Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Australia: Macquarie – Sorgenia concluding negotiations for renewable energy

According to Radiocor, Sorgenia is coming down the home stretch in negotiations with Macquarie for the concession of its renewable energy plant portfolio: 110MW wind turbines in Italy and 165MW wind turbines in France, the latter in equal joint venture with KKR, in addition to several other projects already approved. The price of the concession […]

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European Week for Health and Safety at Work

  In observance of the European Week for Health and Safety at Work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation signed on to the 2014-2015 “Healthy Work Places” campaign promoted by the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA). On 5 November next, within the framework of an MAECI/INAIL event at the […]

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Italy-Argentina – Grasso launches youth “think-tank” – Bicultural project, ceremony at Baires “Palazzo Italia”

“Italy must go back to believing strongly in the value of its cultural, literary, artistic and scientific legacy, which can be a driver” in regaining the role it deserves, asserted President of the Senate Pietro Grasso as he launched a new “Italo-Argentine think-tank” during a meeting at the Italian Cultural Institute. Present also was Italian […]

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Italian Language Week Ankara – History and Literature

The Italian culture conquers Turkey with a packed calendar of events for the 14th Italian Language Week. Opened by Ambassador Gianpaolo Scarante with deputy dean of the Faculty of Languages, History and Geography of the University of Ankara Leyla Uzun, various Italian language events focusing on history and literature will be open to professors, students […]

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Usa – Italian on the rise in “Advanced Placement” programme

There is a rapidly growing demand for Italian in the Advanced Placement (AP) programme that allows American high school students to earn university credits by sitting exams in the language of Dante. According to recently published College Board data, 2331 students took the exam on 30 June 2014 – an increase of 17.7% over the […]

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Austria: Vienna showcases Italian excellence – Concert at the embassy in honour of Cremona, with Guarneri violin

An special evening concert was held yesterday at the Metternich Palace, home to the Embassy of Italy in Vienna, performed on the strings of a precious violin made by historic luthier Guarneri del Gesu’. Attendees included Governor of the National Bank of Austria Ewald Nowotny, Mayor of Cremona Gianluca Galimberti and another 200 esteemed guests […]

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Montevideo – Italian Language Week in grand style

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Uruguay offers a vast array of events, beginning with the hypothetical reconstruction of a voyage from Italy to the Americas presented by Sicilian actor Salvatore Motta and Italian-Swiss actor Mathias Britos in a show entitled “Quadri”. Present at the opening event will be the Italian and Swiss […]

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Cape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata

On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]

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“Partnering for peace: EU-UN-Cooperation in Crisis Missions”

Within the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an international seminar on 24 October on crisis management cooperation between the UN and the EU. The purpose of the meeting is to identify best practices and lessons learnt in implementing the […]

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France – Prime Minister visits Italian Pavilion at Sial

French prime minister Manuel Valls and agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll visited the Italian Pavilion at SIAL, the most important international agri-food industry exhibition, where 660 Italian companies are participating. Valls and Le Foll were accompanied by Italian ambassador to France Giandomenico Magliano. Read more, in Italian.

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Equal Opportunity – Conference on the Beijing Platform for Action

The high-level presidential conference “Gender Equality in Europe: Unfinished Business? – Taking stock 20 years after the Beijing Platform for Action” is taking place in Rome on 23 and 24 October, within the framework of the Italian six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event is being held in the International Conference […]

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Agli Stati generali della lingua italiana a Firenze presentato Libro bianco “l’italiano nel mondo che cambia”

“Many ideas and proposals for tapping the potential of the Italian language have emerged in these two days of discussion. We must now see to it that promotion of our language remains a prominent concern of policy-makers and the parliament. The Italian language is not a mere by-product”, asserted Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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