Tunis: 7th edition of the Italo-Tunisian Friendship Tournament launched. National diplomatic team on the field

Four soccer teams, two Italian and two Tunisian, will face off from 10 to 12 October in the seventh edition of the Italo-Tunisian Friendship Tournament. The benefit event aims to raise funds for projects on behalf of Italo-Tunisian students enrolled in Italian schools and disadvantaged and children, and to consolidate friendly relations between two peoples […]

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Italy-Africa. Ministerial Conference on Energy

The event, dedicated to sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, is part of a broader Italy-Africa Initiative aimed at promoting a model for sustainable growth, with the participation of all Italian sectors interested in increasing relations with the African continent.   Investment prospects in the sectors of electrical and renewable energy on the African continent and […]

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Death Penalty: Mogherini, human rights inalienable. Battle for moratorium continues

On World Day Against the Death Penalty, Italy renews its commitment to the battle for a universal moratorium on executions. “Italy considers the defence of human rights an inalienable principle. We intend to continue to fight for a moratorium on executions in advance of the universal abolition of the death penalty”, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini […]

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Bologna: il sottosegretario Giro al Roadshow per l’internazionalizzazione delle imprese (in translation)

Il 9 ottobre a Bologna un nuovo appuntamento del roadshow per l’internazionalizzazione delle imprese, un’iniziativa che vede insieme tutti i soggetti – pubblici e privati – del Sistema Italia, impegnati in un’azione congiunta di medio termine su tutto il territorio nazionale. Il format Il format di ogni evento prevede una sessione plenaria con ospiti di […]

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Valensise cites rule of law as driver of development. Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova closes

“Transparency and the rule of law as pre-conditions of equitable and sustainable development” is the central theme of a conference being held within the context of the 100th session of the Venice Commission. The Council of Europe’s consultative body is meeting at the Farnesina from 9 to 11 October, with the participation of Foreign Ministry […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Construction: 9.5 billion in turnover for Italian firms in 2013 (+ 8.6% annually)

The high levels of technology achieved, along with intense economic diplomacy efforts, have led over the past year to doubling the value of contracts awarded in G20 countries, markets notoriously more competitive and difficult to penetrate. The new contracts awarded in 2013 in this area surpassed the 8 billion euro mark to account for 46% […]

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Montevideo: Italian contemporary theatre

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo invited Italian actor, playwright and theatrical director Marco Baliani to participate in a series of ad hoc initiatives, which included the staging of his famous monologue “Kohlhaas” at the Solis Theatre, followed the next day by his participation in an encounter during which he discussed his career as an […]

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Sofia: Michelangelo exhibit

Four original works by Michelangelo are on display in Bulgaria for the first time ever for the 450th anniversary of the death of the great Italian Renaissance genius. The exhibit of 4 drawings, mounted at the Bulgarian National Museum of Visual Arts in Sofia and entitled “Drawings by Michelangelo from the Buonarotti House in Florence”, […]

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Moscow: “Study in Italy” Fair

The third edition of the “Study in Italy” Fair will take place on 18 October in Moscow and 19 October in St. Petersburg, offering Italian universities, polytechnic institutes and business schools to present themselves to the Russian public. The Fair is being run within the context of the year of Italian-Russian tourism. Italian is becoming […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Emirates: Bee’ah to build thermal treatment plant

Emirates: Bee’ah to build thermal treatment plant The prominent Emirates waste recycling firm Bee’ah announced the upcoming launch of a new thermal treatment plant. A partnership between the government of Sharjah and the royal Al Qasimi family, with shares respectively of 55% and 45%, Bee’ah has a staff of over 3,500 and today ensures the […]

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Farnesina: Under-Secretary Della Vedova closes conference on Western Balkans

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs BenedettoDella Vedova delivered the closing address at today’s Western Balkans conference organised by the NATO Defence College Foundation, the Delegation for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Balkan Trust for Democracy. Speakers at the four conference sessions (regional cooperation, Serbian-Kosovo relations, the Western Balkans’ European and […]

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Farnesina: presentato il Rapporto Ance 2014 – Comunicato congiunto

Italian construction firms were awarded a full 17 billion euro in foreign contracts over the past year, making 2013 the ninth consecutive growth year on foreign markets: + 8.6%. Turnover from 2004 through 2013 has tripled (+206%) from 3 to over 9.5 billion euro, and currently represents 60% of the total.   The data emerged […]

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