Gentiloni speaks with foreign ministers of principal EU partners, Ukraine and Serbia

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni had an exchange of views today with the foreign ministers of Spain, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland on topics ranging from the stabilisation of the Mediterranean basin, and particularly Libya, to the crisis in the Middle East, migration flows and recent developments in Ukraine. The discussions […]

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Ue: Della Vedova presiede la prima riunione del Gruppo di lavoro sui crimini d’odio

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova chaired the first meeting of the Work Group on Hate Crimes today at the Farnesina in Rome within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. “Hate crimes”, Della Vedova said, “damage the social fabric at all levels. There needs to be a cultural leap of quality in addition […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant

Morocco: Italcementi opens solar heating plant Italcementi recently opened a solar heating plant in Morocco that will help run the grinding plant of the Ait Baha cement works. It consists of three modules with a total surface of 6,000 square metres and maximum 3,800 KW of power, equivalent to approximately 1,000 MW of electrical power […]

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Gentiloni: congratulazioni a Fabiola Gianotti nuovo DG dell’Organizzazione Europea per la Ricerca Nucleare

“A great victory for scientific progress and for Italy”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni upon hearing of the appointment of physicist Fabiola Gianotti as Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and leader of CERN’s Higgs boson research team.“Fabiola Gianotti has my warmest congratulations for this exceptional […]

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Geneva – “Italian stories”, seven experiences

Seven notable Italians told the story of their lives and their work as “Storie Italiane” returned to Geneva in its second edition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute with the support of the Italian Consulate General. Read more, in Italian.

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Oman – First Italian language course in Mascate

The first Italian language course was successfully launched at Oman’s Sultan Qaboos University in Mascate, the country’s largest. Two course sections were needed to accommodate the enthusiastic student response, with a total of 58 enrolling just a week after the course was announced. Italian ambassador Paola Amadei commented that “it is legitimate to presume that […]

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China – Italian architects on display at Shanghai Design Week

An exhibit of the work of 16 Italian architecture studios in China was recently held in Shanghai and eastern China within the framework of the Italian EU presidency. Hosted by Shanghai Design Week, an annual trade fair that attracts thousands of visitors, the show was inaugurated by deputy mayor of Florence Cristina Giachi and head […]

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Gabon – Jazz concert for Italian Language Week

The Puglia Jazz Factory’s concert in Libreville, held in conjunction with the 14th annual Italian Language Week, was a complete sell-out, drawing an audience of nearly 400, who included representatives of the Gabon government, diplomatic corps, Italian residents, students of the Italian language and Italian culture enthusiasts in general. Read more, in Italian

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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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