Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Rizzani De Eccher wins contract worth 201 million euro

In a joint venture with the most important Australian infrastructure company, Leighton Holdings, Rizzani de Eccher has won a contract worth 300 million AUD (201 million euro) for the first stage of the WestConnex project. This consists of widening the stretch of M4 motorway linking Homebush with Parramatta, one of the busiest and most congested […]

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NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry

I cine-foto-operatori interessati a riprendere l’arrivo all’aeroporto di Ciampino del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry, previsto per domenica 14 dicembre 2014, sono pregati di chiedere uno specifico accreditamento. Le richieste dovranno essere redatte compilando il formulario interattivo, disponibile al link http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp al quale dovrà essere allegata, se non ancora presente, la documentazione digitale richiesta […]

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Gentiloni meets Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade Kuribreña to discuss commercial cooperation, political dialogue and human rights

In the margins of the closing session of the Italy-Latin America Forum on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (PYMES), the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Mexican Foreign Minister, José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, at Villa Madama. The two foreign ministers reviewed the excellent relations between the two countries. Their discussion focused […]

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“EXPO delle Imprese, A unique experience for business opportunities” (Farnesina, 18 December 2014)

On Thursday 18 December 2014, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies with delegated authority for EXPO 2015, Maurizio Martina, will present the conference on “EXPO delle Imprese: A unique experience for business opportunities”. The presentation of the conference, which aims to promote […]

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Another major success for “System Italy” in the competitive market of the United Arab Emirates

“The award of the contract worth 1.7 billion euro by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operation (ADCO) to Italy’s MaireTecnimont is a significant achievement highlighting the excellence of the Italian oil and gas industry”, said the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. The contract concerns the 3rd development stage of […]

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Reminder: Farnesina Open Doors– Rome (Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,16 December 2014)

A reminder that to mark the Semester of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union a “Farnesina Open Doors” cultural event will take place on Tuesday 16 December at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event will be in two parts: – 19.00 Welcome address by the Minister for […]

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Argentina – Ambassador Castaldo visits Lomas de Zamora

A mission to Lomas de Zamora for the Italian Ambassador in Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, to meet the consular agent, Francesca Cardurani Meloni, and the Agency staff. The mission is part of a programme of visits by the Ambassador to Italian consular offices throughout Argentina to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness in providing services to Italian […]

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Italy-Latin America Forum – Internationalisation a winning card for business, says Gentiloni

“Internationalisation helps trigger a virtuous mechanism that increases firms’ capacity to diversify and determines the end uses to which production factors are put”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni during the closing session of the Italy-Latin America Forum on SMEs taking place in Rome. “Experience tells us that, conditions being equal, companies […]

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Washington – The concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary

“Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea” is the title of an exhibition recently opened at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington with a mass celebrated by Cardinal Wuerl. The exhibition, organised as part of the American celebrations for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will run until 12 […]

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Istanbul – 7 Italian films for Turkish cinema-goers

Italy and its films have been a huge hit with Turkish cinema-goers. Seven films were featured during the 5th “Italian Cinema in Istanbul” season organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The initiative, which attracted over 1500 film-lovers, was supported by the Italian Embassy in Turkey and our Consulate General in […]

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EU: modernisation and investment-readiness for the Italian system – Discussion Day at the Farnesina – 15 December 2014

“International harmonisation instruments in the commercial field: an opportunity to modernise the Italian system and open it up to investment within the framework of European Union law”. That is the title of a discussion day that will take place on 15 December 2014 in the Aldo Moro hall at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and […]

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Sottosegretario Giro visita in carcere Chico Forti

Il Sottosegretario Mario Giro, accompagnato dal Console Generale d’Italia a Miami, Adolfo Barattolo, si è recato oggi presso il Dade Correctional Institution per visitare il connazionale Enrico “Chico” Forti, arrestato in Florida nel 1998, condannato all’ergastolo e sempre dichiaratosi innocente. Il Sottosegretario ha aggiornato Forti circa il passo compiuto dal Ministro Gentiloni con il Segretario […]

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