Brazil – Expo Milano 2015 tour gets under way

The Camara Italo-Brasileirade Comercio, Industria e Agricultura of Sao Paulo will present EXPO Milano 2015 on 4 November at the headquarters of FIESP in that city. Organised by the Embassy of Italy in Brazil and carried out by the Federacao das Industrias do Estado de Sao Paulo, the Centro das Industrias do Estado de Sao […]

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Czech Republic – Commemoration of Italian dead at Milovice cemetery

The ceremony for the commemoration of the more than 5,000 Italians who died during the First World War in the Milovice prison camp near Prague, opened to the accompaniment of the Italian and Czech national anthems. After the laying of the ceremonial floral wreaths, a mass was said in honour of the Italian dead, followed […]

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Ghana – Ambassador in Accra: business support priority

Ghana is a promising country and Italian firms are not concealing their strong interest. A small but dynamic Italian embassy is a team player, making the timely communication of economic opportunities its mission, as Italian ambassador in Accra Laura Carpini pointed out in the margins of the ‘Ghana Trade and Investment Forum’ organised by the […]

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Gentiloni: cordiale colloquio telefonico con il Segretario di Stato USA

New Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had a cordial telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that centred on Libya, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Ukraine after yesterday’s illegitimate elections in Donbass. The Secretary of State shared the minister’s concerns over developments in Libya and […]

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Gentiloni receives phone calls from the foreign ministers of Poland, Israel and Albania, and the U.S. Secretary of State. Message to all Ministry and Embassy staff

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni received telephone congratulations on his new post from the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Israel and Albania, followed later in the evening by a call from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Gentiloni also visited the offices of the Ministry in Rome and sent a […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Germany: Mercedes joins MV Agusta

Mercedes acquired a 25% share of MV Agusta through the Daimler Mercedes AMG group that also controls 5% of Aston Martin. Synergies will be developed for the moment in the areas of marketing and trade. In particular, MV Agusta will be able to avail itself of the network of Mercedes AMG dealers around the world. […]

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Italia-Qatar: missione del vice ministro Pistelli

Ulteriore sviluppo dei rapporti bilaterali a livello politico, commerciale e di investimento; più approfondita collaborazione sui principali scenari di crisi, dalla Libia alla Siria all’Iraq: questi gli obiettivi della missione del Vice Ministro Pistelli in Qatar, dove ha incontrato i vertici politici del Ministero degli Esteri, selezionati interlocutori del mondo imprenditoriale e dei think tanks. […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE: “Working together to prevent and manage work-related stress” (Farnesina, 5 November 2014)

In the context of the Healthy Work Places 2014-2015 campaign of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the Farnesina will host an awareness-raising event on Wednesday 5 November 2014, entitled “Working together to prevent and manage work-related stress”, organized in collaboration with INAIL, which is Italy’s focal point for the campaign. An […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – When music and diplomacy meet

Conductor and composer Lorenzo Turchi Floris will be the guest on the 4th segment of Diplomazia e Dintorni on Tuesday 4 November at 20:00 on Radio LUISS, dedicated to the relationship between diplomacy and classical music.. Dissemination and promotion of our culture Music in general, and classical music in particular, is a fundamental aspect of […]

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Ukraine –Italy does not recognise Donetsk and Lugansk “elections”, says Gentiloni

“Italy does not recognise the “elections” conducted in the self-proclaimed “popular republics” of Donetsk and Lugansk, declared Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni. “Implementation of the Minsk Accords of 5 and 19 September remains the only negotiating basis by which to ensure stability in Ukraine and the entire region. There is no […]

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Stuttgart – “A violin for Europe”

Violinist Alberto Meis, the string quintet San Marco Square Ensemble and pianist Vanni De Stefani performed “A violin for Europe”, a concert organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and hosted in Stuttgart City Hall’s Sala delle Adunanze within the context of the Italian Presidency of the EU. Read more, in Italian.

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Vienna – Promotional event for Cremona and its luthiers

The Embassy of Italy in Vienna held a evening of music in the presence of Mayor of the City of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny. Ambassador Giorgio Marrapodi played host to over 200 esteemed guests, who were also treated to an exhibition of violins, violas and cellos […]

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