Italian EU Presidency – “Europe has changed direction, time now for action”

Over the past six months, Europe has undergone a “profound change in direction, now it’s time for action”; while the Italian EU presidency has “the colour and taste of an opportunity”. In his closing speech for the EU presidency in Strasbourg, Matteo Renzi underscored that “either Europe switches economic gears or it is going to […]

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Crisis, Ferragamo: Italy has great potential but needs confidence

Italy has great potential and the conditions for getting back on track “do exist”. “What we need is confidence and a bit of stability, and I am sure that results will follow. Italians are fantastic”. Ferruccio Ferragamo, president of the eponymous group, speaks in an interview with PEI NEWS and the Farnesina Multimedia service in […]

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Gentiloni: No EU government is talking about suspending Schengen – ISIS is terrorism becoming State. EU foreign ministers to meet in Brussels Monday

“No EU government is talking about suspending Schengen. Sacrificing our freedom of circulation would be an unacceptable price to pay”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni reported to the Senate on the attacks in France on “three days of horror that France and Europe will never forget”. Stating that the government shared the pain of the families of […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Djibouti: USD 10 billion in infrastructure projects, focus on Ethiopia

  Djibouti: USD 10 billion in infrastructure projects, focus on Ethiopia The government of Djibouti recently announced major new infrastructure projects over the next 3 years valued at approximately 10 billion US dollars. Their purpose is to strengthen the country’s role as logistical hub between Eastern Africa and the rest of the world and to […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – France: Thales Alenia Space to build oceanography satellite

France: Thales Alenia Space to build oceanography satellite Thales Alenia Space has been selected by French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to build the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) oceanography satellite. The French-led project will be a joint venture between Finmeccanica and Thales. Produced in collaboration with U.S. space agency NASA’s Jet […]

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Paris attack: terrorism that acts as a state must be eliminated

“We need to take strong action against Daesh, the so-called Caliphate of the Islamic State; we need to eliminate terrorism that acts as a state because there lies the origin of the threats”. This was the comment of Minister Paolo Gentiloni, speaking on the Agorà programme after the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Italy in the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Congo: Eni begins production from Nené Marine field

Congo: Eni begins production from Nené Marine field ENI has begun production from Congo’s Nené Marine field on the Marine XII Block, about 17 km offshore, just 8 months after receiving the production permit and 16 months following the discovery. Production from phase one totals 7,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), with the […]

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Chile: Concert in Santiago by harpist Moretti

The electric harp will take centre stage in an important musical event in Santiago taking place on 13 January 2015 and organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute. Italian-Swiss artist Raoul Moretti will present the “Harpscapes” project, also featuring live electronics produced by Massimo Colombo. Read more, in Italian.

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Turkey: ISTAT, Formez and Ministry of Economy and Finance win twinning tender

The Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance has won the EU-funded tender to set up a twinning project in Turkey, entitled “Capacity Building Concerning Presentation and Usage of the General Government Financial Statistics”. The project will be implemented in collaboration with ISTAT, FORMEZ and CSI-Piedmont. Its aim is to support the Directorate General of […]

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Gentiloni: Telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation yesterday afternoon, 4 January 2015.  Their talk included an up-date on the negotiations for a global and verifiable agreement on Iran’s nuclear capability, which have been extended until 30 June. A successful outcome of […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Lebanon: construction and real estate bounce back

The Lebanese real estate market showed a positive trend in the first 9 months of 2014. The number of properties for sale was up 4.1%, and the value of property for sale increased from USD6 billion in the January-September 2013 period to USD6.7 billion in the first 9 months of 2014 – an increase of […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Turkey: New Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway project

Turkey: New Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway project Turkish Minister for Transport Lütfi Elvan announced plans for a new high-speed railway line linking Istanbul and Ankara. The goal is to reduce travel time between the two cities to one and a half hours. The line, which will not come from Eskişehir like the currently running line, will […]

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