Italian Economic Diplomacy – 09 June: Latest World News

Australia: Perth footbridge contract awarded to Rizzani de Eccher The contract for the design and construction of the Burswood footbridge, valued at 54 million Australian dollars (approx.. 40 million euro) was awarded to the joint venture between the Australian firm York and Italy’s Rizzani de Eccher. The 400-metre, 65-metre tall bridge will connect Perth’s Central […]

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San Francisco – “La Ciociara” premieres at the War Memorial Opera House

“La Ciociara”, Alberto Moravia’s famous novel and subject of Vittorio De Sica’s celebrated 1960 film, now comes to the theatre stage. The world premiere scheduled for 13 June has been organised by the San Francisco Opera and the Teatro Regio of Turin in collaboration with the Cau Morandi Minutillo Turtur law firm and the Italian […]

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Asuncion – Italy of the Future exhibition stops in Paraguay

An innovative exhibition offers a chance to discover Italy’s scientific accomplishments in fields ranging from robotics to particle physics, health and technologies for the transport and protection of archaeological and cultural treasures. “Italia del future” (Italy of the Future) has the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the […]

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Paris – “Sustainable Italy” for two days at Gare de Lyon

Anyone passing through Place Frenay in Paris will find “Sustainable Italy”, a corner adjacent to the Gare de Lyon, traditional arrival and departure point for Italians. On 13 and 14 June the square will be transformed into an exhibition space dedicated to Italy and social cooperatives, purchase groups and tour operators that have people and […]

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Argentina – Discussing the “Geophilosophy of Cinema”

“Geophilosophy of Cinema” is the title of an international conference – the first of its kind – to be held in Buenos Aires from 10 to 13 June. The event has been organised by the University of Calabria, the Universidad Nacional de las Artes (UNA) and the European Union National Institutes for Culture (ENIC) in collaboration […]

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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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