Dei – Portugal: new tax laws for Madeira free trade zone

The Portuguese government published law no. 64/2015 disciplining the new tax regime applicable to subjects licensed to operate in the Madeira free trade zone (known as Regime IV) officially in force as of January 1st 2015 and slated to be effective through 31 December 2027. Licenses are handled by the International Business Centre of Madeira […]

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Postcard from the other Italy: An Ascolano teaches English in Istanbul

“There is great interest in Italy here in Istanbul; more and more students are going to Italian secondary schools and there are many young people who want to learn Italian. Anything about Italy immediately draws attention”, says Massimo D’Angelo, born in Ascoli Piceno 23 years ago and living in Turkey since 2013. He teaches English […]

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Gentiloni: Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci today at the Farnesina. The meeting offered an opportunity to note the positive status of bilateral relations, concretely underscoring our commitment to the NATO (KFOR) and EU (EULEX) missions currently under Italian leadership. In expressing […]

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London – Italian embassy focuses on women in business

The Italian Embassy of London hosted a round table discussion on women in business. The event was organised on a proposal by Ambassador Pasquale Terracciano and held in the form of a working breakfast. Professor of Economics Lucrezia Reichlin of the London Business School acted as moderator, and participants included 20 businesswomen from a broad […]

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Prague – Pilsen hosts Ravenna mosaics

The “Mosaics of Ravenna”, the artistic patrimony of that Italian city, were flown to the Czech Republic for an exhibition at the Library for Training and Research of the Pilsen Region. The exhibit, consisting of faithful copies of the originals located in various of the town’s religious buildings, will be open to the public through […]

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Buenos Aires – Culture, Liguria a leader

“Liguria Week, a cultural bridge between Genoa and Buenos Aires” will take place from 6 to 12 July in the capital of Argentina. The event consists of a wide variety of cultural initiatives intended to help disseminate the culture of the Italian Region of Liguria in that Latin American country. Exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and […]

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Gentiloni: «Athens is to blame, not the Germans. Time now to avoid EU exit» (Corriere della Sera)

«The situation has not been resolved with the Greek referendum’s “NO” victory. I understand the Syriza voters’ celebrations, a bit less the Italian cheering section. The vote established that Tsipras has the support of the majority of Greeks, but this is not the solution. It is now time for Greece and the EU to set […]

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Cooperation First National Council meeting Gentiloni cites major step toward the creation of an Italian Development Cooperation System

The National Council for Development Cooperation, which met for the first time today, has a fundamental role in ensuring the coordinated and consistent action of all public and private, profit and non-profit, sector actors in compliance with clear and consensual rules. The Development Cooperation is a strategic investment for Italy in its efforts at confronting […]

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Dei – Turkey: second among emerging countries for infrastructure investments

With 17 new projects, Turkey ranks second among 139 emerging countries for investments in infrastructure. This according to a World Bank report that underscored how Turkey was behind Brazil but ahead of Peru, Columbia and India. These five countries attracted an overall 78 billion USD in investments in 2014, amounting to 73% of the total […]

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Guatemala City – A journey toward the great beauty of Florence and Venice

Italian art is the topic of “Journey toward beauty”, a series of encounters promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute of Guatemala City and held by architect Luis Salazar Retana, historian and professor at the University Josè Matias Delgado of San Salvador. The audience will be offered a special itinerary through Italy, concentrated specifically on the […]

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Tirana – “La sedia della felicità” di Mazzacurati at “10 nights of Italian cinema”

The final film by recently deceased Italian director Carlo Mazzacurati, “La sedia della felicità”, will be shown on 8 July (21:99) at the Auditorium of the University of Tirana during the second edition of “10 nights of Italian cinema”. The event has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of that city and DocuTIFF in […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – RECALL: Italian Development Cooperation at EXPO Milan 2015 – The Durum Wheat Supply Chain in Ethiopia (EXPO Milan, 8 July 2015)

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) is presenting a development project entitled “Agricultural Supply Chains in Oromia” on Wednesday 8 July 2015 at Cascina Triulza at EXPO Milan. The initiative, a collaboration with the Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO), illustrates good practice in collaboration between Italy […]

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