro per year, of which about 20% in China. The outlook for growth is high, especially in sectors linked to information technology, vehicles and biomedicine. Marposs […]

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